Christians Should Be Known By Their Love and Humility

…not their politics, judgmentalism, or ideology

Christians singing in church — image via MidJourney

I’ve defended Christians. A lot. And on this very platform.

What’s more, I consider myself to be one. Not just a Christian in the demographic sense, but I genuinely strive to be a Christ follower.

And I’m a Christ follower (imperfect work-in-progress, of course) who reads, studies and believes in the Bible.

I guess that makes me an evangelical…as classically defined.

But…

Christians often drive me crazy.

They drive me crazy with their pride, judgmentalism, self-righteousness, inconsistencies, anti-intellectualism, outbursts of rage and anger, bigotry, misogyny, and more.

No, not all Christians are guilty of these offenses. I would argue that the majority of Christians I know personally aren’t guilty of these things (at least not most of the time). But…

Enough are guilty of these transgressions that they have (to use a business term) tarnished our brand.

More to the point, they’ve tarnished Christ’s brand.

Therefore, when I defend Christians from the attacks often leveled against them, it’s not without some sympathy (at…