The other night at Bible Study, an impromptu discussion broke out about how hypocritical Christians can be. In fact, every year people who are seeking God become turned off by churches, pastors and modern day Pharisees who care more about traditions than displaying the love of Jesus. Instead of continuing their search, hurt people have decided to stay at home, finding other things to do on Sunday.
In business, there was a an old principle called the 3/10. For every good experience an individual has, they will tell 3 other people. However, whenever a customer encounters poor service, they reach out to 10 people, sharing their disappointment and frustrations. Recently, a new ratio has replaced the 3/10 now known as the 11/4 principle, with the negative being the higher number. Since first impressions often have lasting affects, if you’re not careful, someone might say, ” to hell with you and your religion!”
Unfortunately, the reality in life entices most people to get a little too comfortable, caught off guard by unknowing observers. As a result, Christianity becomes less and less attractive to Americans due to the bad taste of judgmental believers. In the end, something has to give, either the offended will give God another try or immature followers of Jesus will grow up by starting to resemble the son of God. Whenever you are on the road of life, Matthew 7:13-14, may God nudge you back in the right direction.
by Jay Mankus
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