I have a perfect body, death defying courage, unlimited determination, the ability to re-generate, bones that have had an alloy bonded to them and metal claws that come out to fight whatever I want to fight!!! That’s right…I’m a Christian!!!(Except for the obvious lack of claws and bonded alloy.)
You may be laughing, as I am, at the thought of linking a picture of a Christian with that of Wolverine (a mutant tough guy in a recent movie…for those uninitiated). But let us take a moment to look at they way this could work.
1. Both Wolverine and the Christian are right. No matter who tries to turn them in the right direction the stand that they both take is 'right'. Whether it is fighting for revenge or a strongly held, possibly debatable, ‘truth’ both seem to be hell bent on getting to the place where they are right.
2. Both Wolverine and the Christian are ready to fight when the wrong word is said. Like a good Canadian Ice Hockey player Wolverine is ready to drop his gloves and duke it out with anyone who looks at him funny. Similarly the Christian is ready to defend themselves, their belief, their church and other ‘theirs’ whenever a probing question is in ear shot.
3. Both Wolverine and the Christian are vulnerable but allowing anyone else to see that is bad. Both are to be strong, composed, and tough whenever they walk around so that people see who they are. Build up the reputation that ‘you don’t want to mess with me.’
I realize that this is total over generalization of Christian’s and I probably have done an injustice to you as you read this. I know that I have done an injustice to Wolverine…for that I apologize more.
BUT
Just think about the way we are showing ourselves as Christians. Are we the ones that are standing against the world with our spiritual alloy bonded claws out ready for a fight that we know we will win because we are ‘right’? Can people even get close enough to see the softer side? Do you have a softer side?
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