Are You Ready to Live As A Christian?

One of the dangers of our modern practice of Christianity in America is to be superficial with our Christianity, specifically our discussion of issues within Christianity. We tend to treat current issues or modern problems as abstract items with little or no relevance to how we actually live. Those of us in seminary are particularly prone to this error, to discuss events and ideas in an abstract way instead of looking at them and thinking through them as events or ideas that affect real people. Ultimately our discussions and learning of any subject within a Christian way of thinking is so that we may go out to those who are without Christ and show how God sees them and what God wants us to tell them about Him and themselves.

One example of the right way to think about issues in a concrete and real way is Dr. Russell Moore’s Christian Ethics final exam question. It deals with a woman who begins coming to your church and is ready to follow Christ, however she used to be a man. To read the full question (which you should do first) go to Dr. Moore’s website. You can read the question at: http://www.russellmoore.com/2009/05/04/christian-ethics-this-years-dilemma/

Today Dr. Moore posted the first of his five part answer to this challenging question. You need to read the answers as much as you need to read the question for a challenge to your beliefs in God, the Bible and living life as a follower of Christ. You can read the first part at: http://www.russellmoore.com/2009/05/25/joan-or-john-my-answer-part-one/

Just in case you think this is a far fetched and ridiculous idea, read the comments posted at Dr. Moore’s website under the question itself. You may be surprised to learn this might just happen at your church.