Comments on: Credibility 1 http://www.bluminghearts.com/adversity/credibility-1 Spiritual Food for Spiritually Growing Christians Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:03:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Al Rosenblum http://www.bluminghearts.com/adversity/credibility-1/comment-page-1#comment-121 Al Rosenblum Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:32:19 +0000 http://www.bluminghearts.com/?p=238#comment-121 That's it, Lynn. Only when we have allowed the Lord to transform our hearts can He truly express His love through our lives. Al That’s it, Lynn. Only when we have allowed the Lord to transform our hearts can He truly express His love through our lives.
Al

]]> By: Lynn Jensen http://www.bluminghearts.com/adversity/credibility-1/comment-page-1#comment-118 Lynn Jensen Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:47:45 +0000 http://www.bluminghearts.com/?p=238#comment-118 Yep...definitely a credibility problem. 1 Peter 3:14,15 states ““But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be troubled, but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence.” You don't go up to someone that is overweight and out of shape and ask them their dieting secrets - WHY? 'cause there is no evidence in their lives that they have any dieting secrets. There should be something demonstrated in our lives that 'screams' HOPE to a lost / dying world...something THAT CAUSES THEM TO ASK. But when we suffer and we don't look any different than the grumbling, complaining and falling apart unbelievers - we lose credibility 'cause there is no evidence in our lives that displays we have the Solution (Jesus Christ Himself - answer to EVERY problem we have ever had)...thus, we are hypocritical - saying we know the solution, yet lives that don't reflect it. Thanks for being faithful to share the Truth! With 'cross-eyed' joy (Heb. 12:2), Lynn Yep…definitely a credibility problem.

1 Peter 3:14,15 states
““But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be troubled, but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence.”

You don’t go up to someone that is overweight and out of shape and ask them their dieting secrets – WHY? ’cause there is no evidence in their lives that they have any dieting secrets.

There should be something demonstrated in our lives that ‘screams’ HOPE to a lost / dying world…something THAT CAUSES THEM TO ASK. But when we suffer and we don’t look any different than the grumbling, complaining and falling apart unbelievers – we lose credibility ’cause there is no evidence in our lives that displays we have the Solution (Jesus Christ Himself – answer to EVERY problem we have ever had)…thus, we are hypocritical – saying we know the solution, yet lives that don’t reflect it.

Thanks for being faithful to share the Truth!
With ‘cross-eyed’ joy (Heb. 12:2),
Lynn

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