Do you believe in something so strongly that you would die for it? Think about it for a second and look over your life. What do you believe in? How did you come to believe that? What makes you believe so strongly in that position?
Many of the early Christians took their beliefs to the grave. It's kind of crazy really...many of them never got to see Jesus or hear him speak. They only heard of him through the teachings of the Apostles. But so many people decided that Jesus really was the son of God, and that his teachings were worth living for, and dying for. There was a quote in a book called "Blue like Jazz" by Donald Miller that I really like. It goes to the effect of, "Dying for something is easy. Dying only takes a second and then it's over. Living for something is harder. Living for something takes giving your all to it, day in and day out." I agree with that statement, but I also think dying for something would be hard too. I'd like to think that if someone held a gun to my head and asked me if I'd take a bullet for Jesus, I'd say yes. But it's easy for me to say that in the comfort of my own living room, typing away with no one to bother me. Maybe I'll get the opportunity to die for Jesus one day. Until then, I'll spend my time living for him.
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