But what disturbed me was when I asked him, "So how do you feel after listening to him speak?". His reply was, "Ok lah, basically all religion teach the same thing, telling us to be good people..." Now, it is not up to me to judge the pastor whom he listened to but this brought me to think about my own "preaching" and sharing. I began to think about the times when I speak or am sharing. Finally after my sharing, will the audience walk away knowing more about Christ and what He have done for us, or will they walk away thinking that Christianity is simply one of the other good religions to believe in? I guess this simple experience caused me to really re-look into my own sharings, to on the one hand be sensitive and relevant to the audience I am speaking to, but also to be accurate and true to the gospel truth.
It is tempting to say what the people want to hear, often at the expense of truth. I recall the radio advertisement where the slogan was "Hear only the good things" and it is very true in the culture we are in. Because of the wide variety of choice we have, if we don't like a particular something, we just have to find an equivalent and be happy with it. It is subtle and if I am not careful, the Christianity I claim to believe in could just be a "customized-to-my-liking" Christianity. And I believe that the only way to stay true to the authetic Christianity is to stay close to His Word. That way, it will be God calling the shots and not me.
~God, please grant me the discipline to study your Word consistently and thoroughly~
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