Last post I asked what believers in Christ are for. I got a couple of great comments, both with the gist that followers of Christ are for following Christ. This is my wording of course, but that's basically it, right?
We're not following Him as one would follow Ghandi, so don't confuse what I'm saying. No one (I know of) would argue Ghandi is equal to God in any way. Those who follow Jesus believes what the Bible says about Him.
This brings me to the next part of my question. We strive to be for what Christ is for. This is where Christians tend to diverge. Christ's name gets attached to pacifism and torture ("when it's necessary", of course), and to refuting the lie of global warming and environmentalism. The list goes on, but the arguments continue.
Now the question. Again, I have my convictions, but I would rather listen to others. What did Christ show us He was for? And, are we truly for that?
2 comments:
Well, I don't know that I have ever heard that Jesus would be for torture ... you have to do some fancy biblical footwork to ever take anything that Jesus said as personally aggressive politically.
Of course you always get the "he whipped the money changers out of the temple" argument that Jesus is okay with angrily punishing people.
But let's look at what he was for: his Father's house being solely dedicated to prayer ... for all races of people (it was the outer court).
Let's look at what he was against: using the temple as a mode for making money. This is more about keeping the Church from those who try to equate "godliness with great gain". Even Paul says to run from such people.
This more seriously attacks our modern Christian association with capitalism and high middle class standards, as if it is "Christian" to attain middle class success in a capitalistic system.
To take the bulk of Jesus' teaching and see anything else but extreme pacifism is to badly interpret scripture. It is uncomfortable to our American cowboy mentality. But true.
Peace.
It's hard to phrase that, but I was referring to a pew survey that says Christians are likely to support torture.
http://www.patrolmag.com/sessions/1625/christians-more-likely-to-support-torture
Part of my point is, if we show we are for this, and we are followers of Him, what does that say about Him?
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