From Allision's wonderful blog:
How did the belief begin that Christians not only have to be over the top happy all of the time, but also have the perfect life? There seems to be a growing section of Christians who appear to be under this delusion. They walk around with a permanent smile on their face trying to convince the world of their happiness and their problem free life. It's as if they believe that you are not being a good and faithful Christian if your weaknesses and character defects are exposed. Or taking it a step further, you must not be following Christ as you should if your life has more mountains than valleys. I've even heard people actually say upon hearing of someone else's turmoil, that the person must not be "living right." This kind of comment is just one example of an overall attitude that says if you become a Christian, you will all of a sudden have a care free life and you as a person will become flawless. This is a sticky subject and one that could be easily misunderstood. But these are points that need to be made as often as possible. The way of thinking that I just described is dangerous to the Christian faith because it is not based on Biblical truth or reality.
Read the rest of her article here:
http://iwasbornthisway-allison.blogspot.com/2006/09/true-or-false.html
Do you agree or disagree with Allision that the notion Christians must be happy all the time is dangerous because it is not based on Biblical truth or reality? If so, why or why not?
How did the belief begin that Christians not only have to be over the top happy all of the time, but also have the perfect life? There seems to be a growing section of Christians who appear to be under this delusion. They walk around with a permanent smile on their face trying to convince the world of their happiness and their problem free life. It's as if they believe that you are not being a good and faithful Christian if your weaknesses and character defects are exposed. Or taking it a step further, you must not be following Christ as you should if your life has more mountains than valleys. I've even heard people actually say upon hearing of someone else's turmoil, that the person must not be "living right." This kind of comment is just one example of an overall attitude that says if you become a Christian, you will all of a sudden have a care free life and you as a person will become flawless. This is a sticky subject and one that could be easily misunderstood. But these are points that need to be made as often as possible. The way of thinking that I just described is dangerous to the Christian faith because it is not based on Biblical truth or reality.
Read the rest of her article here:
http://iwasbornthisway-allison.blogspot.com/2006/09/true-or-false.html
Do you agree or disagree with Allision that the notion Christians must be happy all the time is dangerous because it is not based on Biblical truth or reality? If so, why or why not?