Common Church (Mis)Conceptions
On Sunday at church, the pastor presented "the six most common misconceptions people have about the [Christian] church." Here they are (in no particular order). Please comment on any or all of them. I'm curious whether or not these somewhat hold true in your church or any church of which you've been a part. Why do people have these (mis)conceptions? How have we contributed to these (mis)conceptions? Are they all really misconceptions? How do we, as Christ-followers, curtail them?
- The church is a religious organization with a political agenda.
- The church is male-dominated and oppresses females.
- The church is homophobic.
- The church is judgmental and negative.
- The church arrogantly claims that all other religions are wrong.
- The church is full of fundamentalists who take the Bible literally.
* The pastor did not actually address all these statements, except the one about the church being male-dominated and oppresses females. I think he chose to address this particular one because the church is planning on ordaining their first female pastor in the near future.
On Sunday at church, the pastor presented "the six most common misconceptions people have about the [Christian] church." Here they are (in no particular order). Please comment on any or all of them. I'm curious whether or not these somewhat hold true in your church or any church of which you've been a part. Why do people have these (mis)conceptions? How have we contributed to these (mis)conceptions? Are they all really misconceptions? How do we, as Christ-followers, curtail them?
1 comment:
I can see how somebody would say or think those things about any church or the Christian Church as a whole.
I fully agree with what DC Talk said in one of their songs, "The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door and on with their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieveing world simply finds unbelieveable."
Too many Christians proclaim Jesus with words and then push their own agendas (political or otherwise), too many hate the sin AND the sinner, and too many act arrogantly.
Plus, in a world that keeps pushing for political correctness, Christianity just isn't (and it shouldn't be).
But it's difficult for people to hear how we love everybody, yet condemn homosexuality, liberal thinking, etc.
The bottom line is this: We, as Christians, need God to help us not only talk the talk, but also walk the walk.
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