How Can a Christian Living in a Non-Christian World ?

It is so easy to be a Christian because all you need is a simple faith in Christ Jesus.However ,it is not easy to follow Christ and live like a Christian in a non-Christian world.Christian will live according to what the Bible say but the world doesn't live like that way at all.Since anything can happen in a non-Christian world,then a Chrsitian will surely need more wisdom from the Bible and also the guidance of the Holy Spirit to live and shine for God's kngdom.The following tips are something that Christians need to be aware of.

1.Live with a prayer life all the times--- There are many things that Christian can't do in this world such as telling a lie or use all kinds of evil methods to solve problems like the non-believers do.When Christian face special situation in their school life or in their work place,th only teacher and coach who can help Christians to get through all the problems will be the Holy Spirit.The Holy Spirit is the only one who knows how to responds to different situation according to the Bible with wisdom.As a Christian ,we all need to sesitive to His Guidance and His voice.He is our comforter and He is our great leader who can lead us into all truth.He is the who can teach Christians how to glorify God in different situation.So Stick with the Holy Spirit in your everyday prayer life and you won't be lost.

2.Live with the Holy Bible all the times---Christian is living like sheeps enter in to a wolf gang when living in a non-Christian world.We will always prepare for persecution and rejection from our non-Christian friends and co-worker.That's the price to pay for being following Christ and we know that all these persecution is just temporary and short when compare to eternality.When the day we receive our reward from the everlasting God,all the persecution will becomes nothing.But still ,as long as we live in this world,we need to know how to act according to God's will.That's why it is important to keep God's holy Words in your life and in your mind everyday.Only when we know God's principle of a Christian living style,we can then face the challenge of everyday living in our non-Christian environment.

3.Live with a boldness to witness for Jesus all the times---Christian are more than a conquerer through Him who lead us all. Being a Christian is the most glorious thing in our life and we need not to hide ourselves from this world.Although there maybe Satanic attack or persecution from friends,employers and even family;we know that with Jesus,our commander,we will have the victory eventually.Thus,witness for God with a brave heart and kindness attitude.There is nothing more important than share Christ to others in this world.For all Christian knows that God alwyas longing for the lost soul to repent and stay away from the eternal judgement of mankind.When we think of how the eternal fire will burn a lost soul day and night,we will then understand how urgent that God wants Christian to share the gosple and be a bold witness to Christ every single second in our life.So..go,go,go....Save more lost souls for Jesus in this year!

Christian live in a non-Christian world is not easy since it is a Spiritual battle.Let's always pray for all Christian around the world and also encourage one another that Jesus had won the battle on the cross.We can never be a loser and we will fight to the end until we reach the Lord's throne and see the glory of the risen Christ.With bthe help of the Holy Spirit,you can do it and we all can do it.Amen!

How to understand and support your pastor ?

What do you know about a pastor? Is the pastor more holy than other ?Is the pastor free from sin and temptation ? Is the pastor a human or a superman? Questions like that will always come to our mind. It is better to know the journey of a pastor ,so that we will see the job of a pastor from a different perspective.

1. The pastor is nothing but a called person from God

God can use anyone in this world to accomplish His will if He wants to. But some Christians will receive a special calling from God to be a pastor and it is totally God’s sovenighty. He never called a perfect Christian to do such a job since there is no perfect Christian in this world. In fact, many pastors are so weak in many ways that they always try to disobey or avoid the calling in the beginning. The pastors know that it is never an easy job as a pastor but to response on God’s calling, they accept it by faith and obedient as a result.

2. The pastor is a person who need prayer all the times

Who will be the first person that the devil wants to attack in the church.? Of course it will be the pastor. Why ? It is because the pastor is the sherperd of the church and the leader who will motivate and teach Christians to share the gospel to the world. The pastor should be a person who will always preach God’s word and win the lost souls for Christ. That means he is always trying to stop people from going to hell. No wonder the Satanic force will surely wants to attack the pastor all the times in order to destroy God’s church as a result. That’s why a pastor will always face temptation and attack and sometimes more than the general Christians of the church. No wonder you need to pray for your pastor everyday and ask the Lord Jesus to send His angels to always protect the pastor from being attack.It is your job to pray for your pastor everyday.

3. The pastor is a human who will sometimes feel discourage and lack of faith as well

Don’t think that a pastor who always encourage you to have faith in God will never be discouraged in his daily living.The pastor is a just a human and not a superman.He will always experience stress and failure from the church members and also anything happen in his life as well.We need to understand the pastor as we expect others to understand us.We have to love the pastor and always encourage him when we sense that the pastor might be upset on anything.It is better to be an angel to your pastor and show your support and love to the servant of God at all times.It is always a blessing to have a pastor in your life,so make sure you will treasure this God-send sherperd for you and your church. Do you know that there are many churches in this world which has no pastor at all or for a long time?If you have one,just treasure whoever you have.He may not a person who you will like to be with at all times but try your best to show respect and submissive to your pastor as long as he or she is leading and teaching everyone according to the Bible.

