Blog #31 : The Christian Bubble

We are here to serve Christ. It is impossible to do that if we have no contact with those who are supposed to be receiving.

There's a worship song on the gospel charts right now that is very popular with Christians. It's called 'Change In Your Name' by Nouri. The problem with this is that Nouri is a Muslim and the song was written to worship Allah, not the true God of the Bible.

I also watched a video recently of a church choir singing 'Like A Prayer' by Madonna in their church. A song that mocks Christianity and is about a sexual act.

As Christians if we are so deep in our "Christian bubble" that we are that bad at discernment, it's time to get out and learn more about the world around us! Even more importantly, I would suggest reading our Bible more is also vital.

Christians have a habit of sticking to their own. It's understandable. The idea of wanting to be around people who are a positive influence and don't distract or pull you away from that which is Godly, definitely makes sense. The issue is, we can begin to lose sight of the things happening in the secular world. If we are so far removed from the world around us, we are ineffective in promoting change and worse yet, we can become easily fooled by demonic influence because we can't distinguish between that which is Godly and that which is a mockery or forgery of God.

There are several verses in the Bible that refer to Christians being "in the world but not of the world" and while it is absolutely vital to understand this, it does not say we are completely removed from the world. We are still here to share the greatness of God with the world around us. This means, we need to stay somewhat tuned into the world around us.

I have sat at talked with all kinds of people in my life, alcoholics, gang members, murders... If some of these were approached by a church goer and you spoke to them about God the way we Christians speak to eachother in church, not only would they laugh at you, you'd be putting yourself in danger. Of course, we can rely on God's protection but it's much easier to create a dialog if you have some common ground. Not to say we should go out and sin so that we can have more to talk about but we definitely can't be so far removed from the world that we don't understand it at all.

We are here to serve Christ. It is impossible to do that if we have no contact with those who are supposed to be receiving.

I'll be the first to admit that I have spent way too much time outside of that "Christian bubble" and as a result, I'm a little rough around the edges but it did put me in a position to have some influence in some people's lives that many Christians would never have access to.

I have spent the last handful of years putting space between myself and that darkness I existed in for so many years but I'm still very aware of it. There are places in my own city where my beliefs have caused me to receive threats of beatings or worse but I doubt they'd ever follow through. The issue is that their understanding of who Christians are is very different from reality. This requires a certain understanding of where they are coming from to be affective when speaking to them and sometimes the best you can do is say nothing and just help them understand that you're not the archetype they have in their heads.

We live in a fallen world and it's continuing to fall deeper and deeper into the evil, demonic and perverse. If we are to continue to be affective representatives to outsiders, it is important to know where they're at.