Bible Reading: II Corinthians 5:10-21
Key Verse: Verse 17 - “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
Key Words: he is a new creature
Dionysius, a pagan scholar who became a Christian and later was bishop of Alexandria from 247 to 269 A.D., wrote of the involvement of Christians during a plague. “Most of our brethren did not spare themselves and held together in the closest love of their neighbors. They were not afraid to visit the sick, to look after them and to take care of them for Christ’s sake, and to die joyfully with them. But the heathen did exactly the opposite. They cast out any who began to be sick, deserted those who were dearest to them, threw the sick and half-dead into the streets, and left the dead unburied.”
Later one commentator wrote of the words of Dionysius, “When the life of the Christian group, is recognizably different from the life of the world outside, then no tricks are needed to attract people.”
Edward A Guest once wrote,
“I’d rather see a sermon than hear one any day;
“I’d rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way.
“The eye’s a better pupil and more discerning than the ear,
“Fine counsel is confusing but example is always clear.”
The world has yet to find a successful argument against the changed life of an obedient servant of Christ.
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞If you want to stop the world from criticizing Christians, be an obedient servant.
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