A Jesus Freak Looks At Labels
Jimmy Buffett recorded a tune years ago entitled 'A Pirate Looks at 40'. In the song he looks back longingly at ancient days of high-seas adventure, and concludes he is out of place in these times.
There are times when, as a follower of Jesus Christ, I feel like I am out of place in these times - within the Church community. Call it 'throw-back' or 'old-school', but I long for a Christian faith that resembles Jesus more than it resembles the Pharisees. I long for the days when followers of Jesus were known by their love, not for the way they affix labels to others - unsaved, worldly, secular, pagan, etc. I long for the days when believers in Christ were recognized in society for their Christlikeness, not for the way they can so clearly articulate the differences between 'us' and 'them', or 'in' and 'out'.
There are times when, as a follower of Jesus Christ, I feel like I am out of place in these times - within the Church community. Call it 'throw-back' or 'old-school', but I long for a Christian faith that resembles Jesus more than it resembles the Pharisees. I long for the days when followers of Jesus were known by their love, not for the way they affix labels to others - unsaved, worldly, secular, pagan, etc. I long for the days when believers in Christ were recognized in society for their Christlikeness, not for the way they can so clearly articulate the differences between 'us' and 'them', or 'in' and 'out'.
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