THE ENGLISH COMMONER
Some of the definitions for the old British term Commoner is: any person ranking below a peer; a person without a title of nobility...an ordinary person...a person who is not born into a position of high social status…a derogatory word or term for a peasant/lower class.
THE WORLD AND THE CHRISTIAN COMMONER
Paul tells us the elitist society of his day considered Christians
“as the filth of the world, and the offscouring of all things.” Things haven’t changed for those believers who are sold out to God. They still look down their condescending noses at those who belong to Christ, thinking themselves superior.
GOD HAS AN AFFINITY FOR COMMON THINGS AND PEOPLE
The Bible speaks of: a common people; a common faith; a common salvation. In fact, God had to correct Peter for referring to things and people as common; things God had associated Himself with with. “What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common...but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common.”
GOD IN DISGUISE
To the world and religion, Jesus Christ was a common man, beneath them. But in truth, He was God in disguise. And so it is with His children. The world’s not aware God is in these common, earthen vessels, and that these lightly esteemed, plain people are heirs of God and joint heirs with Jesus Christ.
WHAT A RUDE AWAKENING WHEN THE WORLD FINDS OUT THAT THE PEOPLE THEY TREATED AS NOBODIES WERE GOD’S SOMEBODIES!
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