What are Christians known for?
What are Christians known for? According to one study Christians
are known as hypocritical, over evangelistic, anti-homosexual, sheltered, too political
and judgmental (see UnChristian by David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons). We
are known more for what we stand against rather than what we stand for. As
Christians there are times when we have to take a stand but are the stances we
take and the battles we fight the right ones?
What should we stand for? What could we (and should) fight?
What about be known to solve…
- Famine (like Somalia) where more than 40 million people in
Africa alone are affected
- Human trafficking
(including sex trafficking) where in 2008 the U.N. said that more than 2.5 million people from 127 countries are being trafficked to 137
countries around the world (this also includes children)
- Orphans where in Russia an estimated 650,000 children are
in orphanages. Orphans are turned out of the orphanages at the age of 16, and
the results are poor for most of them: 40% are homeless, 20% turn to crime, and
10% commit suicide.
- Hunger where 48 million Americans (16 million children)
lack adequate food supply
What if Christians were known for what they stand for? What
if we were known for feeding the hungry, caring for the orphans and stopping
human abuse?
What if Christians were known more for doing something to
bring help and relief to these problems? What if we were known for what we
stand for?
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