There are many Christians out there who make it a point to tell you you are a sinner. Or point out your mistakes. I had a friend in college who would do that. I would make one small mistake in his eyes, such as giving my ex a kiss (at the time we were together) I got a lecture about it. Or when I cuddled with a friend of mine to a movie; I got a lecture. The same person was quick to judge others and think he did no wrong. There are so many Christians that believe this. Sometimes they are refered to as "holier than thou" Christians. They think they are better than others. I will fall back on one of Pastor Paul's saying through church: When we were planning Celebrate Recovery (an addiction recovery program) a board member stated "You're going to bring addicts into our church?" WHERE ELSE WILL THEY GO?!
Not every Christian is a "holier than thou" Christian. I think so many people are turned off from Christianity because they know too many of those holier than thou types. They give the majority of us a bad name! They are preaching every moment they get almost shoving the word down a person's mouth whether they want to hear it or not. That is the type of Christian most of us are. There are Christians that wait until the time is right, or talk about God in a way that it's not intrusive. The motto of my church is "Judge no one: minister to all." No matter who you are you are welcomed into our church with open arms the way Jesus would have done. We don't judge anyone nor do we make it a point to point out the sins of others.
The River Of Life Christian Fellowship is known as the Church of the misfits and we are proud out that! There is no wrong or right way to worship and praise God. It is not up to us humans to judge people only God can do that. Next time you come across a holier than thou Christian try to remember that not everyone is like that. Christians are taught to judge no one, minister to all. And that no one is better than another and we as Christians shouldn't act like that.
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