"So, ano ka?" some puzzled acquaintances would ask. I'll answer, "Christian". The puzzled look in their face would not be satisfied but instead they would become puzzled even more...
To me, this is not just the word I write when filling up forms under 'RELIGION:'
Being a Christian, became the very essence of who I am (when I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior), I am a follower of Christ. The Bible says, “You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).
If you are a Christian, you are not your own. Christ has bought you at the price of his OWN DEATH. You now belong doubly to God: He made you, and he bought you. That means your life is not your own. It is God’s. Therefore, the Bible says, “Glorify God in your body.” God made you for this. He bought you for this. This is the meaning of your life. (Don't Waste Your Life by John Piper)
Thus, knowing this and only through God's grace I live my life that would glorify my master. My Lord, our Lord Jesus Christ. I put premium on 'only through God's grace' because I can not rely on my own efforts to resist sin but I do know that God is in me therefore I have the power to say 'NO' to sin. How great is that to be enslaved by a Master that gives you power? Unlike those other masters who gives hardship and punishment to their slaves.
I don't know how to live my earthly hours anymore apart from being a Christian.
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