ExaltGod #fundie deviantart.com

If you're ashamed of being a Christian, Jesus is ashamed of you.

Requested by Starrceline.

I can't tell you how many times people have told me that I "make them ashamed to be a Christian."
Let's ignore for the moment that the only reason they say this is because I believe and proclaim the Bible, and let's instead zero in on the "I'm ashamed to be a Christian" part.
Let's see what the Bible has to say about people being ashamed of God, His word, and being called followers of God.


Mark 8:38
"Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation;
of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."

Luke 9:26
"For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed,
when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels."


Yeah. Jesus doesn't take too kindly to cowards who proclaim their shame and embarrassment to be called His followers.
For the rest of us who don't want to be cowards, what instruction does the Bible have for us?


Romans 1:16
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation
to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek."

2 Thessalonians 3:14
"And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man,
and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed."

2 Timothy 1:8
"Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner:
but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;"

2 Timothy 1:12
"For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed:
for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day."

1 Peter 4:16
"Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf."

18 comments

Confused?

So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!

To post a comment, you'll need to Sign in or Register. Making an account also allows you to claim credit for submitting quotes, and to vote on quotes and comments. You don't even need to give us your email address.