Panes of Glass » consumerism http://panesofglass.org Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:00:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3-aortic-dissection Consumer Christianity http://panesofglass.org/christianity/consumer-christianity/ http://panesofglass.org/christianity/consumer-christianity/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:00:00 +0000 Ryan http://panesofglass.org/christianity/consumer-christianity/ I’ve noticed a concerning trend in Christianity today: consumerism. Yes, that shop-till-you-drop mentality has penetrated the Church at large. Don’t think so? Think about how many churches you or your friends have attended. Think about what you do today in church. You go, you sit, you listen, you get up, you leave, you sit, you listen, repeat. That’s your Sunday service in a nutshell. It reminds me of the way I used to look at the Catholic liturgy when I was younger.

That isn’t inherently bad so long as you then go out and live the gospel. But how many “Christians” today do that? Too many people with an icthus on their cars drive like maniacs and “revenge drive” when cut off in traffic. I’m perhaps blind or cynical or both, but I just don’t see it that often, even in myself. That troubles me.

Wiersbe again here:

Suffice it to say now that a true disciple is not a reservoir but a gushing fountain, an artesian well of spiritual blessing. He does not live to get; he lives to give. What he receives from the Lord, he shares with others; and in sharing, he receives even more. He is careful to guard the precious spiritual investment God has put into his life, but he also invests that treasure in the lives of others.

Wiersbe, W. W. (1988). Prayer : Basic training. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale.

Amen? So what’s happened? Why? Why you? Why me? Where is our love for Jesus Christ?

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