A Bum Rap
This Sunday, I’ll be giving a message about the kinds of things Christians should be known for…you know, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
The unfortunate thing is that Christians tend to get a bum rap. Granted, we bring most of it upon ourselves. So, though we know all the over-the-top religious folks truly do not represent all Christians, we often are left picking up the mess.
Instead of being known for the “fruit of the Spirit” many people (especially non-Christians) refer to Christians as being “hypocrites” and “judgmental.”
Two questions: 1) How would you define/describe the Christians you know? 2) What can we do to become known more for our love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control than our hypocrisy and judgmentalism?