Monday; July 24
What does it mean to be a Christian? Like with most opinion questions, it depends on who you ask. There are some who use that term to describe the moral make-up of our country (claiming we are a “Christian nation”). There are others who might apply it to a political faction (citing a “Christian coalition”). Yet, have we given much thought to what it means to be Christian as defined by the Bible? First of all, the term Christian is used infrequently in the Bible but the concept is very apparent. The biblical concept of a Christian has little to do with policies or preferences – it’s all about service to the Master. The Bible tells us, “For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:9-11). Let’s be protective