My Odd Response to the Wolves...

I recently heard some great musical stylings and witnessed some good fun on the part of Christians outside of my denomination.  I am attracted to that stuff--always have been.  But just after I enjoyed it, warning bells went off in my head:  are these people the people who have been said to woo the soul of a person, in order to imprison one's heart and surreptitiously change one's mind with words like those the serpent used in Eden?  Could these people be the 'wolves' against whom I have been cautioned?  And, then, I got mad...really mad...

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A Christian worldview is a Christian worldview is a Christian worldview, people!!  What does it matter how one person worships as opposed to how another person worships within the Christian community??  Different people choose different denominations, each with differences in doctrine.  But holding on to the basics--that Christ is our Savior--should inspire unity, not division; respect, not derision.  Operating according to that fact, and adhering to the Ten Commandments, should make for peaceable interaction between all Christians.  It makes me so upset when one Christian denomination condemns another Christian denomination based on social teachings of that church.  The focus should not be on judgment, but on persuasion to the Truth.  That is not to say that some churches have social teachings that are wholly or inherently bad; but, rather, that we are called as followers of Christ to be open to hearing the points of view of others and that we are called to convert mislead hearts by gentle persuasion.  There is no call for fire and brimstone condemnation, or any  judgment whatsoever on the part of the human church.--that should be left to God.  Our mission as Christians is to do God's will as exemplified by Christ on Earth, and in so doing, glorify God at every turn.  We are called to be glimmers of God in the world, rays of His Light to those whose vision is obscured.  But we are most definitely NOT called to judge or condemn.

So, I say, sing away Christian musicians!  Enjoy yourselves, Christian folk of every ilk!  You most definitely might be "'wolves in sheeps' clothing" from the standpoint of one or another specific denomination's doctrine; but so long as you are glorifying God, I'm down with that.  I mean, really, one Christian guy's howl is another Christian guy's "HALLELUJAH!!"

Amen!