To God, I do not believe it does. Yeshua, who had the fullness of God within him, whom was born of flesh and spirit. Did not make himself as someone with a reputation. Our perception has to be seen within this, while people love to feel good, be praised, be liked, and all of these things. They are good. However, Yeshua did not make his life of one of reputation. He was a servant to all, and most of all Yahavah, his Father. Do you have to be loved by others? No. Not everyone Jesus came crossed loved him, I remember that Yeshua even loved the person whom was rich and who walked away. That speaks volumes. While Yeshua stated to go give to the poor and rid of all that he had, the rich man went away sad. This encounter was to distinguish priority.
If you make your reputation one of priority, that is all you will fall back on, the self. This typically can cause pride in a person. "Look at me, and what I did!" Aren't I great! These are things which are of a perception which can be good. If you are proud of yourself, I don't think that is a bad thing, but when you start priding it around and say look at what I did. It's reminiscent of what the the bridegroom who didn't get enough oil. They came back, after the fact, knocking on the door saying "Haven't we done all these great things in your name Lord?" As they knocked on the "door," the response from within side (I believe this was showcasing those whom continued to be watchful of the coming of the LORD's Day, when they would be rescued and those outside for not repenting where pretty much slaughtered during the besiege of Jerusalem in 70Ad) "I don't know you."
See, I believe what happens is that our perception and the way we see things typically get blurred when our flesh runs us over, like a cup overfilled with water runs over. Typically these are times when things need to be looked at, and not just the scripture but ourselves as a whole. James talks about "walking away from the mirror and not remembering who you are (or something to this effect.) All of have fallen short of the glory of God. To think we are something that we are not we are only fooling ourselves in the end. Reputation is important to a whole lot of people, to me my reputation doesn't matter anymore because I really don't care if people define me as a good person or a bad person. Jesus was not concerned with this matter either, so therefore why make it of such an importance? I get, loving oneself is to acquire wisdom, and loving your neighbor as yourself is to impart wisdom, but the only good wisdom comes from Yeshua, whom has become our wisdom, in conjunction with the holy spirit/spirit of Christ while looking faithfully to God in whom we should serve.
If life is all about pleasing people, where is there anytime to please God? Aren't we suppose to look to God despite what people may "think of you?" If the focus is "I worry about what people may think of me." That may be a personal thing one needs to address to Yahavah, and ask him to help you overcome this fear, of what people think of oneself because in my own personal mind...
If you worry about what people think of you, you are more susceptible to following under what people say, rather than the things of what God thinks about you. And what God thinks about you, is that he loves you, cares for you, and desires for you to look towards him, and not our own abilities in what we can do personally because while we can be used for the work that God has created us to do if we so allow him to work in and through us and "those who love God, works all good according to those called to his purpose." Why should you worry about people will think of you? Think of what Jesus did, he never made himself a person of reputation, he went about his life serving God, and if people listened to his message, and if you are a Gentile and gave yourself over to Faith, you were made right with God, if you were a Israelite and gave yourself over in repentance, then they were made right with God. Today it is all faith based, though in time you may start to "change your mind" about the way you may think about certain things, as you turn yourself more over to God, having the "mind of Christ."
Do this make sense to you? If it does, then that is great, if it doesn't please feel free to ask any questions if you would like to concerning this original post and I'll try to answer to the best of my ability, and hopefully by the spirit.
If you make your reputation one of priority, that is all you will fall back on, the self. This typically can cause pride in a person. "Look at me, and what I did!" Aren't I great! These are things which are of a perception which can be good. If you are proud of yourself, I don't think that is a bad thing, but when you start priding it around and say look at what I did. It's reminiscent of what the the bridegroom who didn't get enough oil. They came back, after the fact, knocking on the door saying "Haven't we done all these great things in your name Lord?" As they knocked on the "door," the response from within side (I believe this was showcasing those whom continued to be watchful of the coming of the LORD's Day, when they would be rescued and those outside for not repenting where pretty much slaughtered during the besiege of Jerusalem in 70Ad) "I don't know you."
See, I believe what happens is that our perception and the way we see things typically get blurred when our flesh runs us over, like a cup overfilled with water runs over. Typically these are times when things need to be looked at, and not just the scripture but ourselves as a whole. James talks about "walking away from the mirror and not remembering who you are (or something to this effect.) All of have fallen short of the glory of God. To think we are something that we are not we are only fooling ourselves in the end. Reputation is important to a whole lot of people, to me my reputation doesn't matter anymore because I really don't care if people define me as a good person or a bad person. Jesus was not concerned with this matter either, so therefore why make it of such an importance? I get, loving oneself is to acquire wisdom, and loving your neighbor as yourself is to impart wisdom, but the only good wisdom comes from Yeshua, whom has become our wisdom, in conjunction with the holy spirit/spirit of Christ while looking faithfully to God in whom we should serve.
If life is all about pleasing people, where is there anytime to please God? Aren't we suppose to look to God despite what people may "think of you?" If the focus is "I worry about what people may think of me." That may be a personal thing one needs to address to Yahavah, and ask him to help you overcome this fear, of what people think of oneself because in my own personal mind...
If you worry about what people think of you, you are more susceptible to following under what people say, rather than the things of what God thinks about you. And what God thinks about you, is that he loves you, cares for you, and desires for you to look towards him, and not our own abilities in what we can do personally because while we can be used for the work that God has created us to do if we so allow him to work in and through us and "those who love God, works all good according to those called to his purpose." Why should you worry about people will think of you? Think of what Jesus did, he never made himself a person of reputation, he went about his life serving God, and if people listened to his message, and if you are a Gentile and gave yourself over to Faith, you were made right with God, if you were a Israelite and gave yourself over in repentance, then they were made right with God. Today it is all faith based, though in time you may start to "change your mind" about the way you may think about certain things, as you turn yourself more over to God, having the "mind of Christ."
While Jesus did die on the cross, he was also risen again by the holy spirit of God. The resurrection plays an important role in becoming spiritually alive.Philippians 2:
7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Do this make sense to you? If it does, then that is great, if it doesn't please feel free to ask any questions if you would like to concerning this original post and I'll try to answer to the best of my ability, and hopefully by the spirit.