Is Your Light Shining

IS YOUR LIGHT SHINING?

Many years a missionary employed a Chinese scholar to translate the New Testament into the Chinese language. The scholar was a Confucian and had never heard of Christianity until the missionary had hired him. The scholar was a painstaking person and wanted to produce a splendid translation. As he completed his work the missionary remembered that he had not said one word to the scholar about Salvation and his need for a Savior. Talking to the scholar the missionary said, "after you have translated the bible what do you think of Christianity, would you like to become a Christian?" The scholar replied, " Yes I think it's wonderful and if I could see a Christian, I might be interested in becoming one.” But "the missionary replied, " I'm a Christian". You! Are a Christian the scholar exclaimed I don't mean to offend you, but the bible says that Christians are Christ like I've not seen Christ in your life. I see you talk about people when they weren't there would Christ do that? I see you spend the collections that came in for the church on trinkets and treasures for yourself. I seen you lust after your neighbor's wife, I seen you drink saki until you were in a drunken stupor, are these the actions of a Christian? I think not. I think that if I could see a Christian, I would become one.