Most Christians Are Crazy (And Not In A Good Way)

Suppose you had a friend who was single, and you knew someone who would be a good match. So you decide to try to set them up on a date and you had this conversation:

Him - "Oh, no. I've already found somebody, and she's the one."
You - "But you've never even mentioned her!"
Him - "It doesn't matter. She's the love of my life."
You - "What did you do on your last date?"
Him - "Oh, we don't date."
You - "What? Do you talk on the phone or chat online?"
Him - "Oh no, we don't talk."
You - "You don't communicate at all, but she's the love of your life?"
Him - "She wrote me a lot of letters, but I don't read them."
You - "You don't? Why not?"
Him - "I hear parts of them read to me once a week. That's the same thing."
You - "It really isn't. Do you do anything for her?"
Him - "I give her $20 now and then."
You - "You do nothing to have a real relationship, but she's the one?"
Him - "Of course."
You - "You're crazy!"

That really would be a crazy conversation, wouldn't it? You would naturally assume this person is completely unhinged, delusional, and possibly a danger to themselves or others.

Now change the conversation in one small way. Substitute Jesus for the girl and you could have that same conversation with at least half of the people who claim to be Christians. Based on some surveys, I would say it's more like 80%. How many people are there who claim to be believers yet never read their Bible, never pray, hardly ever contribute, don't get involved, make no effort to advance the Kingdom of God, and show no sign in their daily lives whatsoever that Jesus is a part of their life?

Of course many will say that all you have to do is believe in Jesus and quote John 3:16. But do they really believe? When you believe it will rain you bring an umbrella. When you believe a restaurant is dirty and could give you food poisoning you don't eat there. When you believe that you're driving through a bad neighborhood, you lock your doors. If you really believe something, you take action on that belief. If you really believe in Jesus, that he saved you by dying on the cross, then unless you are insane your actions will reflect it. When you are in love with a man or woman, people around you can see it. Why can't they see that you love Jesus if you really do believe?

Unfortunately, most seem to have subscribed to an artificial, plastic religion. They go through the motions once or twice a week and think that is enough. Parking their butt in a pew once a week and calling themselves a Christian doesn't make them a Christian any more than sitting in a garage and calling themselves a Toyota makes them car.* But that isn't even the worst part.

What really disturbs me is that almost anyone would call out this behavior if it was about a boy or a girl. But when it's about Jesus we keep silent. We make excuses like "It's a personal thing." If we really care about the people we claim as brothers and sisters in Christ, shouldn't we care enough to point out that they are acting like lunatics when it comes to Jesus?

Did you read that? There are people who performed miracles and many other things we would consider to be great acts as a Christian who will not get into heaven. They did not do the will of God, but practiced lawlessness despite their performance of great things. If that is not enough, how can darkening a seat in a church once a week be enough? It seems logical to me that if they really believed they would do the will of God and turn away from sin and "lawlessness".

Most will dismiss what I have to say. But if I say nothing to someone who I could have warned, how will it be when they are in the group that is told to depart from Jesus? If I have spoken up and they ignore it, it's on their head. If I keep silent, it's on mine.

*This analogy comes from Pastor Mark Gungor.