The salvation gospel is more meaningful or powerful on our lips when it comes out of our lived experiences. Jesus is not a concept or a fictitious figure. When we submit ourselves to unnecessary theological controversies, we may lose the essence of our lives as Christians. We cannot give what we do not have. We are better off when it comes to sharing the Christian messages as our personal testimonies.
Paul told the Corinthians, “Far from relying on any power of my own, I came among you in great ‘fear and trembling’ and in my speeches and the sermons that I gave, there were none of the arguments that belong to philosophy; only a demonstration of the power of the Spirit. And I did this so that your faith should not depend on human philosophy but on the power of God.
Interestingly, while in the temple at Nazara, at Christ hometown, he was given the scroll to read, there he read out his main mission on earth as written in the scroll of Isaiah; he said,
“The spirit of the Lord has been given to me,
for he has anointed me.
He has sent me to bring the good news to the poor,
to proclaim liberty to captives
and to the blind new sight,
to set the downtrodden free,
to proclaim the Lord’s year of favour.”
Unless we commit ourselves to people’s well-being, our message will not make meaning to them. We must bring the message of Christ to them, ensuring they experience God’s power through our words and actions. We are the visible Jesus others can see. Because by the virtue of our baptism, we have the mark of Christ on us. Therefore, we must represent him by fully dedicating ourselves to the holistic well-being of the people.
May God’s power come to manifestation in all we do and say. Amen.
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