A Jesus Manifesto?

This is a short post. Really, just a link and a few thoughts. I found this online tonight and wanted to pass it along, with prayers that you will read it and be challenged to meditate on the words and stew on their meaning.

Take time to consider the basic tenets of your own belief system and what you are proclaiming. Are you proclaiming the name and divinity of Jesus Christ, son of the Most High God; or are you devoted to being a follower of Christianity? Christianity itself cannot save you, Jesus Christ can.

When people see your actions, hear your speech, observe your countenance and attitude, do they see Christ or a churchgoer? I fear that all too often I come across as a churchgoer rather than a window to Christ Himself. I want for people around me to know Christ rather than Christianity - I want them to see and understand that liturgy, tenets and pillars are not Christ our Savior, but often all too often I fall short and allow myself to get in the way.

I'm also taken aback by the increasing amount of white noise surrounding the questions of what we shall call ourselves - emerging, traditional, organic, orthodox, house, sticky - what happened to follower of Christ? It seems to me that such an honorable title shouldn't be swept aside lightly, it should be accepted with humility for the cost of it is grave and with joy for the cost is already paid.

Be as a Berean (Acts 17:11) and discovery for yourself...http://www.the-next-wave-ezine.info/issue127/index.cfm?id=50&ref=COVERSTORY