These day's the Title Name " CHRISTIAN " has sadly been Abused, Mis-used and Mis-represented. In the scriptures of the Holy Bible, there are only 2 accounts of the Title "Christian" ever being used.
1: Acts 26:28 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost you persuade me to be a Christian.
2: 1 Peter 4:16 Yet if any man suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
The above scriptures are those 2 accounts of the Word Christian being used. The early church followers were at first not known as "Christians". There are studies to prove that the earlier church was known as " THE WAY".
It wasn't till much later that Non Believers began to see the Miracles that followed those who preached Jesus Christ & him crucified! And the message they preached of Jesus Crucified & with signs & miracles following as Jesus said would happen. Because, he would confirm the Message that his Followers would Preach with Healing Miracles & Deliverance from Demons!
So what does "CHRISTIAN" really mean? and what is the evidence of you being a Christian?I use SwordSearcher 4 a lot in my studies & the definition that I received was....
5546. Christianos... khris-tee-an-os'
from 5547; a Christian is a follower of Christ
5547. Christos... khris-tos'
from 5548; anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus:--Christ.
So if you go away and study this word yourself, you will come across these same references. The first ref declares a Christian is someone who is a follower of Christ (Paraphrased) But then the second ref that is also connected to the 1st ref states that you are also anointed!
Hmm....what could that possibly mean? Let's see what Jesus said in Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has ANOINTED me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,Luke 4:19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Simply putting it!...Jesus's ministry is still in operation Today. It never stopped because he went to be with the Father. His ministry is being done through you! but only if you have been anointed.
The anointing of The Holy Spirit upon and within you is simply the Baptism of The Holy Spirit. Jesus gave this example at his on water Baptism, when the spirit came upon him and then his Ministry really began.
He then told his Disciples to wait in Jerusalem after his resurrection also, so that they could receive the Power ( Ability ) to be witnesses of him. This is later confirmed in Acts Ch 1 with the evidence of it throughout the entire book of Acts.
If you claim to Be a CHRISTIAN? Then you are claiming to be a True Follower of Jesus Christ, with The Anointing of his Spirit just as it was so with the first disciples in the Book of Acts. According to God's written word, You can only truly claim to be his follower when you become Born Again. Romans 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
I would like to encourage you that if you are not sure if you are truly a follower of Jesus Christ as it was proven throughout the book of Act's & still is today! Then please say the Salvation Prayer with Me Today, in the left hand column of This Blog Entry. You are not his if you do not have his Spirit! The only external evidence manifestation of anyone in the Bible having received the Holy Spirit Baptism was the evidence of speaking in Tongues. Study his word, and you will see this to be the Truth. Ask God to show you! Ask God to reveal the truth about your standing with him! Don't you think you deserve to know the Truth? God definately does...that's why Jesus said " I am the Way, The Truth & The Life! "
