Post 25

Christianity is founded on the principle of love; that love conquers all no matter. I think sometimes in the Christian community we forget to let love conquer are preconceived notions or unfamiliar things. What I mean by this is that, as Christians we get shocked when we see people who are different that, whether it be a homosexual, a tattooed person, a gothic person, or even a disabled person. Paul says that we cannot expect those who are in the world, to act like those who are in the faith. The problem is that people forget to separate the differences and conquer them with love. This is what Steven Fettke addresses in his article The Spirit of God Hovered Over the Waters which talks about the issues he has seen personally in the church and world, when dealing with a disabled son. Fettke has a 23 year-old son who has autism, who happens to attend AFI which I talked about in the previous post. As his son grew up in the church, him and his family experienced condemnation by the Christian community. Fettke found that people tended to accuse his son and his family of not having enough faith for a miracle, or it even looked as if his son has demonic activity just because of his illness. All these views that “Christians” placed on the family doesn’t come out of a spirit of love. Im not accusing these Christians of not being true Christians, because some hold these views unintentionally, but what I am saying is that maybe we should all reevaluate ourselves. If love is a primary element of our Christian walk, it show view through all of our life, even when handled the diabled. Mentally handicapped and disabled are people too, there not another form of human, or separate from God’s likeness. God instills specific purpose into each life. It is not our job as Christ followers to deny or push away that someone couldn’t have such purpose just because we can’t see it.