There is really nothing normal about the Christian, Our Lord and Savior was born by a Virgin, Died for The Ungodly and then Resurrected and Ascended into the Heavens, that’s how it all began, it has always been a RADICAL story.

The Early Apostles were martyred, but before then there were historically documented accounts of Supernatural Jail breaks by Angelic intervention, Shadows and Handkerchiefs healing Sick bodies, a Reputation of Turning the world upside down and the Conviction to die for what they believed was their new found life, it has always been a RADICAL story.

We’ve also read of more recent stories, Missionaries who stopped plagues in prayers, Evangelists whose preaching converted cities and Brethren working miracles that confounded scientists.

This should always be our Story, RADICAL CHRISTIANITY.

But it is sobering that those experiences are becoming too rare of late, and many more Christians just want to live the normal, regular life. To atend a religious meeting once a week, pay their religious dues of tithes and offerings and do enough to “make heaven” at last.

Indeed, what many refer to as a normal life is simply not Christianity. How we have deviated from the pattern of Radicalism and are quickly settling into a place of Regular everyday living is something to be worried about.

We must return to the original template, or else we will be guilty of handing a wretched version of a Rich life to the next generation, we will be responsible for the Greatest injustice in Human history – A misrepresentation and miscommunicaton of God’s greatest investment.

Let it be clear that Satan likes us neutral and indifferent, he wants us lukewarm and in the middle, he is happy we’re getting used to the normal, regular life that is never going to be a threat to his work and agenda.

But if we aren’t Radical Christians, perhaps we aren’t Christians at all. Or what’s Christlike in being indifferent towards God’s kingdom. What’s Christlike in being ashamed of God in a godless immoral Generation? What’s Christlike in the regular life of Modern Christianity. If we aren’t Radical Christians, we are simply not like Christ.

There’s so much for Self-love and Self Crush amongst today’s Christian, this is why there’s no iota of resemblance to the Man who gave himself up on the cross to save a world of sinners.

Our love for self has made us “Play safe” for so long, we just want to be safe and happy, but in playing safe, we have become Satan’s pleasure and The Devil’s Joy.

We are not safe until we are Radicals. Passive Followers often count their gains, Just as the Crowd relished the bread and fish from Jesus’ miracles, many Christians only count what they have received. B

But for the Radical Christian, we won’t just count our gains, we will also count our losses.

Oh yes, there will be losses, this is the idea of the cross.

Luke 14:26-27: “If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever do not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.”

There will losses, those who will call you extremists will walk away. Jobs will be lost because your conscience will not approve of certain Practices as a justification for more money.

Convenience and Comfort will be far from you, But in all your losses, there will be the Great Gain of Becoming just like your master and living the Radical Christian Life.

May we be able to say like Paul,

“I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ” – Philippians 3:7-8 NLT

An excerpt from Pastor Judah Olorunmaiye’s Book, Candid Opinions from an Oracle.

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Judah Olorunmaiye is a Pastor, Father, Husband as well as Coach. In his book, Candid Opinions from an Oracle, he delivers the undiluted truths of the Gospel for the profiting of this generation and beyond.

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