Originally posted by NY Madman:
[QUOTE]My problem with born-agains and evangelicals is the arrogance of which they seem to claim the mantle of some type of true Christians or true form of Christianity. Some other things too, but I'll leave it at that.
Let me preface this by saying we have hijacked this thread bigtime.
But I would definitely agree with you there. And I'm guilty of that. There is arrogance in the Christian church, and it's not just coming from the Protestants. Just a few months ago, Pope Benedict proclaimed officially and globally that the Roman Catholic Church is the only true church, and any other church is either not a true church or a misguided church. That deeply offended me and honestly, it disgusted me and totally highlighted for me one of the biggest flaws in the church (all denominations): pride. We are prideful people. And that is exactly what keep the church from becoming what it was designed by God to be. If we were humble as God desires us to be, the world would look very different. And the world would have a very different opinion of the church than it currently does.
The church needs to remember that we are all sinful (evil) by nature. All of us. And the only good that can be found in Christians is the presence of Christ in our lives. I know that's true in me.