Yesterday at The Journey we began a new series "Burned By The Church". You can listen to it here! Throughout the series we're looking at Jesus and the Pharisees in the book of John. Yesterday we looked at an incredible account in John 9. You can read it here on YouVersion.
One of the things I mentioned yesterday was that I hate that Christians are often labeled "hypocrites", "self-righteous", "judgmental". I don't want to be labeled that. I hate that this is the perception that many have, and I hate even more, that this is the reality that many have experienced with The Church and with people claiming to be Christians.
But, what am I going to do? I hate that, but am I not going to follow Jesus because of that? I can't do it! I am following a person, God in the flesh. I'm in a relationship. I can't help but follow Jesus - I've seen too much, experienced too much, become too convinced in my study. Although I hate the labels, and hate that some people would label me as that, just because I follow Jesus - what are my options? To reject Him based on those perceptions?
Have you been holding back on following Jesus because you don't want to wear the label? Will that really be the determining factor for you? Can you honestly reject Jesus because of that?