Finding Perspective

Last night I watched an interview between two Christians. I assumed that both of these Christians believe in Jesus, go to church and read the bible, but for some reason it seemed like these two believers really didn't like each other. The interviewee had recently written a book and the interviewer seemed to be taking great delight in attempting to thrash the book's content and push the author into a defensive position. Have you ever seen anything like this? Why would two people, who seem to be working for the same goal, go after one another with such hostility and anger?

I am firmly convinced that we would rather be defined by our differences than our similarities. We are very good at creating divisions and once these divisions have been established we tend to surround ourselves with individuals who only share our same opinions. What is worse is that churches do this, believers do this and instead of doing God's work we sit and debate.

Now this is not to say that issues shouldn't be discussed, those types of discussions can lead to tremendous growth, but when these debates lead to gridlock it is God's work and God's people that suffer.

We have more in common with each other than we think. We need to define ourselves by our similarities, that we are brothers and sisters in Christ, and that, as believers, we are called to go to work. Now you and I may not agree on everything but that doesn't mean that we cant go to work for God's people. That doesn't mean that we can't work side by side building a home or serving a meal. That doesn't mean that we can't live out our faith for the benefit of others.

There is a time and place for debate but not at the cost of God's people. Let's put aside our differences and get to work, for God's sake and his people.

See you in Church,

Pastor Chris