Rabbit-hole Christians
A friend sent me this after I told her I spent most of my time with Christians. Am I a rabbit?
Rabbits are timid creatures that pop out of their holes every morning, try to avoid everything ( except other rabbits), eat their food, and jump back into their holes in the evening. Whew! We made it through another day, they'd say if they could talk.
Rabbit- hole Christians are a lot like like that. They eat lunch with other Christians at work and relate almost exculsively with fellow- believers in their church. They avoid socializing with unbelievers and wouldn't think of accepting an invitation to one of their parties. No wonder unbelievers equate being a Christian with a kind of aloof self- reghteousness.
No one could say that about Jesus. He actually invited Himself to the home of Zacchaeus, a notorious tax collector. His congeniality among disreputable people earned Him the title of ' a friend of tax collectors and sinners'. ( Matthew 11:19). he reached out to such people because He knew He couldn't help them without becoming their friend. Jesus never said anything He shouldn't have said, nor did He laugh at any off color stories. he won people's respect by caring for them.
Jesus has equipped us with the Holy Spirit and assured us that He'll be with us so we can follow His example. Let's guard against being rabbit- hole Christians.
'Jesus leaves us in the world to be a witness to the world.'
Rabbits are timid creatures that pop out of their holes every morning, try to avoid everything ( except other rabbits), eat their food, and jump back into their holes in the evening. Whew! We made it through another day, they'd say if they could talk.
Rabbit- hole Christians are a lot like like that. They eat lunch with other Christians at work and relate almost exculsively with fellow- believers in their church. They avoid socializing with unbelievers and wouldn't think of accepting an invitation to one of their parties. No wonder unbelievers equate being a Christian with a kind of aloof self- reghteousness.
No one could say that about Jesus. He actually invited Himself to the home of Zacchaeus, a notorious tax collector. His congeniality among disreputable people earned Him the title of ' a friend of tax collectors and sinners'. ( Matthew 11:19). he reached out to such people because He knew He couldn't help them without becoming their friend. Jesus never said anything He shouldn't have said, nor did He laugh at any off color stories. he won people's respect by caring for them.
Jesus has equipped us with the Holy Spirit and assured us that He'll be with us so we can follow His example. Let's guard against being rabbit- hole Christians.
'Jesus leaves us in the world to be a witness to the world.'
posted by eternal bough at 11:31 PM
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