Chapter 11: Disappointment with Christians, pp. 99-112
In this chapter, the author talks about some of the problems with Christians. While some Christians give the illusion of perfection, seekers often become cynical when they observe less than perfect character in them. Hence, they believe that some Christians are immoral, some are inflexible, some Christians are strange, some are uptight, some are unloving, some are judgmental, and some are hypocritical.
After discussing the problems with Christians, he discusses the disappointment with the church. Dr. White said that more and more seekers are expressing their lack of interest in attending church for the following reasons: (1) They are bored. They feel that church is irrelevant to the way they live. (2) Some seekers have been “burned”/wounded by something that happened in the church which was an abomination to the nature of the church. (3) Some seekers have witnessed bickering and internal discord in …show more content…
For example: Seekers need to acknowledge that Christians are not perfect, and that sanctification is progressive. Furthermore, the author says the church should be the new community — one where people are encouraged to be real with each other, and show genuine love one for the other. He went on to state that those kinds of churches do exist; one should search for a church that promotes that kind of environment. Finally, seekers should understand, says Dr. White, that Christians should not stand in the way of your relationship with Christ; the “real issue is Jesus, not the weakness and imperfections or behavior of those who try to follow him.” Christians are not perfect, therefore, there will always be disappointment with Christians. One must remember that Christians may disappoint you, but Christ will
In this chapter, the author talks about some of the problems with Christians. While some Christians give the illusion of perfection, seekers often become cynical when they observe less than perfect character in them. Hence, they believe that some Christians are immoral, some are inflexible, some Christians are strange, some are uptight, some are unloving, some are judgmental, and some are hypocritical.
After discussing the problems with Christians, he discusses the disappointment with the church. Dr. White said that more and more seekers are expressing their lack of interest in attending church for the following reasons: (1) They are bored. They feel that church is irrelevant to the way they live. (2) Some seekers have been “burned”/wounded by something that happened in the church which was an abomination to the nature of the church. (3) Some seekers have witnessed bickering and internal discord in …show more content…
For example: Seekers need to acknowledge that Christians are not perfect, and that sanctification is progressive. Furthermore, the author says the church should be the new community — one where people are encouraged to be real with each other, and show genuine love one for the other. He went on to state that those kinds of churches do exist; one should search for a church that promotes that kind of environment. Finally, seekers should understand, says Dr. White, that Christians should not stand in the way of your relationship with Christ; the “real issue is Jesus, not the weakness and imperfections or behavior of those who try to follow him.” Christians are not perfect, therefore, there will always be disappointment with Christians. One must remember that Christians may disappoint you, but Christ will