Quit 'acting' like a Christian and BE one

Quit claiming to be a Christian if you aren't acting like one. By the slimmest chance possible you might be one (a Christian), but this is only because salvation is by God's grace through your faith. But if you aren't acting like one, quit the games and quit claiming to be one.

Just as the Israelites reacted when Moses came from the mountain with a shiny face (Exodus 34) because he had been talking with God, people create their own glory (prominence, preeminence) and things to worship (sex, money, status) and instead of giving up their sins and enjoying God's glory, they refuse to "look at Moses' face" and see God's glory.

It is like those who refuse to go to church, who refuse to hang out with Christian friends, who refuse to spend time with God, who refuse to participate in congregational singing, who refuse to read a good Christian book or Bible - Why? Because their hearts are hard and they refuse to see the glory of Jesus. They are hard-hearted, stubborn, and rebellious.

"Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead."
-James 2:17

I am tired of you giving Christianity a bad name. Yes, we are all hypocrites at some time or another. In no way am I perfect. I fall short all the time. But like my claim to be a Christian, I try my hardest to follow Christ in every thing I do and every decision that I make. When I fall short I immediately ask for forgiveness and strive to never do it again.

You (who this message is for) sit there in your sin and shame, ask for forgiveness with no true repentance, and do the same sin the next day. If you are a "Christian" but haven't been to church in a month or two - this is for you. If you are a "Christian" but last night went too far with your girlfriend or boyfriend for the hundredth time - this is for you. If you are a "Christian" but just got finished looking at your nightly porn - this is for you.

Quit merely acting like a Christian and actually be one.