{"id":662,"date":"2023-10-06T01:09:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T05:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thelivingroomdisciple\/?p=662"},"modified":"2023-09-04T12:09:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T16:09:58","slug":"our-individualistic-blind-spot-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thelivingroomdisciple\/2023\/10\/our-individualistic-blind-spot-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Individualistic Blind Spot (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
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Imagine you\u2019re driving down the freeway when you notice the vehicle ahead of you is going a lot slower than you are. You set your blinker, take a quick glance over your shoulder, and start to merge, when suddenly you\u2019re met with a furious horn demanding you stay in your lane.<\/span><\/p>\n
There was already a car in the next lane, but you missed it. It was in your blind spot. That\u2019s the thing about blind spots. They cause you to miss things that can end up harming you or the people around you.<\/span><\/p>\n
Social scientists have found that the United States is <\/span>the most individualistic country in the world<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
In the United States, our blind spot looks a lot like a mirror. We think we\u2019re looking at the world through clear glass, but what we\u2019re really looking through is our own reflection. We see the world through <\/span>ourselves<\/span><\/i>. But if Jesus is truly the Savior <\/span>of the world<\/span><\/i>, the last thing a Christian should be is individualistic.<\/span><\/p>\n
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