{"id":17742,"date":"2016-06-14T01:01:46","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T06:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/?p=17742"},"modified":"2016-06-11T09:48:39","modified_gmt":"2016-06-11T14:48:39","slug":"our-actions-demonstrate-that-we-are-followers-of-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/2016\/06\/14\/our-actions-demonstrate-that-we-are-followers-of-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Actions Demonstrate that We Are Followers of Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our actions, gestures and attitudes must translate what we believe and our belief, must demonstrate to the world that we are followers of Christ Jesus<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/hgroup>\n

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“<\/em> H<\/span>e was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. <\/span>And a large crowd joined the Lord “<\/span><\/em>(At 11, 24).<\/span><\/p>\n

The Apostle Barnabas, a saint was at the beginning of the early community. <\/span>The acts of the Apostles recounts him as the companion of Paul and mentioned how he was a key player in evangelism in the early Church.<\/span><\/p>\n

Paul was present in Antioch, where, for the first time, the followers of Jesus were called Christians.<\/p>\n

It’s interesting that people start calling us by what they see in us, because what they see in characterizes us as who we are. There were not Christians dominating Christians<\/span>; <\/span>they gave the testimony of Jesus, and so began to be recognized. <\/span>Being a Christian is to have Christ in the heart, in the works and acts.<\/span><\/p>\n

The testimony of Barnabas, in all the churches who walked in his time, were uplifting, so everyone saw in him the person of Christ. <\/span>The Word also tells us that he was a good man.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kindness and generosity are features of any person follower of Christ. <\/span>The Christian does not exude malice, does not do evil to his neighbor.\u00a0<\/span>By contrast, he or she exudes generosity, hospitality, care, tenderness and mercy for the neighbor.<\/span><\/p>\n

Barnabas was filled with the Holy Spirit. <\/span>The Paraclete exuded through him in his words, attitudes and everything. <\/span>A man open to the grace of the spirit, dedicated to the life of prayer, so he was an instrument used by God to spread the Gospel.<\/span><\/p>\n

God wants us to be his instruments in use for your Word reaches all corners. <\/span>But before the word get so spread\u00a0and proclaimed, it\u00a0\u00a0must first be offered through witness.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our actions, gestures and attitudes must translate what we believe and we must demonstrate to the world that we are followers of Christ Jesus!<\/p>\n

The audacity of life of St. Barnabas is for us an impulse to bring the forth Kingdom of heaven and proclaim the nearness of God through our lives.<\/p>\n

God bless you!<\/p>\n


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