The Evangelical Scandal
In my journey to follow Christ, I have been significantly influenced by Dr. Ron Sider. He says that the evangelical movement is riddled with hypocrisy, and that it's time for serious change. He was interviewed by Christianity Today's Stan Guthrie on this subject which you can find at The Evangelical Scandal.
Take a look at it...and see what it might mean to us.
Hosea 12:11 (MsgB)
"I show Gilead rampant with religious scandal
and Gilgal teeming with empty-headed religion.
I expose their worship centers as
stinking piles of garbage in their gardens."
Take a look at it...and see what it might mean to us.
Hosea 12:11 (MsgB)
"I show Gilead rampant with religious scandal
and Gilgal teeming with empty-headed religion.
I expose their worship centers as
stinking piles of garbage in their gardens."
posted by Jim Knaggs | 8:36 PM
2 Comments:
I love that reference. It's almost offensive in it's description....as it rightly should be. Lately, i've found myself becoming increasingly frustrated with the overwhelming hypocracy that permeates christianity. .....almost to the point where i think we need to begin making a delination between "christians" and "Christ-Followers" ......too many times Christ followers get a bad rep because of the antics of over-zealus "evangelicals" who honestly have little [and i realize that this is a blanket statement, but i'm still going to say it] knowlege or ownership over their own faith.
Honestly, if people had any real knoweledge of who their Christ is.....so many 'christians' would behave quite differently, i'd think.
I agree Christin. Christian should not be simply a cultural label, but a descriptor of functioning relationship.
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