What is the relevance of Elijah's prophetic mission to Christians today?

Give the relevance of Elijah's prophetic mission to Christians today.

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(i) They should avoid sinful life so as to escape God's punishment.

(ii) Christians should apply life skills in handling moral issues.

(iii) They should be willing to carry out God's work despite the challenges they may face.

(iv) Christians should preach and win converts to God.

(v) Christians should be ready to suffer and face opposition in their work.

(vi) Christians should develop an intimate relationship with God.

(vii) They should show strong faith in God and avoid forms of idolatry such as love for devil worship, money and drug abuse.

(viii) It is their duty to condemn all forms of corruption in order to have a just society.

(ix) Christians should be honest and avoid corrupt practices.

(x) They should be prayerful and seek God's guidance in situations that look difficult.
This will make them overcome them.

(xi) They should trust in God's providence and protection.

(xii) Christian leaders should not use their positions to exploit the poor and the weak.

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1. Church leaders should be courageous to condemn evil being committed in the society just
like Elijah faced the King when he forgot the covenant way of life.
2. Christians should avoid bearing false witness against their neighbors like Jezebel did to
Naboth.
3. Christians should live a life of prayer and God will always answer their prayers just like he
answered Elijah’s prayers.
4. Christians must be ready to perform God’s task however hard it may be. Elijah was given
the hard task of performing disaster in the name of Ahab.
5. Christians need to live life free from corruption.
6. Leaders should not use their positions to oppress the weak just like Ahab used his power as a
king to oppress Naboth.
7. God will always protect his people just as Elijah was protected by God when Jezebel wanted
to kill him.
8. Just as Elijah remained faithful to God in the times of hardship, Christians therefore need to
have faith in God.
9. Christians should fight for the rights of the poor just as Elijah fought for the rights of the
poor.
10. Christians should avoid modern form of Idolatry at all costs; they must not value earthly
things above God

maurice.mutuku answered the question on August 26, 2017 at 12:37

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