Subject: What is so wrong with Catholics |
Bible Note: New Creature I wonder if the sinners found Jesus boring? Most sinners are looking for what is missing in their lives, they are scared, tired, lonely, hopeless. They have friends’ every time they buy a round or throw a party but when the party is over they go home to their lonely hopeless existences. They have no hope, no one that will listen to them that cares, no one that offers them hope. They go to parties to let it all hang out but in fact it is to cover their misery. Christians on the other hand, should be the most fun people to be around since our fear should be gone, and we should have hope and joy and peace. However it is usually the opposite Christians are usually the most miserable people, never smiling, rarely laughing and often very critical. Too often Christians condemn, look down their nose and all love is deeply hidden beneath their outrage at sin. Notice how sinners flocked to Jesus' side why? Because they saw something in him that was missing in their lives. They saw His joy, His zeal for life, His peace, His assurance, His love. This drew people to him, because He loved them and cared about them. Did it always work? Was Jesus ever rejected or betrayed? Yes He died on the cross because of His love. Most Christians never reach out in love afraid they will be rejected or despised. I’m sorry New Creature I didn’t mean to pick you but you became the perfect straight man. It is not just you but all of us. We fail to truly reflect Jesus to the world and the world doesn’t want us because they see just another one of them and not the hope of Jesus. Look around, look at the faces of fellow Christians as the file into church. We are allowing the world to defeat us or we never truly grasped God’s truth. Instead of being overcomers our chin is dragging on the floor the same as the world’s chin. If we really possessed what we should and lived our lives as victors the world would be seeking us out for the answer. No, a Christian should never be boring to the world, the world should be wondering where the joy, the laughter, the zeal is coming from, what is fueling that fire that burn so brightly before them. The answer JESUS. Again New Creature I apologize for picking on you as we are all guilty of this. We need to let the world see Jesus in us not just being mirrors reflecting back their own state. EdB |