Do You Have the Image of Jesus or Something Else?


Do You Have the Image of Jesus or Something Else?


There are many religious Images to be had. No image we take on will allow us to enter heaven except for the Image of Jesus Christ. Since American Christianity is divided up into more than a thousand denominations there are as many images that one could be conformed into. The only image we should be conformed into is the image of Jesus Christ. Today we have many, many denominations all claiming to be of Christ (Christian). Each one is different in spirit, in practice and in doctrine. The problem is that if you start going to “brand X” denomination you will start being conformed into the image of “brand X”. But if you leave the “brand X” denomination and start going to “brand Y” denomination, you will begin to lose the “brand X” image and start taking on the “brand Y” image. And of course if you leave the “brand Y” denomination (or non-denomination) and start attending the “brand Z” denomination, you will begin to take on more of the “brand Z” denomination image and start losing the images of the other brands. All of this was presented to me in the beginning of my walk. I went from non-denominational to Baptist to Presbyterian to Charismatic to Pentecostal and a couple of others. When I came to the Lord at 32 years of age (in 1979), I gave up my worldly images and idols and every sin I could think of. I turned to the Lord with all my heart and began to attend a “brand A” church. But I didn't conform very well to it because I had questions and concerns. So, I took my family and moved to a “brand B” denomination. There I was given a different gospel and was offered different doctrines. I raised more questions and had more concerns about not being able to accept the image that was being presented to me there. So, I tried “brand C”, “brand X”, “brand Y” and “brand Z”, etc., over the next three years. Each one had a different spirit and a different gospel, so after about 3 years, I left the denominational world and took my family home so I could do everything in my power to find the truth and be conformed into the image of Jesus Christ through much study and prayer. You see spending time with Jesus and with people who are in His likeness is the only way to be conformed into His image. www.Christainmyths.org