point of difference

As human beings, we can say what we want, do what we want, believe what we want.

So the question arises: What makes us as Christians different?

Answer:
1) Not words, false prophets may speak the same words we do.
2) Not kindness, the world can do everything nice we do.
3) Not intelligence, we know are no smarter in the worldly sense than anyone else.
4) Sometimes arrogance, as we wear the cross as a banner; use it as a battle cry.
5) Sometimes pride, thinking that we are more deserving of life by committing our time to God.
6) Sometimes hypocrisy, saying one thing and doing or showing another.

Did I miss anything?

Point of difference:
Giving and receiving grace. I don't understand it yet fully, but I see it as an action of reaching out your arms and loving people regardless of who they are what they've done: not to be haughty, condescending, or arrogant, but to take up their worries, suffer together, walk the path back together. To give up everything and expect nothing in return.

"Our eyes are open
Every chain now broken
In this world we are different
Let your love become us
As we live to make you famous
We're in this world but we are different"
- Point of Difference, Hillsong

3 comments:

  1. 3) Being intelligent and knowing the truth are independent of each other.

    3 ties in with 4. Christians make the claim that we do know the truth which is why everyone gets mangry at us for being so 'arrogant.'

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  2. Hehe nice insight. I often thought about the story of the pet flies I've made up(it's not from the gospel or what haha) and it seemed more pitiful, pathetic, humble, begging fly is gonna get more attention than the righteous, happy fly. I dunno... It's just my silly analogy :P

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  3. Good call, Wooseok, hahaha

    Completely right.

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