This week in REL 312 we have been discussing the impact of choices in our society. Jesus stated in his Sermon on the Mount that those who have chosen to compromise their reputation in order to follow him are blessed. Do people still relate to that kind of statement? Are our reputations really in danger as Christians? They are, but not the way we would assume them to be.
We make choices every day, and I would say that most of the time, those choices are governed by societal expectations. But what if we changed things up a bit? What if we challenged the system, trying new ways and ideas to achieve political administration and education and policy? Wouldn't that endanger our reputations as followers of tradition and understood rules? Isn't that exactly what Jesus is asking us to do?
Why to we take our routines for granted? Why can't we find new meanings to human interaction and development? Why can't we choose to work together in creating new traditions that can benefit us all?
True true. I know that I stand out to a certain extent, but then I get comfortable and forget what Jesus wants me to do. It's like that song by Toby Mac that goes "what would people say when they see that I'm a Jesus freak? What will people do when they find out it's true?"
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