Think About It

I think that one of the challenges of Christianity in the 21 st Century is that we have “Americanized” it a bit.   Now, please bear with me for a bit before tuning me out.   What I mean by that is we have applied American principles to what we expect from religion.   To be successful, it is tempting to believe that we have to be the biggest.   We need to be politically powerful and socially viable.   We need to be the movement that everyone follows.   Now, while that does have some appeal, I am not sure that is the case today, nor has it ever been the focus of God.   In fact, Jesus noted, “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.” (Matthew 7:13-14).   We shouldn’t be surprised if we aren’t the powerhouse; that was never the intent.   Sure, when it ...