Saturday, January 5, 2008

christian subculture

for pretty much my entire life i've lived in christian subculture. this is what i mean by the terminology...christian subculture is trying to turn everything in life into its own christian thing. for example, we like to create christian schools b/c we want christian education for our children & we don't want them to be influenced by "the world out there." is christian school bad?? no. will i send my kids to christian school someday?? maybe. to further illustrate, we create our own "christian" coffee shops, sports leagues, bookstores, music, schools, tv stations, clothes, etc... So, what's the big deal about all these things Ethan?? the deal is that there is a temptation that we will create a christian huddle or hide-away so that we can have nice and tidy environments where people don't cuss, drink, or smoke, and in so doing, completely remove ourselves from the world around us.
if i remember correctly from Scripture, we are the light in a dark world. we shine the light and truth of Jesus Christ into a fallen and broken world, bringing hope and peace and restoration. if the light decides to huddle together and have environments away from the darkness, how will it ever shine into the dark??
solution?? lets stop creating so many "christian" things, and start stepping into the places where the dark live, work, and hang out. lets be a light in the darkness. Scripture never (to my knowledge) commands the darkness to come to the light, but rather commands the light to go into the darkness. i'm tired of being light shining on light.

2 comments:

patrick mitchell said...

whoooo! preach it brotha! that's what i'm talking 'bout.

Scott said...

true dat. Our church has a rec league, soccer league. But, if you go to christian school, go to awana's on wednesday and go to christian soccer league, wow, where is the opportunity to reach out.