I often wonder about what passes for Christianity today. I know, I know,I'm being judgmental aren't I? Well...not really. Let me explain.
You see, there was a time when saying you were a Christian meant you were aligned with Christ. That used to mean that you identified with Him and walked according to His statutes and tried to live by the holy scriptures. Come to think abut it, I can even remember when people who said they were Christian actually had a reverence for God!
Contrast these things with what I see today and I must wonder if God doesn't look upon us and weep.I wonder if He ever asks Himself the question "this is what I gave my Son for?"
To coin a familiar phrase "where's the love?" I don't see it. What I see instead are people so utterly consumed with self that they have nothing left to give a brother or sister in need.
The Apostle John spoke of this lack of love here:
1st John 3:14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death.
So I wonder, is it asking too much for the child of God to love one another? Isn't that what being a Christian is really all about?
To do otherwise is to abide in death. All while setting on the pew each Sunday.
