Tell me you are a ...

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I have posted several TikTok links here in Adventistan. Quite the interesting site TikTok is. Frequently people will post videos using the sound track or basic idea of other videos. Some sayings even gets posted with variations depending on what idea the poster wants to explore. One such saying I find very interesting and have added my own "interpretation" to the saying and it goes like this:

Tell me you are a Christian without telling me you are a Christian!

Frequently, people are all ready to get into each others face to proclaim they are a Christian, but a careful look at their behavior or their lives says it probably is not so. Kind of like Maury Povich and his lie detector tests on his TV show. "You claim to be a Christian, but the lie detector has determined that that is a lie!" You don't have to go further than the Westboro Baptists to see this in action. 

Unfortunately, many don't proclaim their Christianity and nothing in their lives stands out to show they are a Christian. This brings to mind another TikTok saying, "No ones gonna know!"

This suggests than a careful personal assessment needs to be done to know what message you are sending in your areas of influence. Can others see that you are a Christian without you telling them?

(Tech note: I try to only post "safe" TikTok links. But sometimes I have seen bookmarked TikTok links go to another video. If you even see an innapropriate link here, let the mods know so that it can be dealt with!)