The bottle looks almost like that of the more popular dishwashing detergent. The price was great–much less than the competition. Must be a good buy, right? But then you notice that the dishes come out of the dishwasher with a grungy film.
Cheap doesn’t always win. Value is the ratio of the price to the quality.
I thought about this in relation to the faith that many people seem to exhibit. So, I was wondering–is your faith cheap? Or a value?
Sometimes I wonder if people get their faith from a cereal box. Or a bumper sticker slogan. Donald Miller in his book “Searching for God Knows What” talks about “propositional” Christianity. That is where someone’s faith consists of repeating short propositions that may or may not be actually based on the Bible.
Then again, sometimes I think that people think way too much about their faith. I was checking out a church’s Website to learn something about them. There was a very long page of “what we believe.” It’s well thought out, I guess, and quite comprehensive.
On the other hand, I’d be warmer toward that church if they had just said, “We’re a community of followers of Jesus trying to help each other live a life with-God.”
It’s easy, but cheap, to just memorize propositions. Not to mention that knowing more propositions than others can be a source of pride. It’s much harder and requires extra expenditure of effort and focus with a dash of humbleness to strive to live each moment with God. Man, sometimes I wish it were easy.
Tags: attitude, Christianity, Relationship, spirit
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