The main thing that stuck out to me was at the very beginning of Locke's letter. He writes in chapter one, The Insecurity of the Zealots, "No-one will do himself any good by calling himself a Christian unless his life is holy, his conduct is pure, and his spirit s kinda and gentle... I would find it hard to believe that someone who is careless about his own salvation is concerned for mine." I would definitely agree with what Locke says here. I would even dare to add that no one would do himself, or Christianity as a whole, any good.
I agree with what Locke said. In my opinion, I believe that the "Christians" of this culture are a big reason as to why our generation does not see more people becoming Christians. Billy Graham believes that more than 60% of the church are not Christians. Distinguishing between the term 'Christian' and the definition of a true follower of Christ is now necessary. As followers of Christ we are called to be set apart, and 'Christians' of this day do not do that. Last Wednesday I was having a conversation with a friend of mine, and we began talking about suffering and tribulation. We agreed in saying that we somewhat wish the church of America would undergo more intense persecution so that those who were actually not Christians would no longer hinder other Christians in their sharing of the gospel.
The truth is we were somewhat joking, yet at the same time, we were serious. The people who claim to be Christians but do not live their lives as if they were Christians give a false impression of what Christianity really is. They do no good for Christians or the belief itself.
I commented on Anna Grace's and Madison's posts.
I agree with what Locke said. In my opinion, I believe that the "Christians" of this culture are a big reason as to why our generation does not see more people becoming Christians. Billy Graham believes that more than 60% of the church are not Christians. Distinguishing between the term 'Christian' and the definition of a true follower of Christ is now necessary. As followers of Christ we are called to be set apart, and 'Christians' of this day do not do that. Last Wednesday I was having a conversation with a friend of mine, and we began talking about suffering and tribulation. We agreed in saying that we somewhat wish the church of America would undergo more intense persecution so that those who were actually not Christians would no longer hinder other Christians in their sharing of the gospel.
The truth is we were somewhat joking, yet at the same time, we were serious. The people who claim to be Christians but do not live their lives as if they were Christians give a false impression of what Christianity really is. They do no good for Christians or the belief itself.
I commented on Anna Grace's and Madison's posts.
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