Even worse than having a bad image is putting on a double standard, having the Christian image on Sunday, and Satan’s on Saturday [And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching.] Titus 2:7 “…Everything you do…” that is a full time commitment. When you don't walk toward God you are leading others away from Him. If you want to or not you "lead by example", which just further proves my point that image is important. Every time you make a Godless decision you are leading everyone that hears, sees, reads, virtually everyone that finds out about the said decision, away from God. Now on the reverse every time you make a Godly decision you are also leading. Understand just because someone is leading you, does not mean you have to follow. God is always leading and guiding you down the perfect path and we all know we don't always walk down it. In fact God sent Jesus as a perfect model for everyone, only use Him as a model everyone else will make mistakes and should only be used for help, not an unquestioned guide.
The reason living a double standard is even more harmful for, not only your walk but also those around, is because if you pick and choose to follow Christ only when it works for you, you aren’t choosing to be a follower of Christ. Making your testimony and your witnessing far less impactful. If someone was doing some “hardcore” sins Saturday then preaching about not doing some of those same sins he did the night before, are you likely to take that message to heart. If the Saturday in question was years ago, or even weeks ago and you can see the power of Christ working within them your credibility can be restored thru Christ. There for if you are currently in a life of sin do not think you can’t have a strong testimony with powerful witness messages, you’re never too far for God’s strength to pull you close to Him. Once you trust in Him then you can start your new life with the powerful testimony of how God took a full slight of sins from a sinner and gave him or her new life. You don’t have to wait to go towards the lord in truth you cannot become worthy of Him without coming to Him and then it is only because of his grace that you are "worthy". Spreading the gospel is more effective however after you let God into your life and you are born again.
Take a look at it this way if someone threatens to beat you up for your milk money, yet you know all his actions are docile are you going to quiver at his threat? It is the same with living Godly if someone tells you that they are a Christian, and how great it is, yet all their actions are sinful are you going to yearn for the transformation of the saving grace? No instead you would probably loss faith in the two timing Christian, just as you loss fear in the docile bully.
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