Who Do You Belong To?

Who or should I ask what do you belong to? We all belong to something or someone, and the goal is to figure out what that is.

Marx says, “It is the same in religion. The more man puts into God, the less he retains in himself. The worker puts his life in the object but now his life no longer belongs to him but to the object.” He is right, is he not? We are either bound by God, whoever that is to you, or to an object. Atheists are bound to nature and then tend to focus on materialism. Christians, Hindus, Muslims, and all other religions are bound to a God. We better make sure what we are bound to is the truth.

For the Christian, which I believe is the only true faith (religion), we belong to Christ. Galatians 2:20 says, “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” Marx has it right. We are to become less and Christ more. If this is true then it should be demonstrated in all our actions in life.

If it is Christ that lives in us and we belong to Him then He is present in all that we do, whether working, sleeping, eating, teaching, or voting. If we are His then He penetrates all our thoughts, motives and in particular our soul and will. There is no dualism, where one aspect of my life is separate from my beliefs. This is a false system, but it is very apparent in many Christian circles today. We go to church on Sunday and expect that Christ remains in the church building, but if we are His then He cannot.

Christ does not call part of us. He does not just call your religious views apart from your educational, political or parental views. He wants them all and He wants you and me to give them to Him. Should Christ be involved in the education system? If you are involved in education and a Christian then He already is enmeshed in your decision making. It is up to you to listen and follow what the Bible tells us to do with the choices we have to make. If you vote or are in politics, Christ does not take a nap during this time. He is right there as you make your decision. Why? Because you belong to Him if you are a Christian.

Why have we taken Christ out of certain aspects and think He does not belong there? It is impossible to do. God is ever present. If we have turned our lives over to Him then we desire and long for Him to be in every decision and every aspect of our lives. We are told in 2 Corinthians 10:5, “and every high-minded thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.” No exceptions!

Can you like many others say you are a bondservant of Christ? Are you so faithful, devoted, and inseparable that when they see you they see Christ?

James 1:1, “James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,”
2 Peter 1:1, “Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ”
Jude 1:1, “1Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ,”
Titus 1:1, “Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ”
Col. 4:12, “Epaphras, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ,”