The Cornelius Project

We often advise people to "Keep their eyes on Jesus, not on man," but maybe it's time to rethink this approach.

When a Christian leader stumbles morally, our immediate reaction is to say, "Keep your eyes on Jesus, not on man." Or we might say, "No one is perfect except for Jesus."

But this isn't the way it was intended to be. The reality is that people should be able to "put their eyes on you" and see a reflection of Jesus. It's not even physically [possible for them to "put their eyes on Jesus." All they can SEE is the person in front of them...

YOU ... are meant to be the closest representation of Jesus that others can see.

This concept is supported by scripture. People should be able to look at you and discern what Jesus looks like.

In Philippians 3:17, Paul writes, "Join together in following my example ... KEEP YOUR EYES ON THOSE WHO LIVE AS WE DO."

Paul doesn't stop there. He also writes in 1 Corinthians 11:1, "Imitate me, as I imitate Christ," and reinforces this in 1 Corinthians 4:16 with, "I urge you to imitate me."

In Philippians 4:9, he says, "What you have learned and received and heard and SEEN IN ME — put it into practice."

He also instructed the Thessalonians to follow his example, noting that he lived as a MODEL when he was with them.

Folks - Christianity is in crisis mode. Tons of people have abandoned the church and the faith, and it will not suffice to tell them they should not have had their eyes on men (they don't even know how to do that).

This is our time - YOUR time - to shine.

People are mocking us not because of our stand for righteousness, but because of our sinful behavior.

The Prophet Nathan rebuked King David for his adulterous act with Bathsheba - and there would be hell to pay. Though the Lord graciously forgave him, it was not without repercussions. Nathan told him that because of what he had done, he had given occasion for the Lord's enemies to blaspheme.

We have "given occasion" to those outside the faith to blaspheme the glorious name of our Lord Jesus. With our scandalous behavior, we have opened the door for non-Christians to declare that God is not real. If He is real and lives within His people, why do they act like they do?

Perhaps it's not too late to return to the condition of the Early Church. In Acts 5 we are told those outside the faith held the Christians in high esteem. As a matter of fact, we're even told that they were "afraid" to even associate with them...

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