The Uncommon Christian

Why do so many people focus on unimportant things? There are over 7 billion people living on this planet. A  LOT of them are in desperate need of food, water, shelter, medical attention, and protection. As Christians, our top priority should be to help those in need. Yes, I am aware that we are called to worship God. However, the two commandments given by Jesus were to love God and love our neighbors. We’re told that we show our faith and worship through our actions . This would mean that by showing our neighbors love, we are showing God love and are worshiping Him by honoring His son. So, why do so many of us, Christian or otherwise, choose to not help those around us? We see a person sitting out in the cold or stranded on the side of the road and we can’t take two minutes to figure out if they need our help. Instead, we spend half a Sunday in church and call that worship so that we can feel less guilty about turning our head to the homeless man’s sign or driving by the ...

What does it mean to be saved? How do you become saved? How do you know if you are saved? All common questions among those new to Christianity. In my opinion, our focus shouldn’t be on salvation. Our focus should be on emulating Christ and leading a life that is pleasing to God. When you put Christ and God first in your life then salvation is much more likely. Unfortunately, there’s no cheat sheet, aside from the Bible, on how to be saved. You won’t find an accurate, easy to follow check list of what you must do to be saved. The Bible gives the best explanation of what salvation is and how to achieve it. So, what does it mean to be saved? Many Christians that I’ve spoken with view salvation as a means to get into Heaven upon death. You will pass through judgement into eternal life with God and Christ. Salvation is more than a post-death reward, though. Salvation, to me, is a state of mind. You’ve received the Holy Spirit, you’re part of the body of Christ, and now you grow, learn, ...

We believe in karma, yet we believe God wants us miserable. Does God care solely about everyone being happy 24/7? No. Does He want us to do stuff that is stupid or possibly damaging because it would make us happy? No. But does that really mean we can’t take any risks, do risky things, or push the boundaries of our safety nets because of it? NO! Just because God never said all He wanted was our happiness does NOT mean He said all He wanted was for us to be miserable. We can take risks and do risky things. We can push the boundaries of our safety nets. Will there be consequences? Of course! There are consequences to everything in life. Good and bad. Karma doesn’t mean taking a risk equals bad payback. It means you do good - you get good. You do bad - you get bad. If my risk isn’t hurting anyone then what does it matter? If it isn’t outright stupid, then something outright stupid probably won’t happen. We get so scared to do anything if there is any risk involved at all. Then we b...