Quiet Christianity

I was pondering on the way to work today about some recent events in which is seems as Christianity is taking a hit. I decided to take a long hard look at how the media, music, artists, actors/actresses and other areas that are public display Christianity. I have come to the decision that is out of pure ignorance. For those who take offense from that word please understand what I am trying to state. That simply says "they don't know".

First we all know that the media produces and reports the negative before anything. So picking a claimed "Christian", that bombs an abortion clinic or claims that if you send them money they can pray and heal you, is bringing out the very extremes that do not portray Jesus. True Christians do not do things like that.

Second it seems as though they look at us like dumb and simple minded. When speaking of us it almost seems like they are talking down to us. I really don't mind this because it proves my point that "those that think they know everything actually know nothing". Great philosophers of all times were those in which they realized they knew very little. So to speak down to me as a Christian really is stating that you are arrogant and lacking true wisdom.

Third they degrade that in which we hold so dearly. I hold my Jesus up as great and worthy of praise. When you attack Christianity your are not only attacking a human but that person in which we worship. We respect our faith because we respect our Jesus. So degrading us is to degrade Jesus. How can one claim to be "accepting" in the world if they don't at least respect people of faith.

Finally if you noticed the title "Quiet Christianity" I would like to explain that. The majority of Christians out there have really used silence as a way to stand up for the truth. I don't write TV shows, Newspapers, actors/actresses and other people that attack our faith. Why is that? Because I know they don't care. There ignorance and arrogance has blinded them and they will not listen. They become apathetic to us. So we have turned the other check and minister quietly in our communities. We plug in and volunteer in food missions, disaster relief, community services, helping those less fortunate, visiting the sick, caring for those who the world has left for hopeless. Our voices may be small but our actions in communities are large. We are not doing it because we are building up ourselves. We are doing it because the one in which you attack wanted us to serve. To bad that doesn't get reported. There might be a change in the perception of Christianity.

I wrote this so that people might see that we are faithful and caring. If you turn your head to that then you have become hard and uncaring. Who is the one that needs to straighten up now?