Posted by
Corthell on Thursday, December 09, 2010 9:59:54 AM
Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car. Hypocrites in the Christian church, the Temple? Yes, and in the schools and in the home. Don't look through the church for a hypocrite. Go home and take a look in the mirror. Hypocrites? Yes, lots and lots of them. You can depopulate the body of hypocrites by one.
''Most Christians are not. Not really disciples of Jesus that is. As I go about my work,
I have become more and more convinced of that truth. The American Experience is in trouble because those
who claim to be followers of Jesus really don’t follow Him.''
Okay Lord, I’ll write it. But I really don’t understand why you give me these dirty jobs. Why haven’t you anointed me to write about the evil Democrats, or say, those God-haters who want to take Manger Scenes off of the courthouse steps? Why can’t I be like Ann Coulter and just expose liberals? Why do I always have to write things about folks who are supposed to be on my side? The liberals hate me enough…why do I have to keep poking “conservatives” in the eye?
It won’t be long before I won’t be welcome anywhere in Christian circles. But I promised you years ago that I would be faithful to write and speak what you put in my spirit. As President John Adams famously said, “Duty is ours. The results belong to God.”
So, I’ll lay it out there and trust you have a reason for putting the words in my heart.
Most Christians are not. Not really disciples of Jesus that is. As I go about my work, I have become more and more convinced of that truth. The American Experience is in trouble because those who claim to be followers of Jesus really don’t follow Him.
Oh, don’t get me wrong, they “go to church,” and most “believe in God,” but they are not followers of Jesus. They don’t even know what that means...to follow Jesus…even though they are “Christians.” In fact, I doubt whether the Apostle Paul, or any of the first-century believers, would even recognize the “religion” that we call “Christianity” today. Just wondering….was Jesus a “Christian?”