Editorial
I
would like to express heartfelt
gratitude to all SHARE readers
and supporters for your sterling
support throughout 2014. I pray
that in 2015 you will walk victoriously
in grace and experience the peace that
Jesus promised to all who believe on His
Name.
It was at Antioch that followers
of Christ were first called Christians
meaning Christ like (see Acts 11:26).
Before, they were referred to as people of
‘The Way’. Upon observation outsiders
could see that the people of ‘The
Way’ demonstrated Christ like virtues,
they loved and lived like Jesus. That all
changed however, when people began to
call themselves Christian. The proverb is
true, ‘self praise is no recommendation’.
The fact is, everyone will speak well of
themselves, even the Devil will tell you
he is a good Christian. Our Christianity
must be a demonstration and not a self
recommendation.
It is heart breaking to hear what
people think of Christianity today and by
extension, of our Lord Jesus Christ. In
this magazine we are examining issues that
affect our perception and understanding
of how the Kingdom of God functions.
So we endeavoured to correct as much
of the prevailing imbalance in thinking
and practice as possible. Thus we looked
at the true picture of Jesus the servant
King and ask the question Why Did
He Do It? The article Kingdom of
Priests explores the principle that we
are all in the Kings service, we looked
at Christian stewardship as seen in the
Portrait of Paul as an Apostle, we
examined The Fivefold Ministries as
God’s blue print for a healthy service
oriented church, we discussed the model
of God’s Economy as being mutually
self-sustaining and free will giving rather
than Tithing as the heart of New
Testament Christian living and finally our
responsibility to demonstrate integrity
of character by living victoriously over
sin through Conquering The Enemy
Within. We also have in Testimony,
Melissa Fleageul’s story; That Jesus still
does Miracle Make overs. We continued
in Reflections to publish new poets and
short stories, we welcome Carolyn Harris
and David White respectively. Keep them
coming...
As you read be encouraged to
examine your hearts and motives for
following Christ, remember many