Christianity in modern America....
Tends to be easy, upbeat, convenient, and compatible. I does not require self-sacrifice, dicipline, humility, an otherwordly outlook, a zeal for souls, a fear as well as love for God. There is little guilt and no punishment, and the payoff in heaven is virtually certain.
What we now have might best be labeled,"Consumer Christianity." The cost is low and customer satisfaction seems guaranteed.
If we were only customers of Almighty God, we could be selective in our faith and reject anything we didn't like. But...that is not an idea we get from Jesus. He pointed us to a cross, not to a spiritual check-out counter. He said: "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, follow Me. For whoever loses his life for My sake will save it". Christ died on a cross for our sins, not for our satisfaction. And He calls us to trust in Him with a life of self-denial.
In a world where the customer is alway right, it takes radical obedience to God to keep from bying into "Consumer Christianity."
Just something to think about!
Love Trudy
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