So, as I have realized multiple times before, Christians are so cross-cultural and completely anti-culture at time. A follower of Christ will cause great confusion and easily anger others due to their belief and actions. Not because of hurting someone or doing something morally wrong, but because going against the norm can result in uncomfortable feelings. I have decided this post should be about ways followers of Christ break culture. This list, started 3/31/2013 will be updated randomly.
- Christians believe that they do not have to work to get into a better place. No amount of good will earn them a spot in Heaven. (Ephesians 2:8)
- Christians forgive friends, family, and peers for hurting them. Trying hard to give bitterness and grief to God and not seeking revenge or justice. (the Gospels) This is only by GOD's power. Not their own! As humans it is very hard to truly forgive others.
- Christians believe that God stated through the ten commandments that it is a sin to murder. This same God ordained, planned, and allowed His son to be murdered. Even with God "contradicting" His own law, Christians (me included) love Him all the more. Worshiping and celebrating the day God allowed murder!
"33 At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34 And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).[b]
ReplyDelete35 When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”
36 Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.
37 With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.
38 The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 39 And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died,[c] he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”"
Mark 15:33-39
What you wrote about God allowing Jesus to be murdered reminded me of a sermon.
For God is always with us, but God had to abandon Jesus during the crucification. Why? Probably because God's heart was breaking watching the sight.
"Darkness came upon all the land," not because of a solar eclipse or some natural phenomenon- but because God was not there. It was a dark day out of sadness and grief, for Jesus was alone hanging on the cross.
Jesus truly was a living sacrifice.
I like your post though, it's not even so much about breaking culture- but about living as we ought as followers and disciples of Christ!
Have a great day Danielle! :)
I think, living as followers and disciples of Christ is breaking culture. Think about how we are taught to be independent, to work hard to be our own success or even how family is important to us and we are suppose to love them. Look at how the bible tells us that none of that is important, that we must be Dependent on Him, we must follow His rules (which is fine by me haha). We are even to love Him above our own mother and father! Jesus was a true living sacrfice and the sermon is very true. How hard it must have been for God, but how amazing Jesus and Him knew it would be for us! To take our sins on to that cross, Jesus broke culture and showed us mercy and not justice. :D God is amazing and being a follower of Christ is not being of this world and breaking culture! :D
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