Our lives should be New Testament pages that all can read!

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(J.R. Miller)
"Be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity." 1 Timothy 4:12

"In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works." Titus 2:7

"Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear." 1 Peter 3:1-2

Unbelievers do not read the Bible, nor come to church to hear the gospel message. All that they learn about Christ and the Christian life--they must learn from those who bear Christ's name and represent Him--as they view our character.

If all church members lived truly consecrated lives--holy, humble, separate from the world, loyal to Christ in business, in pleasure, and in all things--it would be impossible to estimate what the influence of the Church would be, by godly example alone. It is awful to think that professing Christians, by the inconsistencies of their personal lives, lead souls away from the Savior. We are all responsible for our example to others. Our lives should be New Testament pages that all can read!
 
"For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you." John 13:15

"…leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps." 1 Peter 2:21

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