These Christians in Acts 2...
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These Christians in Acts 2 aren't the priesthood's hierarchy or the temple's choir. They
don't base their hope upon a restructuring or uniting of their denomination, enlightened
methods for church advertising, or upon their new, tall, handsome pastor. They don't keep
up appearances for their neighbors' sake. They trust that God loves them enough to die
for them and that God takes up residence in their hearts. They believe Jesus' promise of
coming power.
What of us? We look away as we drive by someone carrying a cross on our streets. We toss the religious flyers stuck under our windshield wipers and we don't come to worship to be upset by people such as in Acts 2. We attend church to keep what we've got and add a little more. We disregard anything in worship that challenges us to cast aside our self- interest and shift our loyalties. Make us feel good the way we are. Patch us up so we can return to the life we've chosen.
Perhaps this is why what occurs in Acts 2 doesn't happen in our churches.
What of us? We look away as we drive by someone carrying a cross on our streets. We toss the religious flyers stuck under our windshield wipers and we don't come to worship to be upset by people such as in Acts 2. We attend church to keep what we've got and add a little more. We disregard anything in worship that challenges us to cast aside our self- interest and shift our loyalties. Make us feel good the way we are. Patch us up so we can return to the life we've chosen.
Perhaps this is why what occurs in Acts 2 doesn't happen in our churches.
