We Gotta Do Better!

I was sitting here discussing an awesome Apologetics class with a friend and of course, I had to jump online and write a quick post. The atheists say that Christians are ignorant, why is that? Quite frankly, I would have to say that I believe this statement. Too many of us walk around like we have no clue - that's why we fall for every wind of doctrine that comes our way. Can I clue you in on something... Walking and believing by faith is not walking blindly. It's taken to an extreme when you don't really know the Person you have faith in. We base so much on emotion - treat Jesus like a celebrity and get our fix when we go to church and feel the "Spirit." [I wasn't sure if I should capitalize that one]

So many people go to altars and receive Christ as their Savior, but then they never really get to know Him and understand His great love for humanity. They never really grasp God's plan for mankind. Instead, we go for the "ignorant" side of things... Oh you have seen it, people professing things that they really don't know anything about, just because they were told it was in the Bible. I love to hear people say, "The scripture says..." and then I wait to hear what they are talking about. It usually gets butchered when only a portion of a scripture is added to their own words - something like Madea. In fact, I'm still waiting for one of my friends to show me where are scripture is... either it isn't in there, or they haven't picked up their Bible to find it. What do you think?

You know a lot of the quotes we hear are nowhere in the scriptures? To add to that, I think it is important to know who is speaking when we "quote" a scripture. We credit Jesus for some of the things that Paul said and honestly, we are not following the gospel of Paul, but rather the Gospel of Christ! Now don't get me wrong, I love the Apostle Paul and his example is always before me - I pray that I can do a fraction of what he did. My point is, let's learn our scriptures and quit trusting others to tell us what the Bible says.

I guess I got on this tangent because it amazes me at how much we DON'T know about God or about what we believe. That's why I think atheists call us ignorant. When you are faced with someone who wants to refute the Word of God, will you make a commitment to equip yourself so you can defend the faith? And I'm not just talking about telling people to believe just because - I mean selling it for what it really is - the Good News! We gotta do better y'all and dust off the Bible and read it! Come on folks... Let's represent Christ properly and let's defend the one and only TRUTH - God's Word!