CHRISTIANITY IN PRACTICE
Christianity is the belief that Christ was the son of God, and of his teachings, a Christian in the other hand is the adherent of Christianity
A practical Christian is another Christ or Christ like (Alter christus) and Ambassador of Christ (Legatus Christi) on earth. To be a real Christian requires a lot of sacrifices and unconditional love, for God is love. According to John 3:16-18 the highest _expression of God’s love for us mankind is the gift of Jesus Christ the only son of God as a sacrifice for the sin of the whole world. This is the climax of God’s love for mankind, and a practicing Christian should be ready to sacrifice all for the love and glory of God. Anyone who calls himself an authentic Christian should prove that by being a light to others, because it is only when you have the light in you that you can enlightens others around you and that’s what enlightenment stands for in the Christian aspect.
In the Gospel of John 3:19; 8:12.9:1-5; 12:33 -36, 1:1-7 Jesus discusses the essence of light as he is the light of the world. He came to the world so that people might have light, yet many people have darkness, because of their evil deeds. Anybody who genuinely follows Jesus will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” Jesus knew the Jewish belief that illness was the consequence of sin, for the disciples questioned him on this in the case of a man born blind. Jesus told them that the man’s blindness was a manifestation of the work of God while it was Day, for in the Night, no one would work”, they had to accept the messiah now, that they have the opportunity to do so, and otherwise they would become the sons of darkness as his people who had rejected him. John the Baptist declared that he was not the light, but he came to bear witness to the light and that the light is Jesus Christ. So every Christian should be a source of light to his communities, neighbours, friends, families and even to enemies.
A total Christian is one who is morally upright no matter your status in the church or government. You have to be conscientiously consistent, and keep the commandments of God. A real Christian is one who loves God as well as his fellow man. A good Christian does not love God and hates his fellow man even if he is a renowned sinner, for it is crystal clear that we should love our brother sinners but hate his sins, and pray for his repentance. A practical Christian does not discriminate against anyone,” Our Society today is always divided into two groups of people: the rich and the poor, the high and the low, the black and the white, the bright and dull, the healthy and the sick, the beautiful and the ugly, the intelligent and the unintelligent, the powerful and the powerless, the saints and sinners, the wise and foolish, the learned and unlearned, the heroes and hooligans, the sons of the soil and the outcaste, the accepted and the ostracized, the dwarfs and giants.”
Love is of God and he who loves is born of God and knows God. John 13:34 -33; 15:12 -13 “A new commandment I give unto you: that you love one another.” This is clear command of Jesus Christ on love on to all Christians.
A true Christian should always be cheerful irrespective of the Ups and Down, challenges, denials, ordeals and trials in life. A practical Christian should always depicts the image of God (Imago Dei) and not like hypocrites who will like people to know when they are praying or fasting.
Further more, Mary the mother of God should be a Model for every Christian. Since her presence every were and anytime is filled with Joy. Therefore every Christian should be a source of joy and antidote or opium to sadness and in difficult times. A practical Christian should be Modest, and prayerful, because prayer is the only weapon we have to annihilate the devil and remain steadfast in the lord as a Christian. A good Christian should be respectful, tolerates other religion and above all be sincere in what ever we do no matter our vocation be it a priest, bishop, doctor, nurse, lawyer, carpenter, pilot to mention but a few. We Christian must try our very best to carry out our work diligently, especially by recognizing that every thing comes from God and to him must all thing return.
Finally a practical Christian should have trust, hope and faith in God in times of hardship. A true Christian is not one that goes to church and ambidextrously consult oracles, traditionalist, believe in the power of witches and charms. Only the absolute faith in God the almighty and good works is required for our Christianity to be authentic and practical.
