inspired by my brother, who was inspired by Alex McManus. I have come up with a list of tough questions I have in my head. Not all of them have answer, not all of them are fair, so not every ones going to like this, even me.
* Why is it when a Christian has a moral failure they feel ostracized from the church?
*Why are so many Pastors living better then they should?
*What happened to give Pastors “Rock Star” status?
*Can a church do more harm then good?
*Why do Christians insist are copying culture, instead of leading the way and making culture follow the church?
*Why is the “World” more creative then the Church?
*Why is Coca-Cola more aggressive with marketing their product than the Church?
*Will Americans ever get over the race issue?
*Do Americans hate Republicans enough to vote the first Black President or the first Women President into office?
*Am I less of a Christian if I vote Democrat?
*What long term effect will video podcasting have on church attendance?
*Do podcasting and video services help create consumer Christians?
*Do Muslims hate us because we’re Christians or because we’re American?
*Will World War 3 be between Christians and Muslims? and will it happen in my life time?
*How can I raise my kids, so they don’t think Muslims are the enemy?
*Why do I find it so much harder to be a good husband than a good father?
*Is the percentage of men who never cheat on their wives under 10%, 5% or does anyone make it?
*Christians worship Jesus, Jews worship Yahweh, Muslims worship Allah, could they all point to the same God?
*What would happen to your faith if you get to heaven and see people from other religions there?
*Why is it acceptable for church staff to be roaming the hallways during service?
*Why are Churches so scared to let their members know how they handle their money?
*If a Christian doesn’t believe in taking medicine and gets cancer and dies, who’s fault is it?
*Will the Church start doing more ministry then Alcoholics Anonymous?
*Why are Women so under valued in our culture?
*What is the Church going to do about global issues like poverty, violence, education if they don’t even care take of these issues in their own congregations?
*Why do so many men have some form of sexual sin?
*What will happen to the Church when gay marriage is legalized?
*What will happen to the Church if society backlashes against Christians, they way Americans have against middle eastern people?
*If people are born into Christian homes, go to church their whole lives, go to Christian school, go to Christian College, only have Christian friends and then go into ministry. Are they qualified to minister to non-Christians or just Christians?
So what about you? What do your questions look like?
April 18, 2007 at 7:39 pm
I can’t wait to see what kind of answers you get. And it’s harder to be a husband than a father because it’s easier to take an adult for granted than a child. But just to let you know, you are an incredible husband.
April 18, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Many good questions I ponder about a lot. I decided to give you my ideas on one of them.
Christians worship Jesus, Jews worship Yahweh, Muslims worship Allah, could they all point to the same God?
While Judaism, Islam, & Christianity seem similar on the surface, but they are drastically different at the core. Just look at the beliefs on Jesus resurrection… either he died and raised again, he was never crucified at all, or he died a normal death for blasphemy & treason. Each belief in Jesus is based on the way each religion views GOD.
April 20, 2007 at 1:40 am
Your comments have created such a stir, so I had to read them for myself. I think that putting these questions out there really causes people to re-affirm what they believe in and stand for. For one, I proudly vote Republican because more Republican politicians are pro-life than pro-abortion. I think if you are a Christian, then you should believe in the preservation of life, and not condone abortion. So, when I hear Christians say they are Democrats, it makes me wonder why. Unless their vote is for a pro-life Democrat…very rare.
April 20, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Here is a site I think some of you on the Democrat/Republican fence may find interesting. They are Democrats who are prolife.
http://www.democratsforvalues.com/index.htm