As Christians it so easy to say that we believed in
Jesus Christ, we recite the Apostles Creed and we fully believe in our church.
This is very commendable. I even had conversations with some fellow believers
and they would even dare to say that they are willing to die for there faith.
Such a die hard, we may say. But faith, as it is, is not measured by how much
we talk but how much we do. It is not just “Sola Fide” by faith alone. Faith
has to be translated into actions and live out in our daily life. The book of
St. James in the bible says, “Faith without work is dead.”
We go to mass every Sunday, attend religious
activities and perform pious devotions, yet when we go back to our homes and
work places we act differently. We dichotomize faith, we are good when we are
in the confines of the church and on the other hand, we can do other ungodly
things outside of it. That is not faith!
We are good at reasoning and giving excuses, but the
truth will always be the truth. If it’s a sin, it is a sin whether we like it
or not. We can never be over zealous about faith without practicing it in our
lives.
by aats
a dichotomized christian is not an effective christian. Present ourself as Christian as a whole.
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