Will The Real Christianity Please Stand Up?
Will the real Christianity please stand up?
Just thinking about true and false Christianity this morning and about how the church is supposed to be the body of Christ when a funny mental picture hit me:
Religion has a long nose that it likes to look down at those that don't meet its standards.
Christianity has long arms that it uses to reach out to people that need Christ.
Religion is concerned with meeting certain standards and imposing them on other people. It wears nice clothes, neatly pressed, and smells great. Predominately it lounges in judgement.
Christianity is concerned with the mission given it by God Himself. It wears overalls and durable shoes. It smells dusty and sweaty from its labor of love. Predominately it gets its hands dirty and works.
The life of the religious person lives in their mouth and in their skin. They have a choice they can make as to whether or not they will exercise love.
The life of the Christian lives in their heart. They have no choice but to exercise love because God has remade them from the inside out.
The religious person is an actor that has even fooled himself. He plays the part he does on the stage of life because he believes it will serve him best. His ultimate goal is his own well being.
The Christian is a person who is no longer their own. They do what they do because they believe it best serves the mission God has laid upon them. Their ultimate goal in all things is simply God.
Just thinking about true and false Christianity this morning and about how the church is supposed to be the body of Christ when a funny mental picture hit me:
Religion has a long nose that it likes to look down at those that don't meet its standards.
Christianity has long arms that it uses to reach out to people that need Christ.
Religion is concerned with meeting certain standards and imposing them on other people. It wears nice clothes, neatly pressed, and smells great. Predominately it lounges in judgement.
Christianity is concerned with the mission given it by God Himself. It wears overalls and durable shoes. It smells dusty and sweaty from its labor of love. Predominately it gets its hands dirty and works.
The life of the religious person lives in their mouth and in their skin. They have a choice they can make as to whether or not they will exercise love.
The life of the Christian lives in their heart. They have no choice but to exercise love because God has remade them from the inside out.
The religious person is an actor that has even fooled himself. He plays the part he does on the stage of life because he believes it will serve him best. His ultimate goal is his own well being.
The Christian is a person who is no longer their own. They do what they do because they believe it best serves the mission God has laid upon them. Their ultimate goal in all things is simply God.
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