In this next series of posts I would like to identify the areas of modern Christianity that I collectively call the “Distortion of Religion.” Each topic of the “Distortion of Religion” is an area in which, I believe, modern Christianity has strayed from Biblical Christianity.
These issues, mindsets, attitudes, and lifestyles all lead us away from Biblical Christianity. Not only do they lead us astray from Biblical Christianity, they also hinder us from being affective witnesses for Christ. In fact, all of these mindsets and perceptions lead into each other. You may struggle with one more than you do with another, but in all likelihood if you struggle with one, you struggle with the others as well. This series will just address these issues; solutions to the issues will be discussed in a later series.
Now, I again feel it imperative to reiterate that this revolution is not a revolution against the church. The issues discussed in these posts are all issues that are personal issues that every Christian faces to some degree. The only way we can have a true “Revolution” is if we take it upon ourselves to understand and fix them in our lives.
I hope that through this series, together we will see the issues in our own lives. From understanding what issues we struggle with we can then (in the next series) learn the proper way to get rid of them. I believe that that is the key to the Religion Revolution—seeing the problem, and then taking steps to fix them. If we do that we can return to Biblical Christianity.
So when the next posts are posted, read them knowing that they are designed to convict you. If you face any of these mindsets, admit it. But don’t just admit it without wanting to change. If you see a problem, be willing to change it. And you don’t have to wait for me to tell you what I believe the steps to change are. Take the initiative to read your Bible and see what It says about the issues. Maybe you will find passages that I didn’t. If you do, leave me a comment or email me.
Together we can start a revolution! But it starts one person at a time, seeing his faults and changing his ways—all according to the Word of God and the teachings of Christ. That is how the Revolution will start and spread!
Lookin forward to your next post! Hopefully there will be much discussion and learning involved.
ReplyDeleteWho exactly do you mean by "modern Christianity"?
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ReplyDeleteBy the phrase "modern Christianity" I mean all people who claim to be Christian. This includes fundamental, liberal, conservative, charismatic, and all the Christians in between. The reason I use the term "modern Christianity" is that I believe the Christianity that we practice now in this century, is in some ways, a different Christianity than that of the first century. The term was not meant to be judgmental or derogatory to any denomination. It was, rather, a term to show that I am speaking of Christianity in this century as opposed to of the first. I hope you understand what I mean and that I answered your question sufficiently.
I agree, "Modern Christianity" is very different from the first century. We should do our best to return to the foundations of the first in our modern society. To be a Christian has become a casual thing, to many "Christians" it is simply a label instead of a way of life. Acts 11:26 "...And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch." It was a term to make fun of those choosing to live Christ-like lives but became known around the world as people set apart for the cause of Christ. What has changed?
ReplyDeleteK, thats all I wanted to know. I wasn't taking the term in any offensive way, I was just curious.
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