Christian Living

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I would like to take a moment to read something that at first upset me, then disappointed me, and then burdened me.

From Statesman Journal Newspaper; Salem, OR; 1-4-1997; Letters to the editor; Ed Ruttledge, Eugene.

"Attitudes of Christians Shown By New Symbol

"I cheered when I first saw the Christian fish symbol eating the Darwinian-footed fish. I cheered because, with this symbol, The Christians revealed themselves.

"They are intolerant of those who do not share their dogma. They seek to devour those with whom they are intolerant. And, they have absolutely no sense of humor."

I have three questions for this man.

1. So, who doesn't have a sense of humor? He is the one that is upset!

2. So, who is intolerant? He is the one that calls us intolerant and accuses us of devouring others!

3. So, who poked fun at whose symbol first? We raised no public outcry when they came out with their symbol, but I can't believe if we displayed bumper stickers of Darwin on a cross that they would not have raised an avalanche of disgust.

I was upset because of the terminology the man used in describing us. "Devour" "intolerant" etc. I was then disappointed in that he has this concept of believers, and finally, I was burdened with our supremely important need of being very careful of our walk before nonbelievers.

One of our men mentioned at prayer meeting that he had discovered that the people he stays with when on fishing trips are very opposed to believers.

We know that believers are being persecuted around the world and we are beginning to see more and more in our own country. The lost are becoming very upset with Christians for some reason in our society.

I think these thoughts should draw our attention to our great need of being very careful of our testimony.

In the Lord's table we are showing Christ's death till He comes. Possibly we as Christians need to be more tuned into the Lord's work on the cross and less tuned in to ourselves as we walk our everyday walk.