“I had a friend that…got born again and evangelical, and it broke my heart.”

What About You?

So, what are you going to do now? Our research and my own experience shows that the unchurched and dechurched have problems with Christianity. They take issue with Christians. But they do often have the same hang-ups about Christ. We can get dragged into all kinds of arguments that do not help them interact with Jesus. We can expend all kinds of off-topic words and still not compel them to consider Jesus. So we will hear from Jesus himself. It is crucial that we distinguish between Christianity and Christians on one hand and Christ on the other. They are not the same thing, and we cannot expect the people we meet to have a firm grasp on any of them. As you read this you might be:

• • a person who is unchurched or dechurched
  • a Christian with a foot and a half out the door
  • a Christian feeling back on your heels
  • a ministry leader trying to provide helpful answers to real people
  • a parent or friend concerned for a loved one and wanting to get a resource like this blog series into their hands.

Whoever you are, my goal is to respond to people’s questions and objections so they can finally interact with Jesus Christ. In the next blog, we will explore why many people think that Jesus freaks are intolerant bigots.