sometimes in conversations with other Christians, i'll notice statements such as:
"I would never live there."
or
"I would never wear that."
and sometimes I wonder if it's Christians being stuck-up or if it's just a matter of preference. I was talking to a friend today about where I would live next year and mentioned an area of town that wasn't upperclass, but more of bohemian/hippy/organic type of neighborhood. a lot of the homes in the area are older and more rundown looking.
she said, "ew, don't live there."
it makes me wonder if we as Christians are a little too quick to judge and think we are superior. it makes me uncomfortable to think that we would only venture into those types of neighborhoods because of a "service project," but not because we really wanted to. then once the service project is over with, we go back to our cushy lifestyles where we're comfortable with our circle of friends. granted, not all Christians think this way and i think it's great that they don't. however, more often than not, i've come across Christians who make comments that give them a feeling of superiority that i'm not really comfortable with. is it that we've become too attached to the world? then when we feel like being Christians, we put on our good sunday clothes and talk about God to the people in homeless shelters that we only see once a year?
i know Jesus never lived a cushy lifestyle and it's not that radical to think that maybe we should leave our belongings behind and take up our cross to follow Him.
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ooohhh... modern america evangelicals would crucify you for this post... which is good... if I do say so myself...
i <3 this post.
You know, I wonder why more people don't share your heart in this. I meet so many people (Christians) who don't feel it's necessary to stick to the New Testament idea of living.
As Christians, it's our duty to forsake everything for the name of His glory. I think that there are Christians, and there are Christ-followers. So many Christians are store-brand, Wednesday and Sunday Christians. The materialistic kind. The kind that scornfully judge.
Thanks for this post, at least I'm not the only one that feels this way, finally.