The Representative of Christ
in this World by Theodor Keuler then they will make the teaching
about God our Saviour attractive in every way. Titus 2 10 Christ
enjoined upon every one of His disciples to study Him, to learn
of Him, and to imitate His example. A true Christian is the representative
of Christ in this world, the only embodiment of gospel teaching
and influences that is presented in human society. How vitally
important is it, then, that those of us who profess and call ourselves
Christians should make our Christianity attractive Multitudes of people
know very little and think very little about the Lord Jesus.
Nearly all the ideas they get of His religion is what they
see in those who profess it. An attractive Christian is the
one who hits the most nearly that golden mean between love
on the one hand and firmness on the other hand. He is strict,
but not censorious. He is sound, and yet sweet and
mellow, as one who dwells much in the sunshine of Christ's countenance. He never incurs contempt by compromising
with wrong, nor does He provoke others to dislike of Him by doing
right in a very harsh or hateful or bigoted fashion. Our Master
is our model. What marvellous example of gentleness,
forbearance, and unselfish love adorned his life. What he was,
we, in our imperfect measure, should pray and strive after. Study Jesus, brethren. Get your
souls saturated with His Spirit. His grace imparted to you and
His example imitated can turn your deformity into beauty and
adorn your lives with those things which are true and honest and
lovely. We must make our daily religion
more winsome. leaving you an example that you
should follow in his steps. 1 Peter 2 21