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Aside from Jesus, why do we often view Bible characters as some sort of superheroes that we'll never be?... Perhaps it's because we've actually watered down the gospel to the point that people don't think having this kind of relationship with God is the essence of salvation? James 5:17 reminds us that people in the Bible, like Elijah, were just people with a nature like ours.
Read 2 Corinthians 5:14-20
Reflect on your salvation experience... Did you invite Jesus into your story or surrender your life to be used in His story? There's a major difference between these two scenarios... To miss understand the order of salvation is to miss Jesus altogether.
Salvation comes from God revealing His love toward us as sinners, Him calling us to life with Him, and us giving up control!
- Salvation doesn't come from feeling guilty, although there must be a sense of conviction regarding sin.
- It doesn't come from not wanting to go to Hell, although Heaven is a much better choice.
- It doesn't come from wanting to do better or go to church more, although salvation will lead to you becoming like Christ and desiring to experience authentic, Christian community.
Experiencing life with Christ demands that we shift the way we see people. After all, He has made us His ambassadors. At the same time, we must become comfortable with speaking of Jesus. All too often we simply reference our pastor or church, but let's not forget we are ambassadors, messengers, and witnesses of CHRIST! Our message is to share/overflow what He's doing in our lives!
For a Christian to live a life that is "sent-less" and "story-less" may very well mean that person is actually "Christ-less."
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