Wouldn't It Be Funny If Christianity was Really Right....

I know plenty of good Christians, folks who don't wear it on their sleeve, and who live good lives that Jesus would be proud of. The following commentary is reserved not for them, but for those other guys - I refer to them as Christians In Name Only (CINO).

Wouldn't it be funny if Christianity was really right? Because if it was, many CINOs would be surprised when they find themselves spending eternity in a fiery hell. You see, Christianity actually has many fine points, but the problem is that a significant number of people who call themselves Christians are anything but. The Bible says "judge not lest ye be judged," yet the judging often starts before these CINOs even leave the parking lot of the church each Sunday morning. It starts in the parking lot, but that is just the beginning. These folks spend so much time judging others during the week it is surprising they have much time left for anything else. When they are not judging, they go on to engage in their number one, favorite activity, that is, thinking they are superior to just about everyone they know and a whole lot of folks they haven't even met yet. One of the main tenets of Christianity is that you can be forgiven. But if you receive the precious gift of forgiveness, there is nothing much worse you can do than to continue committing the same sins over and over again. You see, it doesn't work that way. Even a small child who misbehaves knows that he or she might be able to apologize once, or even twice, for misconduct, but he or she knows they can't apologize every day for the same bad behavior, and expect to be forgiven. When someone tries to distort the Christian faith into some kind of perpetual "get out of jail free card," they have committed the ultimate sin. I am not sure why we were put on this earth, but I know if there is a God above, he did not put us here to judge others, or to feel superior to our neighbors. These two sins, perhaps more than any others, lead to war and hate and evil and suffering. On top of everything else, these CINOs seem to have a real problem with that "respect your elders" thing, since they are so busy wallowing in their own self importance and feelings of superiority. No big deal, it is just one of the Ten Commandants. Wonder what happens when someone ignores that one?

I just can't get the picture out of my mind of the looks on their faces when they get to the pearly gates and think they are going to heaven, then they learn the real price of their sins....priceless.

References:

Proverbs 16:18 - "Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall."

Matthew 7:1 - "Judge not lest ye be judged."

Exodus 20:12 - "Honor thy father and thy mother (respect your elders)"