Living in Christ day by day
Posted by tom | Oct 26, 2005Below are some notes I took from a presentation shared by Christian Hallstein, Modern Languages/German Professor, with some of our CMU graduate students.
What does in mean to live in Christ day by day?
1. Use of time: learn to rest in what I've accomplished instead of comparitivism, the Scriptures invert our environment's understanding of success. (Like David "My times are in your hands" Psalm 31:15a)
2. Secular vs. sacred: not a problem as the secular = "the fallen," "unreformed;" God reigns over all the earth, our ultimate purpse is to be agents of God which bring the world into conformity with His desires (Col 3:23 Whatever your task work heartily as you're serving God not man; Psalm 24:1 The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof, and the people therein)
3. God will show us what to do and how to do it if we keep listening for His Spirit: live one's life in a posture of listening, do not be anxious about what to say or do; eg., Elijah hearing the still small voice in the cave (I Kings 19:12), But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say (Mt 10:19)
4. Some applications coming out of q/a: treat everyone with fairness, be an encourager, develop relationships over time, speak counsel at opportune times
