Cause of OR Name of

As Christians, we are often times labeled or put down because of a particular stance we take on a subject or social issue. Sometimes this is persecution, but other times it is deserved...let me elaborate, because it is not about our position on the issue that becomes the problem, but our motivation for it.

When we as Christians, stand on the Word of God, we are standing on solid rock. The problem comes when we try to pick a battle in the name of Christ, instead of, for the cause of Christ. This happens when we fight over the veracity of one sin over another sin and whether or not someone is saved. We should be fighting for what Christ fought for, and not picking battles in His name. Please understand, I am in no way implying that we should not do things in the name of Christ, but that we should be careful that using His name, is not being used to justify our agenda.

There are churches using violence and public displays of disapproval, to attack those who do not agree with their religious convictions. Although, they are fighting about things that seem to be against Biblical principles, their methodology seems miles from any semblance of a "Christian" response. This leaves those who see this kind or behavior with a dismal view of those "Christians," let alone this kind of "Christianity," that promotes such actions, and ends up repelling people away from Jesus, instead of compelling them towards Him. This is because they are doing something in the name of Christ, and they are missing doing it for the cause of Christ. What is the cause of Christ you ask?

"For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost." Luke 19:10

Now, as a matter of fact, everything we do should be in the name of Christ, for the cause of Christ. This would ensure that everything we do, is done for the right reason, because sometimes separating our agenda from our actions, is an impossible task. That is why we need to be all the more intentional when using the name of Christ, that it is not for anything other than the cause of Christ.

Doing things in the right name, for the right cause, is always found to be for the right reason.

In His Grip,