Christian?

I recently made the following statement on a social network: "I think that if God thought like most Christians, we'd all be divinely screwed. Now, I (sort of) apologize if that offends you. However, once you get past your religious offense, I urge you to seek the deeper meaning behind the above statement and react accordingly. I'm just saying ... I'm convinced that God is not a Christian or a member of any other religious social club you can think of."

While it was honestly not my intention to do so, I was sure that the statement would cause a bit of controversy.  Still, I made it because I wanted people, especially Christians, to think about what I said and inwardly examine themselves.

When people encounter you, are you a near-accurate representation of Christ's love for the world (a living epistle) or are you a perverse imitation? Are you a love letter from Christ to the world or a death warrant walking?

Most Christians tend to think that their lives reflect that they walk with God because they attend church service regularly, don't drink, don't smoke, don't go clubbing, abstain from pre-marital sex and/or sexual perverseness, don't use profane language, etc.  But, what about your inward life?  Does that reflect your walk with God as well?

Are you judgmental, haughty, prideful, hateful, unkind, gossipy, self-centered, etc.?  The presence of any of these flaws in your life are evidence that you are, in fact, human and therefore prone to error like the rest of us.


The reason I say that "if God thought like most Christians, we'd all be divinely screwed," is because we truly would be.  Judgmental Christians send people to hell in their minds everyday ... just think if God was that merciless and unforgiving!

*shivers*

Now, I believe in the life, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ but, these days, I'm not so quick to say I'm a Christian because I don't want to be associated with the ridiculous picture of Christianity most Christians have painted for the world to see.  Still, for argument's sake, I suppose one would have to label me as such but I think I like the term "friend of God" better.