Good thoughts, Rex. I am constantly reminded that in I Corinthians, Paul speaks of the importance of the centrality of "knowing nothing ... except Jesus Christ and Him crucified." (I Cor. 2:2) If everything we do and say is a reflection of Jesus' life, teaching, interaction with people, death, and resurrection, then people can see what is at the heart of Christianity. And that heart is not morality, ethics, charity, politics, philosophy, doctrine, or even creeds, but the person of Jesus Christ. Maybe churches are in decline because when people see us - either as individuals or as congregations - they do not see the living reality of Jesus Christ. May you see Jesus in me! May Jesus come to you through me!
Thanks for reading and commenting. I was on the University of Delaware campus earlier today and talking with someone about the different students that attend UD. For many of the American students, they perceive an incongruence between Jesus Christ and the church. That perception isn't off mark either. So as with you, may you see Jesus in me and come to you through me, and may it be so for everyone we encounter.
Good thoughts, Rex. I am constantly reminded that in I Corinthians, Paul speaks of the importance of the centrality of "knowing nothing ... except Jesus Christ and Him crucified." (I Cor. 2:2) If everything we do and say is a reflection of Jesus' life, teaching, interaction with people, death, and resurrection, then people can see what is at the heart of Christianity. And that heart is not morality, ethics, charity, politics, philosophy, doctrine, or even creeds, but the person of Jesus Christ. Maybe churches are in decline because when people see us - either as individuals or as congregations - they do not see the living reality of Jesus Christ. May you see Jesus in me! May Jesus come to you through me!
Thanks for reading and commenting. I was on the University of Delaware campus earlier today and talking with someone about the different students that attend UD. For many of the American students, they perceive an incongruence between Jesus Christ and the church. That perception isn't off mark either. So as with you, may you see Jesus in me and come to you through me, and may it be so for everyone we encounter.