As a Christian, who is still imperfect and is still under the sanctifying grace of Christ, I am trying my very best to live a Biblical life, as a response to the saving grace and love of our Lord and Savior who is alive in us. My theology (understanding of God) is not based on my own prerogatives nor limited research nor support for the arrogance of some but on the FAITH that God has set in me, which He has purposed to grow and produce fruits. Such faith is rooted from the Scriptures (Canon), carefully read and exegeted. And I believe in God's purpose for us to sow good seeds out of such exegeses that are not watered with arrogance nor pride nor self-righteousness nor any corruption, but with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control.
Even if the time comes that I will be the most eloquent or seemingly wisest and most educated (tho I know that's super far from happening), but then I don't have love, I am nothing. It just doesn't make any sense claiming that I am a Christian yet not trying to live out the values demonstrated in the humanity and deity of Christ.
Subjectively, calling myself a Christian is an overstatement because I have a lot of imperfections and so to be called so will seem unjust. But I thank the Lord Jesus because it's not myself who makes me pure, clean, and deserving to be called a Christian but Christ Himself by carrying my sins on that Cross, making me a new creation.
I am a believer, a Christian, who desires to be sanctified by God day by day for apart from Him, I am nothing. Nonetheless, I am a Christian who goes through a noisy world, full of corrupted philosophies and theologies. Good thing we have God, our Father, who is just waiting for us to finally ask for the resolution needed, in His name.
And so we ask the Lord to give us strength and wisdom to be able to defy the toxicity of false faith in this corrupted world. In Jesus' name, amen..
