The Likeness of Christ

As told in Genesis, Joseph served Pharaoh faithfully.  Even after being wrongly accused and imprisoned, he served while in prison and eventually rose again to prominence in Pharaoh’s kingdom.  When Pharaoh dreamed of famine, Joseph interpreted the dream, and under God’s direction, came up with a plan to survive it.  “And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this, in whom is the Spirit of God?” – Genesis 41:38

In the gospels, Peter and John began as uneducated fishermen, yet they were personally discipled by Jesus for 3 years.  In Acts chapter 4, these former fishermen forcefully proclaim the gospel, and about five thousand people came to faith in Christ.  “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.” – Acts 4:13

Pharoah recognized the Spirit in Joseph and people noticed Peter and John were different – do people notice the Spirit in you?  Can they tell you’ve been with Jesus?

“A Christian should be a striking likeness of Jesus Christ.” – Charles Spurgeon

Stop Calling Them Names: Sunday Share from Sam Emadi

Today’s Sunday Share comes from Sam Emadi, senior pastor at Hunsinger Lane Baptist Church in Louisville, KY.  This post from the 9Marks website discusses whether Christians should “engage in the worldly practice of name-calling or employing theological slurs”, especially tempting in “our social-media-dominated outrage culture.”

Read the entire post by clicking this link to open it in a new tab. (Estimated reading time 5 minutes)