On the evening that we hold in sacred remembrance of how Christ was betrayed a Disciple's greed and dashed political aspirations (Judas wanted a warrior Messiah) and turned over to the hand of religious conservative fundamentalists who wanted Him killed.....let us pause and reflect a moment.
Our job is to bring the Savior's message and love unto the world, and how we do so will impact who will listen to what we have to say. This is a sacred duty we as Christians are charged with, and nothing should interfere with this.
Yet, I have seen so many uncivil and nasty posts lately that make me think..."If I were a person of a different political persuasion than Person X, would I feel comfortable going to them to ask them of their Jesus? Would I listen to them if they came up to me to tell me about Jesus?" (This is a main reason that Charles and I purposefully remain very apolitical on FB.....because Christ's message is far more important than our view on politics, and nothing should be a hindrance to that message getting out.
If your zeal for politics (and nastily slamming those who have a different opinion than you) ever becomes an impediment for anyone approaching you to learn of the truth and love of Christ...then you are no longer doing God's work, but the devil's.
Let nothing of this world so consume your passions that you put it before loving God, loving your neighbor and sharing the truth of Christ in love, gentleness and respect.
- Beth Haynes Butler
Our job is to bring the Savior's message and love unto the world, and how we do so will impact who will listen to what we have to say. This is a sacred duty we as Christians are charged with, and nothing should interfere with this.
Yet, I have seen so many uncivil and nasty posts lately that make me think..."If I were a person of a different political persuasion than Person X, would I feel comfortable going to them to ask them of their Jesus? Would I listen to them if they came up to me to tell me about Jesus?" (This is a main reason that Charles and I purposefully remain very apolitical on FB.....because Christ's message is far more important than our view on politics, and nothing should be a hindrance to that message getting out.
If your zeal for politics (and nastily slamming those who have a different opinion than you) ever becomes an impediment for anyone approaching you to learn of the truth and love of Christ...then you are no longer doing God's work, but the devil's.
Let nothing of this world so consume your passions that you put it before loving God, loving your neighbor and sharing the truth of Christ in love, gentleness and respect.
- Beth Haynes Butler
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