Extreme Christian

I would rather live my life as a Christian and die to find out that there is no God, than to live my life not as a Christian, to die to find out that there is.

A year ago, I decided to create an email alias, ExtremeChristian@me.com. I wanted to use an email address that told people who I was. I want to talk a little bit about what I believe to be an Extreme Christian.

Being a Christian is not an uncommon thing. There are many people in the world today that call themselves Christians, myself included, however, I am also a disciple. Why, because a disciple will make him/herself known. They don’t keep their faith to themselves. They are bold when it comes to talking about Christ, and speaking the bible. They don’t care what other people think of them. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in Heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the profits who were before you. Matthew 5:11-12

In this verse 11, Jesus is saying that is it ok for us to speak the truth. And guess what, when you do, people will be offended. Now please understand, when we speak the truth, we need to do it gently and appropriately. There is a right way and a wrong way to do it. And if we do it the wrong way, we need to be humble enough, to admit that we screwed up, we need to take ownership, we need to repent, and be forgiven. When I screw up, I have no problem admitting my fault and asking for forgiveness, that is what helps me to grow. But you know how the old saying goes; you can’t please all of the people all of the time. The bible is a dangerous topic, but we need to be bold enough to speak the truth, and even when done appropriately, we will still offend people. Now we are at verse 12, if we do these things than great is our reward in Heaven. And right after that, he compares us to profits. I am not talking about the false profits of the law; I am talking about Daniel, Ezekiel, Hosea, Jeremiah, etc.

Friends, being a Christian is the hardest thing that you will ever have to do. You have to literally change the way you live, and it is not by any means easy. You have to constantly watch what you do and say, in the open and behind closed doors. We tent to forget that even though people can’t see what we are doing in the dark, God can still see. Have you even gone through a day where you did not lie at all? You would be amazed to find out just how many times each day we tell just a tiny little fib just to get out of some trouble or to look just a little bit better. But who cares about looking good, it’s not about us, it is about Christ and what He did for us on the cross. We cannot just talk the talk, we have to walk the walk, and if we don’t we will be found out, this is the type of person the Jesus calls a hypocrite. You cannot just clean the outside of the cup when the inside is filthy dirty. Matthew 23:25-26. If you call Jesus Lord, you will be persecuted for it, and if you aren’t being persecuted, than you are doing something wrong. Someday, you may have to die for your relationship with Christ, are you willing to do that?

These are not things that you just start doing over night, it takes time to change your life, believe me. Over the last year I have been becoming bolder every day. Today, I can rarely publish a blog, or post a facebook status without being persecuted by someone being smart, trying to get a reaction, or just wanting to put in their two cents. But, I am just being persecuted by strangers, I am being persecuted by my own family and friends. I have lost a few facebook friends over the last few months. What I mean is than of some my previous Facebook friends have blocked me because they were offended by my beliefs; one of them was a close relative. You know what; that tells me that I am making people think, and they are scared and don’t want to know the truth. What you don’t know can’t hurt you, right? Do you think that I came to bring peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but division. From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two, and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law. Luke 12:51-53

Yes, Jesus says that if we want to follow Him, we will be separated from people that we love. Am I offended that I have lost some facebook friends; absolutely not. My time here on earth is a mist. James 4:14. If I am lucky I will be given 85 years over the course of eternity. That’s not a lot of time. I am hear to life for Christ, and if I am rejected by people, friends or family, than so be it, because great is my reward in Heaven, and that will be an eternal reward. I am ready to face whatever challenges I have to, if that means that I have to die a martyrs death, than I pray that God will forgive the one that kills me.

Friends, this is what I believe that it means to be as Extreme Christian, someone who appropriately and gently speaks the truth, regardless of what other people think, and guess what, some day it may even cost me my life. If you are offended by my relationship with God, that’s fine, I am called to follow Christ at any expense. For to this, you have been called because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in His steps. 1 Peter 2:21. So be prepared for an extreme Christian to be a part of your life. And for full and fair disclosure, I do not speak the word or truth to people in person, who do not want to hear about it, and I am well aware of who you are, but Facebook on the other hand is a whole different story. God Bless you all my friends, I love you all in Christ.