Posts from March 2024
Who Are You? (Part 4)
As Paul challenged Timothy to be a faithful Christian “soldier” (2 Timothy 2:2-4), he mentioned a crucial attitude for Timothy to cultivate in that role – the desire to “please” our “Captain!” One of the first lessons a new recruit learns in boot camp is “who’s in charge” (and it’s NOT the new recruit!). Christians are described as “soldiers” because Jesus calls us to “ENLIST” in His “army!” It’s no accident that He is described as the “captain” of our…
Who Are You? (Part 3)
“Disciple” is exclusively a new testament word, except for Isaiah 8:16. It appears more than 250 times. Even though Jesus didn’t actually use the word disciple when He called Peter and Andrew to “follow” Him (Matthew 4:18-20; Mark 1:17-18), their response is an excellent illustration of what it means. If we are going to be Christians like Peter and Andrew were, we too must be DISCIPLES of Jesus Christ! “What IS a ‘disciple’?” The Greek word means a “follower,” a…
Who Are You? (Part 2)
Who are you? How you “describe” yourself tells a lot about what’s genuinely important, in your own mind! I hope the word at the “top” of your list is Christian! In Ephesians 2:19 Paul describes Christians as “…no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God….” Last week we focused here on word saints. If we pursue this idea a little farther we learn that being a “saint” means LIVING in…
Who Are You? (Part 1)
Who are you? How you “describe” yourself tells a lot about what’s genuinely important in your own mind! Our self-identities might include words like husband or wife, parent or child, teacher or student, or perhaps a description of your occupation. I hope the word at the “top” of your list is “Christian!” In a brief series of articles, we’ll take note of several new testament words the Holy Spirit used to describe those who have trusted in and obeyed Jesus’…