5 Phrases Christians Shouldn’t Say

Last updated on: July 3, 2014 at 11:28 am by Sierra Phoenix

5 Phrases Christians Shouldn’t Say 2014-07-03T11:28:13-04:00 Sierra Phoenix

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I just ran across the wonderful article below and heartily recommend it:

Reluctant Xtian: 5 Phrases I think Christians Shouldn’t Say

An excerpt:

Consider these phrases that I’ve actually heard:

“It’s not Christian to fire that person.” (Implication: A Christian can’t do some things because they’re seen as “mean”)

“It’s not Christian to think those sexual thoughts.” (Implication: A Christian isn’t sexual, or if they are, they don’t think about it because God hates sex and real Christians can control such things)

“You can’t do yoga! It’s not a Christian practice…” (Implication: A Christian can’t borrow from other faith traditions…or, apparently, stretch with intentional breathing on rubber mats)

“You can’t get a tattoo; it’s unchristian to defile the temple of God.” (Implication: God has an opinion about the tribal band around your ankle)

People say it all the time, and while a generous interpretation of their words might be to assume they are calling a specific action/thought into question, the reality is that they just end up calling the person doing that thought/action “unchristian”…to hurtful consequences. For those questioning or skeptical of faith, it erects another barrier, and further narrowly defines who is in or out of a relationship with God.

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