So today I am wondering “what are Christians afraid of?” The reason I wonder this is that I am reading “They like Jesus, but not the Church” and in it the author describes Christians retreating into “the bubble”. Honestly, for a while I thought it was just my denomination. Basically, this event occurs when an individual or group of individuals retreat from the world into their own little enclave of people who supposedly share the same religious beliefs. Imagine, if you will, a family where the children (in addition to attending church programs) attend church schools never rubbing shoulders with children who aren’t Christian (even to the extent that the denomination has their own version of the Boy Scouts). These children then grow up to attend Christian colleges and then after graduation when they enter the workforce perhaps they encounter other denominations and even nonbelievers. Many seek denominational employment.
Matthew 5:15-16 states very clearly that this should not be so. Christians are commanded to let our light shine before the world and not hide it under a basket. So why are our children hidden in Christian schools while the adults flee into the sanctuary of the Christian “bubble”. What is it that we are afraid of that keeps us from following Jesus’ command?
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