There is a temptation to embrace the Christian label while rejecting the Christian faith. People today seek fulfillment and purpose in a so-called religious faith that has no doctrines, no teachings, no constraints, no discipline, no obedience, no commandments, and no sacrifice. Plastic Fruit Christianity looks very good, just like the real thing, but it’s just decoration and cannot sustain life.
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We need to be real christians with real faith
I’m not Christian (I’m Hindu) but I like your blog. I see this in my own faith. Take the label, but not what goes with it. Take the parts you like, dump the rest.
I often point to new age spirituality as the culprit of this delusional thinking and have your cake and eat it too religious mentality, as there you can make your own religion, be your own god (i.e. not god), have any belief you want, hold contradictory beliefs, change your beliefs, and not have to do anything you don’t want to … and it feels good! I think this feel good attitude to religion has become a virus effecting other religions. I could go on about the new age influence on Christianity, Hinduism and likely other religions – but this: be a Christian but not really … its just new ageism for me. For me, you have Jesus or you don’t. I don’t. You do. End of story. I don’t try to have a little Krishna and a little Jesus or the b.s. “Jesus is Krishna”. I just say no. You just say yes. But, so many want a little of this and a little of that ….. but what is icing without the pie? Not much? What is an ice carton without the ice cream? Lousy! But, they’re so lost they think the air in the empty carton is the ice cream and the icing is the cake!
Its this “I’m spiritual but not religious!” crap. CRAP. …. translation ‘Really, I’m nothing and do nothing and don’t know what I believe, but last year I read a book by Deepak Chopra and the other day I prayed to Jesus so therefore I’m more religious than you with all your history, authenticity and church doctrines! I bet you even like Trump, I’m a freethinker!’
Anyways, reader here in Portland, Maine