How do you feel about Cafeteria Christianity?

Question

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafeteria_Christianity

Answer 1

I am assuming you already know what the phrase 'Cafeteria Christianity' means...

The Bible itself says in 2Timothy 3:16 that 'All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness'.

If it is inspired by God then its all important and all needed therefore it is entirely wrong to pick and choose what bits you like and don,t like.

There is an amusing story of someone picking up three verses at random in the Bible and putting them together it went something like this:

1. And Judas went out and hanged himself.
2. Go you and do likewise.
3. What are you waiting for?

It's all there for a reason...

JB

Answer 2

Cafeteria style dining means to pick and choose what food to take from a cafeteria line.

The term "Cafeteria Christians" refers to people who view Christianity like a cafeteria where one picks and chooses only those beliefs that appeal to them and reject a genuine interpretation of Christian doctrine and the teachings of Jesus.

The term "Cafeteria Catholics" is similar. It is used to describe people who dissent from certain teachings of the Catholic Church while maintaining an outward identity as Catholics.

In Los Angeles in 1987, Pope John Paul II said: "It has to be noted that there is a tendency on the part of some Catholics to be selective in their adherence to the Church's moral teaching. It is sometimes claimed that dissent from the magisterium is totally compatible with being a "good Catholic," and poses no obstacle to the reception of the Sacraments. This is a grave error that challenges the teaching of the Bishops in the United States and elsewhere."

Heresy is the obstinate denial after Baptism of a truth which must be believed with with divine and Catholic faith.

"Cafeteria Catholics" in denial of certain truths are in danger of committing heresy.

With love in Christ.

Answer 3

I feel it happens more than people would like to believe, but in the opposite sense. Rather than choosing what they would like to follow, they choose what they would like to ignore.

When Ted Haggard was busted with a male prostitute, he explained it as being his "only weakness". It seems to me he chose a gay relationship to be the one thing he can have forgiveness for. For him and many Christians, God is all forgiving - he probably assumed "no big deal, God will just look past this one as my weakness".