EXPOSITORY MESSAGE FOR EVERYONE - WHO IS A CHRISTIAN?

The word 'Christian' was first mentioned by Ignatius, the King of Antioch during the activities of the believers in the Early Church. Acts 11:26. The King of Antioch was an unbelieving King who saw the way the followers of Christ were behaving, eating, dressing, praying, loving, moving together, sharing together, understanding one another, visiting one another, doing things together, worshipping God, serving God etc, and he deduced and concluded that these people, the followers of this man called Jesus, were like Him! They resemble Him. He saw the Disciples talking and doing things exactly the way Christ would do it. Actually, the name 'Christ' simply means the Anointed One! "How God ANOINTED Jesus Christ of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power, who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil, for God was with Him" Acts 10:38. Christ means the Anointed One while the word 'Christian' means 'the little Anointed One'! That means as a Christian, the follower of Christ, God has anointed you to walk, talk, preach, perform miracle like Christ! Hallelujah. We are little christs! Is this a revelation to you? Therefore by the understanding of this revelation, we as Christians, are to be like Christ in all ramifications! This includes character, behavior, loving God, helping people, praying for people, and doing things like Christ generally! The Bible says as He is in heaven, so are we on this earth. When He appears we shall be like Him. 1John 3:2. This means we as believers are not ordinary people. We are here on this earth as Christ Ambassadors! 2Cor 5:20. We are here as pilgrims and visitors or strangers on the  earth. Therefore our behavior toward the things of this world should be based on this revelation. For instance, we are not to be pursuing what the worldly people are pursuing. We are not to dress the way they dress in the world. We are only in the world but Not part of the world. John 17:14-16. Note, if all Christians  should have this vision and full revelation of who they really are, they will be disciplined and live a better life as recommended from heaven. Beloved, do you know it is not the believers, the followers of Christ,  that called themselves Christians? It was an unbelieving King who saw the way they lived and doing things like Christ that made him to call them Christians! In like manner, it shouldn't be we believers that should  call ourselves Christians before the people will know that we are Christians. Let our character, behavior, love for one another and the way we live the life of Christ announce us to the world that we are truly Christians! It is how we relate with the world that will make them know that we are true Christians. This is a powerful revelation. Today, especially in this end time,  you hardly see a true Christian who resembles Christ that Unbelievers can attest or recommend for people. The Christianity we are practicing today has been corrupted and polluted by the activities of the devil so much so that you hardly see the difference between Christians and Nonchristians! Gone were the days when somebody would say this is a Christian, everybody would believe and said yes he is! The corruption, pollution and manipulations that are going on in the Church of God today is huge! That is why the very few ones that have caught this vision of old time Christianity should go back to the old time faith, the faith of the Apostles and the brethren in the Early Church. If it is true that we are not going to a different heaven from where the Apostles have gone, then we must go back to the kind of life they lived in their days and they are now in heaven. It is very lamentable that the kind of life many Christians are living today there will be a lot of men suprisers on the last day!  Millions and billions of so called Christians will not be able to make it to heaven at the end of  their mission on earth. Let us courageously go back to the old time faith, the kind of life that will enable us see God on the last day. We must not surrender to the fight from the kingdom of darkness to lure and carry every human being to hell. Let every Christian examine himself or herself and separate from the world and live a holy life. We can make it in Jesus powerful Name! Let us stand for Jesus. Glory Hallelujah. God bless you richly for taking your stand for Jesus. You will surely not miss your place in heaven in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen and Amen.