ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN?

The apostle Paul defines for us what it means to be a Christian:

I have been Crucified with Christ and I no longer live

But it is Christ Who lives in me

And this life that I now live I live by Faith in the Son of God

And His Power at work in me (Galatians 2:20; Colossians 1:29))

I Set my heart on things Above (Colossians 3:1-4)

My life is Hidden with Christ in God (Colossians 3:3)

I cloth myself with the Garments of Christ (Romans 13:14)

And let His Word dwell richly in me (Colossians 3:16)

This is a Prescription for being a Christian by the apostle Paul.

As Christians we must be Crucified with Christ

To this Wicked World ruled by Satan. (1 John 5:19)

We can no longer live, but it must be Christ Who lives In and Through us.

There is but One Hope in all that exists:

Christ in us the Hope of Glory. (Colossians 1:27)

The life that we now live must be lived by Faith in the Son of God

And His Power at work in us.

On our own we cannot Overcome the Wicked One,

Only Christ living In and Through us can do that.

We must Set our hearts on things Above, Heaven,

Praying that the Kingdom of God would come

And His Will be done on Earth as in Heaven,

Which is calling for the Return of Christ Jesus.

If we belong to Christ Jesus our lives are Hidden with Christ in God;

He lives In us and we live In Him.

We must put on the Garments of Christ:

His Righteousness, His Holiness, His Grace, His Mercy, His Love.

We must let the Word of God dwell richly in us,

Understanding that Christ Jesus, the Way, the Truth and the LIFE,

Is the Word of God [John 1:1, 14];

The Word that God places above His Name. (Psalm 138:2)

King David, the man after God's own heart,

Also defines what it means to be a Christian:

One thing I ask of the Lord,

This is what I Seek;

That I may Dwell in the House of the Lord

All the days of my life,

To Gaze Upon the Beauty of the Lord

And to Seek Him in His Temple.

(Psalm 27:4)

Whom have I in Heaven but You?

And Being with You,

I Desire Nothing on Earth.

(Psalm 73:25)

I said to the Lord,

'You are my Lord;

Apart from You I have No Good Thing.'

(Psalm 16:2)