Paul of the Bible is a very fascinating man. Before he was a follower of Jesus Christ, he saw Stephen been stoned for his faith (Acts 7:59) and even after they killed him, that never turned people away from following Jesus Christ but more people were still giving their lives to Jesus Christ. He decided to get involved in order to stop this movement (Acts 9:1-5), which was spreading like wild fire.
He got letters from the high priest in order to give him authority to go to Damascus and arrest the Christians to bring them bound to Jerusalem. On the way to Damascus the Lord appeared to him and asked him, “Saul (later on known as Paul), Saul, why are you persecuting me….” and Paul responded and said, “Who are you, Lord?” The Lord said to him, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.”
For rest of his life on earth, Paul pursued this question; a quest to know Jesus (“Who are you, Lord?”). Many of us just know Him by head knowledge but we need to have a personal revelation of Him. Even after walking with the Lord for many years, Paul said to the Philippians, “that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection…” (Philippians 3:10)
Like Paul we need to ask Him; “Who are you, Lord?” so that we get to know Him for ourselves in a deeper way because that’s the only time we will walk in His power. The Bible says, “They that know their God shall be strong and do exploits (Daniel 11:32).
Jesus Himself said, “Now this is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.”- (John 17:3). When Jesus said, “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” (Revelation 3:20). Jesus was not speaking to people who did not know Him, but His followers, just like in Ephesians 3:17. Let Him answer your quest to know Him, like He did for Paul.
Bishop Jeston & Rev. Charity Katebe
I’ve come to notice that alot of young christians ( age 20 – 36) are living differently from what christians were once expected to live like.You find these people in night clubs, using the F word, listening to weird choices of music for entertainment,consuming alcoholic drinks like water etc. Am I old fashioned or is it now okey to call yourself a christian and still do these things? How do you confront or ask a person doing these things if they have backslidden or find it consistent with Godly living.Please help I’m troubled.
Yes this is a gd revelation most people just have the knowhow but not konwing him with power. My bishop & the rev you have made a gd start of my day may God reachly bless you
Let us pray shilili shilili mwe Lesa mwebapangile umulu ukwabula impanda,amalumbo kuli imwe, mwebaka ele mwebaololoka twamikunkwila fyebana benu amen.
Nicole, the love of God is between you and God. He says everything we do. If these christians are pretending to be christians they will be judged accordingly. I have stopped looking at other christians but concentrating on my salvation and my desire to know him more. So do the right things my sister.
#4 Vaseline Petroleum Jelly thanks for responding. I actually have been looking the other way but I bump into these “christians” and their lifestyle is so bad I can not pretend I don’t notice anymore.You even find them looking at porn and the person got shocked that I was shocked that he looks at such.I am so upset at these christians I once looked up to. They are now the ones closing the nite clubs- as in they are the last to leave..I donno if coming to Joberg makes people go mad!
Pray for them and show them the love of Jesus Christ, it’s the Lord’s kindness that leads us to repentance.