Fuzzy Thoughts of David

Label: Christian

What if Christians stopped seeing themselves as Christian? What if the label Christian lost its significance? What would happen if instead of answering the question, “Are you a Christian” affirmatively, we stepped back and found some other way to define who we are? We are in a mass marketed, mass communication, mass information Culture where labels have been defined. The label “Christian” has a lot of baggage. Not all of the baggage is bad, but to many in our culture the label Christian means certain negative things. Some are trying to cast off the old label for a new focus on Jesus. It was difficult for Coke to introduce “new” Coke. Perhaps we are having the same issue with a new flavor of “Christianity.” A flavor that is not focused on dogmas or what one believes, but rather if one is integrating the teachings of Jesus into one’s life. It will be difficult for the church to discard the label Christian however. Not that “Christian” is bad, just the way the label has been defined. Many in our culture turn away when the label Christian is used. It has to much bad baggage. Instead of Christian, perhaps we should focus on Spirituality with Jesus as the central figure. There are times when I’m not sure that Jesus is the central figure of the label Christianity. Jesus says feed the hungry, which I don’t do too well. He said clothe the naked, which I don’t do too well. He said to love your enemy…again…I don’t do too well. The problem is, I’m not alone in those who claim the label Christian. When I claim the label Christian, I can feel good about myself. When I claim my spirituality is based on the person Jesus, then I don’t feel as good about myself because I don’t actively integrate His life and teachings into my life. I still claim the label, yet now I struggle with the distance between what my life is and what Jesus teachings say. Progress is slow, but there is progress. My question is, how can we get more “Christians” to integrate Jesus?

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