I read where Sandra Bullock played a Christian wife in a movie about a black boy who was homeless and was taken in by the character she plays. The movie is "Blind Side".
Sandra says that she met Leigh Anne Tuohy (the woman that she portrays in this movie), and that "She was so open and honest and forthright, and I said, wow, I finally met someone who practices but doesn't preach."
I've noticed quite a few Christians who have said that the Tuohy's must be great Christian folks, because (after all) a non-Christian said that they were!!
Pardon me, but beware when the world speaks good of you. This isn't to say anything about the Tuohy's, but rather to say that if you find that the world LIKES you, you might not be living your life Christ-like enough. After all, Christ "And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake." (Luke 21:17)
Since when do Christians look for such glowing affirmations from the world? Please, Christians, be careful. It would be better for the world to say that they hated me because I preached the message that Christ taught me. Even if they claim that I am lying, I would take such pleasure in their condemnation.
That's the problem with so many churches today: they change their services so that the world speaks highly of them. I heard of "that great church for kids" and that they even have a mosh pit for them to have "fun." Another popular church attracted an acquaintance of mine who thoroughly enjoyed the Rock band playing "Free Bird" during services. He couldn't remember what was preached.
John 15:18: "If the world hates you, you know that it hated me before it hated you."
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
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