Reposted from an article I read this afternoon:
22 Things Christians Need To Stop Doing...Now!
1. Quit expecting the world to like you. Jesus said it would hate you (John 15:18-27, Matthew 10:22).
2. Quit throwing your own teammates under the bus.
3. Quit gossiping. This includes sharing "juicy prayer requests" with no intention of actually praying (Psalms 34:13, Psalms 101:5, Ephesians 4:29).
4. Quit replacing prayer with "good vibes" and "positive thoughts." No. Just no. Prayer moves the hand of God and the hand of God moves the world.
5. Quit saying repentance isn't necessary. It is. Jesus said so.
6. Quit saying that the "portions of the Bible that make you feel uncomfortable" are irrelevant and nothing more than dated writings.
7. Quit expecting unbelievers/non-Christians to understand the Bible and/or to live like Christ.
8. Quit acting like the Great Commission (Go into all the world to preach the gospel) is the Great Suggestion.
9. Quit thinking that it's OK to be silent about your faith.
10. Quit being more passionate about your political affiliation than your relationship with Jesus.
11. Quit using the Bible to beat the "hell" out of people.
12. Quit your legalistic rants, knee-jerk reactions, and judgmentalism.
13. Quit calling yourself a Christian if you believe there are multiple paths that lead to salvation.
14. Quit living like everybody's going to heaven and nobody's going to hell.
15. Quit acting like you're better than those who don't know Jesus. You're not (Luke 18:19, Acts 10:34, Romans 2:11-13).
16. Quit criticizing loving believers who take a biblical stand for godly morals.
17. Quit pointing out the speck in your neighbor's eye while ignoring the plank in your own eye.
18. Quit being a jerk, period.
19. Quit defending sin. Quit hating sinners.
20. Quit using the phrase "he who's without sin cast the first stone" out of context.
21. Quit using grace as a license to live however you want.
22. Quit using the phrase (when inviting people to church) "come as you are" if you're going to complain when they start showing up (Mark 2:17, Luke 5:27-32).
22 Things Christians Need To Stop Doing...Now!
1. Quit expecting the world to like you. Jesus said it would hate you (John 15:18-27, Matthew 10:22).
2. Quit throwing your own teammates under the bus.
3. Quit gossiping. This includes sharing "juicy prayer requests" with no intention of actually praying (Psalms 34:13, Psalms 101:5, Ephesians 4:29).
4. Quit replacing prayer with "good vibes" and "positive thoughts." No. Just no. Prayer moves the hand of God and the hand of God moves the world.
5. Quit saying repentance isn't necessary. It is. Jesus said so.
6. Quit saying that the "portions of the Bible that make you feel uncomfortable" are irrelevant and nothing more than dated writings.
7. Quit expecting unbelievers/non-Christians to understand the Bible and/or to live like Christ.
8. Quit acting like the Great Commission (Go into all the world to preach the gospel) is the Great Suggestion.
9. Quit thinking that it's OK to be silent about your faith.
10. Quit being more passionate about your political affiliation than your relationship with Jesus.
11. Quit using the Bible to beat the "hell" out of people.
12. Quit your legalistic rants, knee-jerk reactions, and judgmentalism.
13. Quit calling yourself a Christian if you believe there are multiple paths that lead to salvation.
14. Quit living like everybody's going to heaven and nobody's going to hell.
15. Quit acting like you're better than those who don't know Jesus. You're not (Luke 18:19, Acts 10:34, Romans 2:11-13).
16. Quit criticizing loving believers who take a biblical stand for godly morals.
17. Quit pointing out the speck in your neighbor's eye while ignoring the plank in your own eye.
18. Quit being a jerk, period.
19. Quit defending sin. Quit hating sinners.
20. Quit using the phrase "he who's without sin cast the first stone" out of context.
21. Quit using grace as a license to live however you want.
22. Quit using the phrase (when inviting people to church) "come as you are" if you're going to complain when they start showing up (Mark 2:17, Luke 5:27-32).
