I was thinking: wouldn't it be cool if we could tell someone was a Christian just by looking at them? For instance, maybe every God-follower could dye their hair blue. Or every disciple of Christ should have "disciple of Christ" tattooed on their right forearm. Hmm....
Or maybe, every true Christian should have a face that reflects peace and joy, and their actions should show patience and kindness.
"they will know we are Christians by our love"
Do people know? Do we look different? Do we act different? I have heard some people say the people in the grocery store were kinder than the ones they met at church. What has happened to us?
If you feel convicted by this, I do not apologize.
If you have been mistreated by someone who claims to be a Christian, I do apologize.
We are not perfect, but there is One who is perfect and His love extends to everyone. We are supposed to reflect His love and grace to others and sometimes we fail. He never fails.
Isn't it terrible---awful---condemning---that we should have to say to someone, "Look at Christ, not at Christians."
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