Conclusion :

Your pastor may not be a perfect person and will sometimes make mistakes and even committed to sin as well.When things like that happen,don’t judge your pastor because God will do this part and you are not the one to judge others.However,you can show your opinion with love and always express your forgiveness in Christ.That will be the best way to rebuild your pastor when he or she is down and fall from sin.If every Christian can love the pastor of the church,the pastor will surely do a better job and fulfill God’s will in a better way.

May God bless you and your pastor as well.

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Christian Opinion on Effective Prayer According to the Bible

It is a gift from God that Christians can pray and communicate with Him. One of the questions that many Christians will ask is that: how can my prayer be effective? That means how can prayer reach the throne of God and receive an answer. In fact, there are some keys for effective prayer according to the Bible. The following 5 keys are important for prayer to be effective.




1. Pray with faith


Anyone who has attended a Sunday school class or Bible study on prayer before, will understand that faith is important to prayer. For the Bible say that "and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him." (Heb 11:6). Faith always need to be excerised and tested by trial, otherwise our faith will always remian in an immature level. We can pray out loud in the church and procliam that we believe in God's healing but when it comes to praying for a sick person to receive complete healing right in front of us; it will be a different story.We are all afriad of what will happen if the sick person cannot be healed immediately.That is the reason why many Christians will choose to pray the most secure prayer in moment like this. Christians would probably say the following in a prayer : "Lord, heal this person if it is your will!" Prayer like this requires no faith at all and no wonder healing will never take place with prayer like this. Therefore, the first step for our effective prayer is :to believe that our prayer is already praying according to the will of God and expecting something will happen after our prayer. That's the first tip to effective prayer. In order to have our prayer answered by God,we have to believe in what we are praying about.


2. Pray according to the Bible


The Bible consists of all the great promises of God and we can be sure that God will answer prayer according to His words. For this reason, it is important to understand the promises of God by doing a search with your Bible tool.For example, we can search under the promises of God's healing on the internet and find out all the promises of healing in the Bible. Then we can pray according to all these promises and believe that God will perform healing miracles right at the moment according to His promises. You probably will ask that "what, if nothing happen and nobody gets heal ?" It is our responsibility to believe in God's word and pray according to His promises. God is the one who will responsible for the timing of fulfillment of His promises. We do our part and God does His part. There are still many things we have to admit that we don't fully understand the reasons for all the unanswered prayer. We don't give order to God with our prayer but to express our obedience to His sovereignty. However, we know that when we pray according to His promises, we can be certain that we are praying according to His will.


3. Pray with one another


You can pray alone if you want to. There is nothing wrong to have a quiet time and communicate with God alone. But when you want to express your urgency and request God to answer your prayer quickly, it is better to invite other people to pray with you together. For the Bible say that : "Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven (Matt. 18:19 )" Prayer in agreement with one another is a key for effective prayer and it is powerful according to the Bible. We are not fighting with the flesh according to Ephesians 6 in the Bible. We are fighting a spiritual battle against the evil forces. We have to win the battle together with other Christians. Therefore, be sure you will find somebody to pray with you when facing a problem.


4. Pray without ceasing


"Pray without ceasing" can be found in Thessalonians 5:17 in the Bible. It is another key for effective prayer. Ed Silvoso, who is a man of prayer and greatly used by God in the revival of Argentine once mention an illustration on prayer. He said that prayer is like a man holding a large hammer to hit a wall .The wall will remain the same until the man keep hitting at the wall to its 96 times, a crack then begins to appear. More cracks begin to show by the time the man hits the wall to its 98 times. When He hits the wall at its 99 times, the wall has cracks in everywhere. Finally, when the man hits the wall at its 100 times, the whole wall will fall down and break into pieces. That is why we should pray without ceasing. Ed Silvoso is telling the truth in prayer. Sometimes, we give up too early in our prayer, therefore we can never see any result in our prayer life. Keep this in mind, then you will be surprised by the effectiveness of your prayer in a new way.


5. Pray with fasting


Although many people have their prayer answered through fasting, it is never a way to force God to do anything according to our will. When we look at the Bible, we can understand that many Biblical characters have been benefited by fasting. Daniel, Nehemiah and Paul are just some of these examples. Of course,Jesus is the perfect example of fasting. He fasted for forty days in the wilderness to prepare Himself for the battle with Satan and Jesus won a great victory. Since Jesus overcame the three temptations according to Matthew 4 :1-11, the power of fasting is unquestionable. Fasting is a way for us to overcome our flesh and be more sensitive to God's voice. Fasting will help us to seek God's will and pray according to His will in the problems that we are facing. Therefore, fasting is another powerful key to effective prayer.


We all want to see our prayer being answered as soon as possible but in fact, prayer is a learning process. The more we pray , the more secrets of effective prayer we will discover. Why don't you start your new prayer schedule today and experience the differences for yourself?