It seems that some people now equate someone calling someone a hero as meaning they are worshiped. Of course, as a Christian I believe that worship of anybody but the Lord is wrong.
Nobody is perfect and everyone except Christ has sinned. There is a big difference between calling someone a hero and idolatry however. Hero worship is wrong, but someone being considered a hero is not.
A hero is someone admired who has been exceptionally brave or has especially fine qualities.
Hebrews 11 mentions a lot of people who obeyed God in faith. That is heroic! Were these men and women sinners like you and I? For sure! Still, God used them, and the world was not worthy of them.
I struggle myself often with feeling my faith is weak. I realize I suffer physically, but how much have I really suffered for the sake of Christ and the Gospel? Maybe I've been called some things online, but that is not much. I hope that all true Christians will go out and influence the sphere that God has given us.
You may never be well-known on earth or have your name touted about like the famous people of the world or even be written about in a book, but with God's help and the faith He gives - we can do brave and heroic things by obeying and serving the Lord where we are planted. I am thankful that we have the whole Gospel which the Old Testament people did not. How many of us proclaim it though to those who will come behind us?
The following song asks a poignant question regarding the people of faith in Biblical times that I think that it is good to think about for all of those who claim Jesus' name. "The world was not worthy of them. Is it worthy of me and you?" Is it? Thanks be to God for working on perfecting us in the knowledge and wisdom of Him. I focus so much on myself, but I want to follow the Lord in greater faith and I hope this song will encourage you to as well.
Nobody is perfect and everyone except Christ has sinned. There is a big difference between calling someone a hero and idolatry however. Hero worship is wrong, but someone being considered a hero is not.
A hero is someone admired who has been exceptionally brave or has especially fine qualities.
Hebrews 11 mentions a lot of people who obeyed God in faith. That is heroic! Were these men and women sinners like you and I? For sure! Still, God used them, and the world was not worthy of them.
I struggle myself often with feeling my faith is weak. I realize I suffer physically, but how much have I really suffered for the sake of Christ and the Gospel? Maybe I've been called some things online, but that is not much. I hope that all true Christians will go out and influence the sphere that God has given us.
You may never be well-known on earth or have your name touted about like the famous people of the world or even be written about in a book, but with God's help and the faith He gives - we can do brave and heroic things by obeying and serving the Lord where we are planted. I am thankful that we have the whole Gospel which the Old Testament people did not. How many of us proclaim it though to those who will come behind us?
The following song asks a poignant question regarding the people of faith in Biblical times that I think that it is good to think about for all of those who claim Jesus' name. "The world was not worthy of them. Is it worthy of me and you?" Is it? Thanks be to God for working on perfecting us in the knowledge and wisdom of Him. I focus so much on myself, but I want to follow the Lord in greater faith and I hope this song will encourage you to as well.
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