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Imagine you have to stand trial because you are a Christian. The prosecutor must show evidence you are indeed a Christian. What evidence would there be?
Evidence of Faith
Could evidence be shown to prove you really have faith in God—that you trust him with your life? You know, if you are trusting God with your life, with your future, it will show. It will be evident.
When you’re facing tough times and difficult circumstances, is it clear to others you are trusting God for those things? Are you ready and willing to tell how God has been faithful to you? Do you remember and share what God has done in your life to prove he is faithful and trustworthy? Could people who know you say, “I know she has faith in God because of the way she deals with life”?
Evidence of Purity
Living a pure life by biblical standards is not only considered impossible by many today, but totally out-of-step with today’s “progressive culture.” Purity of life includes sexual purity as well as a life of integrity, of honesty, of just simply always doing the right thing regardless of the cost. It includes your financial dealings and business practices. They should be so pure no one could find fault with them if everything was revealed.
Here’s a simple poem that says a lot:
You are writing a Gospel, a chapter each day,
By the deeds that you do and the words that you say.
People read what you write—distorted or true.
What is the Gospel according to you?[1]
People who don’t know Jesus don’t typically read the Bible. But they read the people who read the Bible.
We’re not likely to be on trial any time soon—at least not in this country—for our faith, although that day could come. But the Bible says every true believer will stand before Jesus to give an account of how we’ve lived our life. So, the real question today for us Christians is: Will Jesus find evidence in our lives that we have been faithful witnesses of who he is and what he has done for us? Will your faith stand up in that court?
[1] Paul Gilbert
