Charge against Christians

"If you were brought to court on the charge of being a Christian would their be enough evidence to convict you?" A question Dr. Kreeft of Boston college addresses in a talk about the late Saint C.S. Lewis, Dr. Kreeft then gives the following list of charges against the Saint and in fact against all "mere Christians"

1. Christians are Divisive
2. Christians are Insensitive or unfeeling
3. Christians are Simplistic
4. Christians are Fanatical
5. Christians are Amateurish

The alternative list Dr. Kreeft provides

1. Christians are Confrontational instead of divisive
2. Christians are Challenging instead of unfeeling
3. Christians are Clear instead of Simplistic
4. Christians are Christocentric instead of Fanatical
5. Christians are Concrete instead of Amateurish

Or
1. Polemical
2. Honest and blunt
3. Short, to the point, and clear
4. Christocentric
5. Utterly Practical

I make no apologize for any of these things, in fact I like St. C.S. Lewis must plead guilty. I like St. C.S. Lewis do not mix Christianity and water for our beliefs are as they are and I nor any man has the authority to change them. I by my very claim to the title of Christian am compelled as all Christians should be to speak polemically, honestly and bluntly, short clear and to the point, Christocentricly, and in utterly practical concrete ways.

As Christians we provide the world with an either or choice and we have not the authority to present a middle road, for there is no compromise between God and Satan for men can only serve one master. There is no alternative between Heaven and Hell you will choose one or the other and you must choose.

As Christians we are Honest and blunt, we are challenging. Some will say that we can be challenging in a soft way without being blunt as Christ was, I hold this to be Christianity and water. Christ was never soft in His bluntness and anyone who reads softness into his words does just that, they read it into the text. When Christ tells Mary the harlot "Go and sin no more" He did so with a great deal of love and compassion, but he also gave her a command and was blunt. Christ does not say "go and I hope you sin no more" it is instead a Divine command "Go and sin no more". We must always call the world on and on to surpass itself, calling even the greatest men to do still yet greater things.

As Christians we must be short and to the point, we must not mix words or ramble on. We must say to our brothers, "You sin repent and turn to God". We must not add words to comfort them in their sin lest we sin by doing so.

As Christians we must be fanatical about Christ, he must always be on our hearts in our minds and on our lips. No word from Christian mouths are idle, even to say "Good day neighbor" in that very moment Christ is on our lips even without saying His Holy Name.

As Christians we must be concrete, we must mean what we say and say what we mean. Everything we do has meaning from brushing out teeth in the morning to the prayers we say before bed.