Ambassador for Christ

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This reflection is a result of a comment by a brother regarding one of the Facebook posts I have posted. Essentially, I posted an update on the PAP activity in Bukit Panjang and this brother commented that the act of concerns by the PAP candidate probably reflects more of the person than the party.

I wouldn't say that this brother is hypocritical, cos knowing him, he is not. But anyone who makes this kind of inconsistent comments do run the risk of being accused of being hypocritical. Why? To say that the person wears white and white, visited the residents to show concerns reflects not the party is to deny the fact that he is not representing the party when he is wearing white and white. So does that mean that I can go around hitting someone, while wearing white and white, and claim that it reflects my character only, and not the PAP? In my own question, the PAP would definitely have been blasted. It's the same for other opposition parties, and any organisations. So if this is true, then why can't we just accept that the person's act of concern is a reflection of the party he represents?

And we probably wouldn't want people to say that of us, as Christ followers as well. The bible says it quite clearly that we are ambassadors of Christ in this ministry of reconciliation. When we display admirable characters of charity, would we be satisfied if our friends see us and just say, 'oh, you are good person, unfortunately it doesn't mean that your church (or your God) is good'. How would we feel? Dun we strive to become more Christ-like by the Holy Spirit's transformation so that we can bring Christ and His Kingdom to the people? Let's not be mistaken, we as Christ followers, have reasons to want to be Christ-like to the people around us, one of them being to win people over to Christ. That's why Paul strove to be all things to all people.

My point is this, just as I wanted people to recognise that when that the act of concern by the PAP guy is a reflection of the PAP, I also hope that people will recognise that Christ followers wear the garment of Christ and are indeed ambassadors of Christ to the fallen world. If we, as Christ followers, fail regardless whether it's due to the church or due to our own weaknesses, we have no excuse to deny that we have misrepresented Christ.

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