This thought-provoking quote says it so well:
"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." — Mahatma Gandhi
If you have ever been hurt or “turned off” to Christianity by a Christian’s behavior or attitudes, such as:
- Hypocrisy
- Meticulous rules
- Judging & pride
- Holier-than-thou attitudes
- Irrelevance
- Superficiality
- Gossip and other vices while professing to be spiritual
- Cheating or dishonesty (in business or personally)
- Greed
- Unkindness
…then share your story here!
This is a forum where it is safe to share your experiences and concerns, and find understanding and support. Here we can affirm you, as well as learn from your experiences. This also helps me to demonstrate (for those who care) some of the things people actually experience at the hands of churches and church leaders.
Just, leave the people and churches unnamed (or use fictitious names if necessary), and let’s leave our most colorful language at home, if you get my drift. Thanks for your help in this project!
To prime the pump, I’ll share a few stories that others have shared with me:
“I was cheated in a business deal by someone who tells everyone he’s a Christian. He even tries to preach at me! He can keep his Christianity.”
— Donna C.
“I have known a lot of Christians that were good people to deal with, and some that were pretty bad. And the same goes for people that don't go to church. I really haven't seen any difference.” — David M.
“I feel like all they want to do is preach at me. It’s like I’m not a person. There’s no relationship there.” — John A.
Share your comments here!
1 comments:
I been out of the church for a couple of years. I was devoted to serve God and the church after I gave my hart to Jesus. My faith, intentions were genuine and always accepted that I wasn't perfect and continually look for forgiveness. After many years in my church I started to see so many things that were wrong, attitudes, hyprocrisy, jelous people, etc etc etc. I been dealing with those feelings of dissapointment for a while now and haven't visit another church since then. I feel like part of me is been taken, because I encounter God in a different way in the church.
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