What would you think of someone who said this?

Question

What would you think of someone who said "I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." ?

Answer 1

I WOULD THINK THEY ARE VERY OBSERVANT OF REALITY

Answer 2

I would say that you are judging the whole of Christianity by a few, and it does not matter how many Chrisitians you "observe" you will possibly not match up to your standards of what you feel my Christ is, which I truly don't believe you "like" my Christ. Even if you you have a high opinion of Him, you do not have the right relationship with Him. It does not matter how you view His subjects, His children, His followers, His disciples, it is only up to you to believe, repent and follow Him, the rest is just fiddle faddle. You can not get to heaven on the laurels of anyone or get there on the basis of grading on a curve there is only one way to get there and that is through Christ - There is no other door!

Answer 3

I would agree with the person. The biggest threat to Christianity is the fact that people profess with their mouths that they belive and serve and follow Jesus, yet the go out and live there lives in a way that is not pleasing to God, in a way that is not Christ like. Now I am not saying that Christians are suppose to be perfect, but our lifestyle as a whole should represent Jesus, and we should be trying with all our hearts souls mind and strength to be as close to perfect as we can. Unfortunatly most "christians" don't even try.

Answer 4

I'd consider such a quote as a wake-up call towards all Christians to start practicing what they preach (myself included).

Answer 5

There aare many whoclaim to be Christians but do not act like it so I would agree with him somewhat

Answer 6

Astute observation

Answer 7

It was Gandhi who said that. A wise man

Answer 8

I'd think he sounded an awful lot like Ghandi.

Answer 9

I think that person knows what he/she is talking about. The best way to witness to others is through being like Christ. This whole "Yahoo Answers" thing isn't going to bring them to Christ.....the Lord must manifest Himself in the process of witnessing. We must be lead by the Spirit in order for us to complete the Great Comission. Read this:
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Title
THEY HAD BEEN WITH JESUS
by Derek Joseph Levendusky

Content

A few years ago, I was praying for revival, and the Holy Spirit spoke to me, “If you’re going to see a revival of souls, first you need to see a revival of laborers.”

So my prayer changed. “Lord,” I cried, “send a revival of laborers who will fulfill the Great Commission!”

The Holy Spirit spoke to me again. “If you’re going to see a revival of laborers, first you need to see a revival of worshippers. If my children will love Me with all their heart, they’ll love the lost with all their heart.”

So my prayer changed again. Now I’m trusting God to fan the flames of a worship movement that will become a missions movement in this generation. Daniel 11:32 says, “They that know their God shall be strong and do great exploits.” Knowing God is the prerequisite for doing anything great for Him. Acts 4:13 says, “Now when they beheld the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.”

It is a great tragedy when men and women seek to fulfill the Great Commission to “go into all the world” (Matthew 28:19) without first fulfilling the Great Commandment to “love the Lord with all your heart” (Matthew 22:37). Paul said that even if we surrender our body to be burned, but have not love , we gain nothing! Oh, may we be moved by the love of God to reach the nations!

I believe God is raising up a generation that will be moved by His heart, and like Paul the Apostle, cry out before a lost world, “The love of Christ compels me!” (2 Corinthians 5:14) John Piper dedicated a whole book to this topic, which he titled Let the Nations Be Glad . He wrote, “Where passion for God is weak, zeal for missions will be weak. Churches that are not centered on the exaltation of the majesty and beauty of God will scarcely kindle a fervent desire to ‘declare his glory among the nations’ (Psalm 96:3).”

He also wrote, “Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn’t.”

I have traveled all over the world ministering to youth, and have seen God birthing a worship movement among the nations. I believe the worship movement sweeping across the earth today will transform into a great missions movement. This is what God is doing in our day! As this young generation draws close to God, it is impossible for them not to be moved by what moves God. This movement will affect our own schools, our own campuses, our own cities, our own country, and will affect the foreign fields of the world.

For years my band Isaiah 6 and I would be invited to two different kinds of events: 1) worship events for youth, and 2) missions events. I would notice several things at these events. At worship events, I noticed that the average age is very young. The worship movement is very young, hip, and cool. It is full of life, but also potentially ingrown. At missions events, I would notice that the average age is very old, and I would find myself asking, “Where are the young people that are answering the call to go?”

Our prayer is that the worship movement and missions movement will collide at Beyond the Song. Imagine with me thousands of young men and women getting away from the world for three days, gathering together to worship God and listen to His heart. Imagine those young men and women crying out, like Isaiah, “Here am I. Send me!” Imagine them actually going to the nations of the world, full of the love, the Word, and the power of God. What would happen?

I believe that God is raising up this generation that has been with Jesus to reach this world for Christ. Prophet-musician Keith Green once said, “This generation of Christians is responsible for this generation of souls on the earth.”

By the grace of God and love of God, we will go and finish the job.


Derek Joseph Levendusky is the founder and director of Isaiah 6 Ministries and Beyond the Song.

Answer 10

I'd say that for the most part they have a point!

Answer 11

I'd Say, "attribute your Gandhi quotes".