Would You be Convicted for Being a Christian?

Can there be sufficient hard evidence to convict you of being a Christian?

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So far, we have seen that being a Christian goes beyond just being born again and full of the Holy Spirit. It is more about living as Christ lived. Being a Christian, additionally, involves our willingness to suffer for Christ without grumbling, murmuring, or complaining but rejoicing and praying for our persecutors (Matthew 5:10–12).

What conviction for being a Christian is not

Let us note the following:

• If you are sanctioned for praying during office hours, it is neither persecution nor does it qualify as punishment for being a Christian. Rather, you are being disciplined or punished for acting irresponsibly and contrary to the workplace policy you subscribed to when you accepted the offer letter to work in that office.
• Some people lead prayers in the office. Where this is an allowed practice, it is not a problem. The issue is what happens after the prayers. Some of these office prayer leaders afterwards engage in untoward acts like demanding a bribe before doing the job they were employed for. Such a person does not have a Christian testimony, and no one-not even Satan-would bother to take such a person to…