BOB
Good morning. This is Bob Peden of Central, a United Methodist Community
here in Meridian. It is painful to realize but; somewhere through the centuries,
an idea has gained currency that says we can be Christians in the same way most
people are Democrats and Republicans, Rotarians, and Lions Club members. We
show up for meetings, pay our dues, and wear the insignia.
For the most part, however, it is acceptable to be "just like everybody else.@
We're devout Christians on Sunday, but we curse or cheat or tell racist jokes the
other six and a half days of the week.
We have so institutionalized the Christian faith that church membership has
come to count for conversion. It isn't just Vito Corleone of "Godfather@ fame
who could live as a criminal so long as he attended Mass and gave gifts to his
church.
How about you? Does your relationship with Christ influence anything other
than your Sunday mornings?
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