Neopatriarch
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On laundry day I haul all my stuff up to the laundry mat and get the washers going, and if there is anyone around I try to strike up a conversation. Pretty quickly I transition to spiritual things. Most often people will claim to be a Christian. At that point I switch gears. I may ask them directly what the Gospel is, to others I say, I am a Buddhist, (hypothetically) why should I become a Christian?. In 10 years of visiting this laundry mat no one has been able to tell me. I was able to pull out the information from one guy who claimed to be a deacon in his church, but it was like pulling teeth.
If these guys go to a local church, I will ask him if they teach the Great Commission there. Half the time they need a refresher on what it is, the other half claim to have learned it. If I haven't expended the question already, I will ask them why I should be a Christian. Mostly blank stares.
I think these are core issues in Christianity. Almost everything else is a distraction from these issues. Further these distractions cause the most division in the church. Can we unify over these core issues? Or are these extras so important? If so, why?
If these guys go to a local church, I will ask him if they teach the Great Commission there. Half the time they need a refresher on what it is, the other half claim to have learned it. If I haven't expended the question already, I will ask them why I should be a Christian. Mostly blank stares.
I think these are core issues in Christianity. Almost everything else is a distraction from these issues. Further these distractions cause the most division in the church. Can we unify over these core issues? Or are these extras so important? If so, why?