Calling All Christians

I am a Christian. I don't live my life by God's word. I never really have. Never will. One reason I don't is the bible is out dated and has alot of exaggerated stories in it. We live in the 21st century! Some of God's word doesn't apply today or fit in this day and age! So I can't see alot of people living i life by God's word!

Since a label can misrepresent if it not genuine so it is our thoughts, words and actions combined that prove whether we are a genuine Christian and not just someone claiming to be one. I always remember these famous words: Matthew 7:21-23 (New International Version) "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!' What we call ourselves and what Christ might call us might be two different things. So the Bible is like a mirror, if we read it regularly, it will help us see what we really are.

To me the measure is character, especially galatians 5:22,23 "the fruit of the spirit" (the result of drawing next to and living closely to God through the open door of Jesus by spontaneous love his spirit inspires and endows, which results in prayer, reading the bible, especially the new testament as a way of life - "the fruit of the Spirit) is love, joy, peace, long suffering, patience, kindness, gentleness, temperance and self control.." there is only oNe source of all of that.. - I figure the more filled with God's Spirit, the better we do just like how Jesus said we now have a new law, love. I think of it as having one commandment, to love God. Because if I truly love God I will truly, and more and more, love my fellow person, because I will truly draw near and nearer to God thus becoming more filled with his essence/Spirit, which is "love", 1 jn 4:8, and as the bible says, "loves does no wrong" (won't cheat, rob,defraud, hurt in any way). Just yesterday I read how Peter wrote to "live free but don't use our freedom to do evil". - Also I try to always cut others some slack knowing that I myself am far from perfect. I also think all we christians have desert times.. I think it has something to do with a clearer flow of his spirit when desert time is over and in those times I try to remember that desert time is THE best time to be yield, yield, yielding to Him.. (sorry to chatter on so!)

I think it is incredibly important to be in God's word, and make sure we are keeping in line with the timeless principles laid down in it. I think if we did, many of us would be seeing ourselves falling short.

Who can really say WHAT the word of God is anymore? The Bible has been interpreted so dang many ways, that it has been corrupted over the years. I believe that God speaks through the little divine things that happen on a daily basis, not through words in a book writing by humans, and not even all humans, only men, who used to, and often still try to rule over women, with iron fists.