Response to Christianity as a Counterculture.

Hey guys,

Here's just a couple of comments from a couple of other Christian blogs in response to the Christianity as a Counterculture post. I thought they made some valid points so reproduced here.

written by alban-acim

Exactly, nothing could be more alien to this world than the teaching of Jesus Christ. Who wants to forgive and love his enemy? I think, for example, the majority of people still favors death penalty and wants their offenders being killed only to continue the conflict and its resulting misery.

What an insanity.

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Also, here was another eloquent post.

written by TitusOneOne

You're right, sirgawayne. According to Jesus, we are the salt and light in this dying world. He has called us to be different from this world and different from those who don't believe.

When people who are not believers look at us they should see Christ in us! Sure they may see us physically and see the personalities that God gave us, but beyond these they should see Jesus in us.

But is the average Christian today really that different from the culture they live in? I ask this because I see people who say they're Christians whose lives just don't match up. In fact, statistics tell us that divorce rates among Christians are just as high as non-Christians and pre-marital sex among Christians is growing higher every year. You are right, we have a wonderful opportunity to stand apart, to be the living counterculture, but are we letting that opportunity pass us by?

We need to make the choice to pickup our cross and follow Jesus. Come on believers! We've all made mistakes and messed up big, myself included. But 1 John 1:9 says we have a God that will forgive us of our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness when we confess our sins to Him. So if there's anything between you and God, repent of it. Ask for forgiveness. And then make the choice to be that salt and light, that counterculture to a dying world.

We are the body of Christ. Let's live that way!

Joe

http://titusoneone.com

Promoting and encouraging Biblical faith in God's people.

If you'd like to continue the discussion you can either leave a comment after the Counterculture post, or in the blogs4god discussion thread. I think these Christian bloggers have identified some extremely relevant examples and it would be a shame to let the discussion stop there.

Ray