The good life

“Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.” 1 Peter 2:12
I would think that most people reading this blog, who are in paid employment, will automatically think of their workplaces when they hear the words, “Live... good lives among the pagans”. Certainly this is true of my own workplace. While I know a few fellow believers there, most people are either not Christians, or worse, are anti-Christianity. People who belong to the world system, frequently try to catch Christians out and accuse them of various things. They will try to embarrass us by their topics of conversation, pointed questions, references to our past ‘Before Christ’ lives. They will insinuate that our good works are bad and that the Biblical truths that we hold to are just fairy tales. They do all these things, because the light in our lives only makes them aware of their own darkness (John 3:19, Matt. 6:23).
Christians are often accused of being intolerant, archaic, grumpy, self-righteous, bigoted, party poopers. When we make a stand for righteousness, people will tell us we are wrong. When churches or Christian doctrines are attacked, we are expected to stay silent because it’s ‘freedom of speech’; but if a Christian says anything against Islam or the cults, they are labelled ‘intolerant’. God sees these injustices, and He will deal with everyone in complete fairness at the end of it all. In the meantime, we are to live good and righteous lives. “In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven” (Matt. 5:16).