Ever wonder how often we do something just because we can? If we are capable why shouldn’t we? If we are can send a man to the moon why shouldn’t we? Progress and productivity because we can. This is very pragmatic. Very Western. Very American.
Do we ever stop to consider what are the consequences of this mindset?
We become results driven. We only focus on what “really matters” in order to get the job done.
What has this done to our faith? For several years now I have questioned what it means to be as a Christian to be “saved.” What is the purpose of an alter call? Have we simply boiled down Christianity to justification by faith?
At so any church or Christian events growing up I was told “All you have to do is pray this prayer and you will be saved.”
This has never felt right to me, and through several discussions over the past few years I have found others fell this way too.
Relationships are never based on one decision. To steal an analogy from Donald Miller, a relationship with Jesus feels much more like falling in love than a one time decision. You can’t be quite sure how you got to this point, but you certainly know that you have made both unconscious and conscious decisions to get there.
It feels like a journey. An ongoing process that shares common bonds but looks different for every person.
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