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The Bible tells us as Christ-followers, we are representatives on earth of Jesus and our lives should bear real evidence we are Christians. I’m asking if there would be enough evidence in your life to convict you of being a Christian. Yesterday, I talked about evidence in the way we talk. Here’s another area that witnesses will note.
Evidence in Our Conduct
Imagine someone followed you around for a month or so and looked for evidence that proved you were a Christian. Would they be able to accuse you of:
- Faithful attendance to and involvement with a local Bible-believing church
- Daily times of personal worship—Bible reading, prayer
- Spending time helping others in various ways
- Involved in small group Bible study or some other regular Bible study
- Supporting God’s work with your time and money
Would they accuse you of being joyful all the time? Would they have evidence that you always spoke the truth in love? Would it be clear by your conduct that you considered others more important than yourself, and you had a servant attitude?
If someone followed you everywhere you went, would they note you were very selective about the movies you watched, and the television programs you viewed? What books would they see you reading—edifying books that inspired you?
Would the way you spend your time indicate following Jesus was your highest priority—or would they observe you wasting lots of time on things that really don’t matter? What would they say about the way you spend your money? Do you give faithfully to God’s work, or do you spend it all on yourself?
When we stop and ask ourselves questions like this, it’s a bit sobering, isn’t it? But it’s important we think about the messages our words and lives are sending to others.