Selective
January 26, 2010 in Short(e)r by Stephan Joubert
written by Stephan Joubert
Is faith primarily about my own spiritual growth — my own deepening, and my inner battle against sin? Or does faith stretch wider than such personal matters? Does faith affect my daily relationship with others? Does it make a practical difference to the way I treat a waitress or servant, and how much I tip them? Or how I address the person at the supermarket pay point? Does my faith in Christ attribute to my level of concern with polluted water sources, or the fact that the earth is being heated up by poisonous gasses? Does it make a deeper impact on the world and other people’s lives than simply my attendance at bible studies, gatherings, or sermons in my own congregation? If not, then it’s about time that my faith gets relevant in the real world. What does all my piety help if it only makes me a better person, but no one get’s any benefit from this? Then I’m missing the point.
