1 Corinthians 2:2 For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified...
This verse has meant a lot to me lately. Today I got repremanded by a fellow Christian at work for my political views on some subjects. I understand us disagreeing on points and in fact expect it in most situations. I just hate it when people question whether or not I am really a Christian based on these more minor (in my estimation) viewpoints.
And my salvation was called into question today. This is one area you absolutely don't want to mess with me.
This has been very hard. I don't feel inadequate, I just feel sad that we, as Christians could think of one another in this way. I'm just praying a lot about it. I feel a lot of anger and frustration about this situation and I just didn't see it coming at all. I thought we were just having a nice conversation and out of nowhere I was just told without question that I was absolutely wrong. There was no more discussion at this point.
I used to always say that I was a Christian but I don't really like them. Since the time that this was my montra, I have met MANY Christians that I did in fact really love (present company included I'm sure). But I just feel like I'm back in high school youth group where I never fit all over again. I was so taken aback by all of it that I couldn't respond at all, but maybe that was best in the end.
1 Corinthians 2:2 For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified...
In other news Jon and I are doing well. He had a team building event today with all of his employees at Camp Manitoqua. This camp is run by our pastor's wife and staffed by many people at our church. He said it went really well.
My job is going well. It looks like I'm getting promoted soon, so that's exciting.
Our move has been so good for us. Mom is coming up all day tomorrow, so that should be fun.
Peace...please be kind to one another.
2 comments:
My parents followed your mom out of town and for quite awhile as they headed to Indiana this weekend (to the cabin). Hope you had a nice visit :).
I can't say that I am sorry that you had the eye-opening experience with a colleague...I think we all need those sometimes to be introspective and really solidify our own beliefs and relationship with Christ. I had a lot of those in high school...and can completely relate, and also have a lot of them now that I work in the "hard"/natural sciences. But I believe that in the long run they have only done one thing....strengthen my belief in him and my relationship with him. But they have turned me off of many of the churches I have looked at in the past.
when I worked at Rembrandt's coffee house, I remember a simmilar incident when a co-worker dismissed my views out of hand as unChristian. Since I cultivated a hyper-active conscious for most of my life, I remember just feeling awful and second guessing myself all day about my own opinions. Was I denying Christ by believing whatever it was I believed? (I don't remember exactly what it was, but I have a vague notion it was a political opinion and that abortion came up somewhere in the reprimand.)
I personally have a really hard time in those situations being the Christian person. Which is to say, I want to retaliate with a thousand insightful and accurate observations that would tear down my accuser and point out her (or his) inherent hypocrisy. Then she would feel like I felt-- totally horrible. I guess it probably is best you didn't say anything. Now the challenge will be to continue to be kind and civil to this most annoying person. Rise above.
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