JUDGEMENT
What makes mJa member Mary Davis boil with rage...

I’LL TELL YOU what makes me angry – “touchline critics” who judge things before they’ve tried them!

You know – those people with huge, unshakable opinions about something they know nothing about. And it seems to come out especially when it comes to God and faith, to Christianity.

How often people trot out the accusation: “Well – that’s not very Christian of you is it?” or “Ooh – call yourself a Christian?!”...

They’re experts on “right Christian behaviour”.

And I think: “Oh yeah. Because you've tried, have you? You’ve sought to die to yourself, to daily take up your cross and follow Christ no matter the cost or consequence? You’ve set yourself apart from this world to do something more real and more radical than anyone you’ve ever met? I think not!”

So I’m going to just say it like I feel it: Don't make assumptions from afar; don't think you already know how things tick, without ever exploring them; and don't judge others without ever judging yourself.

Too many sit back in their comfortable life, unwilling to change who they are for anyone or anything – yet they’re so quick to stab a pointing finger at any Christian that has the guts to stand for truth, to stand for God’s pure society, God’s unfading beauty!

I’m not saying no-one can challenge me or that no-one should ask difficult questions of Christians. If someone’s putting their money where their mouth is then fine, let’s talk. It’s taking abuse from “Mr Self-Satisfied” that sticks in my throat.

I even hear God’s name get marred in abusive language – because people are too quick to judge, too eager to slam down: and why? Because they’re too narrow-minded to explore the truth, to actually give it a go, to see and taste what it's all about. Their god (themself) has been challenged and the defences kick in. Because it’s so much easier to mouth off about Christians being “hypocrites” than it is to find out what it really means to be a Christian, isn’t it?