Trying to Label Real vs. Not Real Christians (TMF:2000)

Friday, January 06, 2023
Peace to Live By: Trying to Label Real vs. Not Real Christians (TMF:2000) - Daniel Litton
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       This can be even harder for us to see in our setup here in American society, here in the twenty-first century. In certain areas of behavior, people have been taught as a child certain things, and those behaviors stem from Christianity. Kindness and generosity toward others immediately come to my mind. Many are taught, whether they personally believe in Jesus Christ or not, to be kind and generous. Many practice these principles. Many of those who do not necessarily identity as a Christian. Because of our setting then, it can be even harder to see who knows God and who doesn’t based on certain external works. The line has been blurred due to positive influences on society. This wasn’t the case in James’ day. Yes, his readers here are Jewish, and as Jesus demonstrated in the Sermon on the Mount, they weren’t always taught the right things. So, James also had to show them another way. We can get all caught up in who we want to say is a real Christian versus who we want to try to label as not a real Christian.