Are you a lazy Christian??!!

Become an active christian

Now we have no more time to even flip through the pages of the Bible. We are too excited with our frivolous lives to carefully understand the scriptures. I recently found a way to understand the Bible and also to utilize my time while travelling in the bus. I carry a little Bible gifted by my friend and read it carefully as I ply daily to the office. Now I can easily spend my time and become informed on the words of God. There are plenty of ways to understand the Bible and become active Christians.

·         Firstly, develop a habit to spend time every day to read the Bible.

To start with, you can simply flip through the pages of the Bible. You can start reading it while choosing your favourite books of the Bible. Many people love to read the New Testament especially while it is full of the dynamic presence and miracles of our Lord, Jesus Christ. They follow the story of Jesus from birth to crucifixion. I simply love the book, Acts of Apostles. I enjoy following the brave and dynamic involvement of the Apostles in preaching Christianity across the globe.

·         Try to understand the new testament

The New Testament is easy to read and understand. Most Christians simple love to read through the New Testament full of the teachings and miracles of our Lord Jesus Christ. Even as a child, I was eager to find out maximum information on the life and perils of Jesus. I used to read the New Testament from a simple version of the Bible and soon mastered it.

·         Choose a simple version of the Bible.

This is a very simple tip. While there are plenty of different versions of the Bible available, choose a simple version such as Good New Bible, Gideon’s Bible to read easily and grasp quickly.

·         Practice the teaching and virtues imparted by our Lord Jesus.

Abide by the 10 commandments and preaching to become true Christians and improve your conduct or deeds.

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    Listen to sermons carefully.

As an orthodox Christian, I am fortunate to benefit from excellent sermons often delivered by our reverent bishops. This helps me to gain profound knowledge in Bible and understand it easily. While attending the church, carefully listen to the sermons. Understand the preaching and note the references. Choose these chapters for reference during the evening prayers. During the prayer time, read aloud the reference chapters and understand them. This improves your understanding of the Bible.

Now you are ready to be transformed from the lazy Christian to an active Christian! Let us take forward the legacy of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ and be dynamic Christians.

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Acts and actions of the apostles

Act of Apostles is a divine enlightenment full of the peril of the apostles to reveal the words of Christ. They encounter plenty of life and death situations, close to murder but bravely kept alive the salvations of Christ, their great Rabbi. I was stunned when I read that in an incident in which Herod murdered the soldiers at the gates of the prison when Paul and other disciples escaped. The Act of Apostles is truly a treasure trove of the immense love of disciples for the words and teachings of their Lord Jesus. Their sincere and diligent efforts for preaching in dire circumstances and more exploits that brought them close to lives of the innocent docile believers stuck among vicious rulers. The reflections of the Apostles truly inspired me and I realized the painstaking efforts of the Apostles in spreading the words of Christ even to me a humble creation of God. While I enjoy the fortunes of being a believer and a proud Christian, I reminisced on the pain of the early Christians and the value of peace. Today we have no shackles confining us yet we do not propagate the word of the Lord or introduce scriptures to the less privileged. As I progress with my reflections of the scriptures, I find myself gaining the finest refinement and enlightenment to the pure Christian culture of sacrifice, love and virtues. Now we are lucky Christians with the most splendid churches for devotion and we have all the peace to live in harmony and enjoy all the pleasures of life. Christianity is bestowing on us all the sanctity, blessings and virtues required for blissful living devoid sacrifices.The Apostles have already mitigated the struggles and sufferings that ruled the lives of believers. The legacy of Christ is evolving our lives and now we can live harmoniously in pride and bliss devoid struggle and sufferings.