Right Idea

"what comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." A.W. Tozer writes this in his book The Knowledge of the Holy. this got me thinking. he goes on to say that what we think about God reflects on what sort of Christian we are, what kind of church we go to.

"always the most reveling thing about the Church is her idea of God, just as her most significant message is what she says about Him or leaves unsaid, for her silence is often more eloquent than her speech." i have to agree, what we say about the Gospel is very powerful. but what we don't say can be even more powerful, but i think in the wrong way. i feel that sometimes, a lot of people in ministry always want to have a feel good message of Jesus, that everything is going to be OK as long as "you accept Jesus into your heart". Pastor Scott Daniels of Pasadena Nazarene Church said this,

"I don't know where this whole saying came from. you know where it is not found? in this guy (pointing to his Bible)". i think that's funny, but its so true. going along with that, and with the above quote from Tozer, where do we get the idea that as long as we accept Jesus in our heart everything will be OK, when Jesus really calls us into action and to follow the way he lives.

so many people are worried about what they are doing, as long as they are going the right thing for everyone to see. but i think the question we need to ask sometimes is, "what are we NOT doing as Christians?" because the things we are not doing as the Church and as Christians is what stands out the most to the un-churched.

just a thought.