Comments on: Churchianity http://www.thebristows.com/blog/theology/churchianity Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:15:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Matthew Gray http://www.thebristows.com/blog/theology/churchianity#comment-140 Matthew Gray Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:35:41 +0000 http://www.thebristows.com/?p=125#comment-140 Very true. I heard a missionary from East St. Louis his name is Jay Covert, he is a graduate from Teen Challenge. He used to be a heavy using drug addict who is now preaching the gospel to those in need. In his speech he talked about churchians in a way. He said many people look at church as some sort of club that is exclusive, where christians just go to hang out with other christians. He told a story about how he was standing on the street corner speaking with a few prostitutes and praying with them and giving them some hygiene kits. He said right about then a car pulled up slowly and barely rolled down the window and handed out a few pieces of paper. The papers were tracks on how to be saved. He said they told them nothing and then drove away. He said that is what is wrong with most Christians today. He also talked about how many people drive by when the church has a picnic or something and many people will say simply " ooh look the church is having another party for themselves. I think we as Christians get too comfortable sometimes. We are the children of light, we should go to the dark places, light moves darkness doesn't. Jay's ministry consists of loving people like Jesus did. Jesus did not separate himself from sinner, quite the opposite actually, he would seek out the sinners, The poor, The sick, The tax collectors. He gave us the perfect example to follow. I don't believe it isn't always what we say as Christians but we need to do is love them like Jesus. I know that I don't have all the answers in life, but I know sometimes we have to get out of our Churchian attitude and get a little uncomfortable and love people as Jesus showed us. Matthew 9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. 10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? 12 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. 13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Very true. I heard a missionary from East St. Louis his name is Jay Covert, he is a graduate from Teen Challenge. He used to be a heavy using drug addict who is now preaching the gospel to those in need. In his speech he talked about churchians in a way. He said many people look at church as some sort of club that is exclusive, where christians just go to hang out with other christians. He told a story about how he was standing on the street corner speaking with a few prostitutes and praying with them and giving them some hygiene kits. He said right about then a car pulled up slowly and barely rolled down the window and handed out a few pieces of paper. The papers were tracks on how to be saved. He said they told them nothing and then drove away. He said that is what is wrong with most Christians today. He also talked about how many people drive by when the church has a picnic or something and many people will say simply ” ooh look the church is having another party for themselves. I think we as Christians get too comfortable sometimes. We are the children of light, we should go to the dark places, light moves darkness doesn’t. Jay’s ministry consists of loving people like Jesus did. Jesus did not separate himself from sinner, quite the opposite actually, he would seek out the sinners, The poor, The sick, The tax collectors. He gave us the perfect example to follow. I don’t believe it isn’t always what we say as Christians but we need to do is love them like Jesus. I know that I don’t have all the answers in life, but I know sometimes we have to get out of our Churchian attitude and get a little uncomfortable and love people as Jesus showed us.
Matthew 9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

12 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

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