Are We Called to be Traitors?
Are we called, by Christ, to be traitors ? The short answer is "Yes!" And the question to us, 21st century Christians, is this: Have we turned traitor to our central beliefs and causes by our discipleship? Or have we simply incorporated our former ways into this system called "Christianity?" Just look at what Jesus called some folks to do, and try to grasp it from their perspective. He called people to turn from the core principals with which they had defined their entire lives. He called the religious leaders to rethink and reject the entire system of beliefs on which their lives were based. Saul of Tarsus turned traitor. As did Matthew the tax collector. Those who had committed their lives to be the heads of their families, to them he said they must now hate their families. And a million other examples. Jesus was executed for his message. As were most of the early disciples, and thousands of His followers in the first few centuries. Executed ! Not embraced; not l...