85% of non-believers in their 20's have concluded that Christianity is hypocritical. Among young churchgoers, 47% feel the same way. A 29 year old said this: "You could say I am a lot like Christians -- I have gotten good at telling people what I think they want to hear. I see why Christians do it. They want to look good. I guess I don't really see the harm in it."
The real issue is that there is not difference in the lifestyle of believers and non-believers. Christians are just as likely to gamble, to be involved in pornograghy, to steal, to consult a psychic, to get legally drunk, to lie, to hold a grudge, or to gossip.
The other indictment is that most Christians say that the heart of Christianity is keeping rigid rules and regulations. I don't that that is the heart of our faith, but the majority do. And then Christians don't live at a higher moral and ethical level than anyone else.
Thus the label Hypocrit. Lack of biblical, spiritual transformation due to lack of honesty with God about ourselves. What do you think?
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
UnChristian Chapters 1 - 2
We have now had our first session of studying the book "UnChristian". I will share a few statements from the book, and would like your comments. P. 11 "Christianity has an image problem." P. 15 "Outsiders(non believers) ... think Christians no longer represent what Jesus had in mind, that Christianity in our society is not what it was meant to be." "Christianity has become bloated with blind followers who would rather repeat slogans than actually feel true compassion and care. Christianity has become marketed and streamlined into a juggernaut of fearmongering that has lost its own heart." P. 16 " To engage nonChristians and point them to Jesus, we have to understand and approach them based on what they really think, not what we assume about them."
This book is about what people 16 -29 think about Christianity in the USA. P. 22 Do not "underestimate the widening gap between young people and their predecessors. Those who think that in due time Mosaics and Busters will 'grow up" and look like everyone else should prepare to have unfulfilled expectations." P. 26 "it is clear that Christians are primarily perceived for what they stand against. We have become famous for what we oppose, rather than who we are for." P. 27 "the three most common perceptions of present-day Christianity are antihomosexual (91%), judgmental (87%), and hypocritical (85%).
P. 39 "We are at a turning point for Christianity in America. If we do not wake up to these realities and respond in appropriate, godly ways, we risk being increasingly marginalized and losing further credibility with millions of people."
This book is about what people 16 -29 think about Christianity in the USA. P. 22 Do not "underestimate the widening gap between young people and their predecessors. Those who think that in due time Mosaics and Busters will 'grow up" and look like everyone else should prepare to have unfulfilled expectations." P. 26 "it is clear that Christians are primarily perceived for what they stand against. We have become famous for what we oppose, rather than who we are for." P. 27 "the three most common perceptions of present-day Christianity are antihomosexual (91%), judgmental (87%), and hypocritical (85%).
P. 39 "We are at a turning point for Christianity in America. If we do not wake up to these realities and respond in appropriate, godly ways, we risk being increasingly marginalized and losing further credibility with millions of people."
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