Have We Abandoned Our Calling In Christ?

Two shootings, two responses. Which seems more Christian? - Think Christian

The post referenced above ("Two Shootings, Two Responses...") is clearly worth the read.  It is an excellent article that will catch many off guard simply because we have become so accustomed to believing anything labeled "Christian" is automatically going to be Christ-like. A careful comparison to Jesus in the New Testament, however, can be a real shock. What we call "Christian" is not necessarily endorsed by Christ.  I grieve because we have lost the vision upon which our faith was established.  We have distorted the message of Jesus to conveniently give us an edge.  In some ways, perhaps, we have re-created Jesus in our image!

Has Christianity become too popular in the United States?  This sounds like a ridiculous question in light of the Great Commission, yet I seriously wonder if we have any idea what Jesus calls us to.  The New Testament portrays a life of struggle, persecution, and rejection for the follower of Jesus.  It speaks of self-denial, sacrifice, and suffering.  We are repeatedly told that we are strangers and aliens in this world, that while we await our true home (in heaven) we are to love our enemies, pray for those who persecute us, turn the other cheek, be makers of peace and ambassadors of reconciliation.  Yet that is not generally what I see when I look at the American Church.  Rather, I see pride, arrogance, wealth, and oppression of the poor and disenfranchised. 

Have we abandoned our Calling in Christ?

Are we being seduced into a post-Christian culture? 

How far has the Church strayed from Christ?

These are vital questions that must be examined carefully.  Fortunately, there remains a faithful remnant that still believes in the radical call to discipleship and adherence to our Lord and Master Jesus Christ, the Son of God.  Are you one of the faithful?

GDGehr
Peace-Ability