Being a Christian nowadays is extremely difficult. We're one of the most criticized groups ever. By definition, a Christian is someone who believes in Jesus Christ and follows His teachings. If being a Christian is just that simple, then why are we hated so much? There are many misperceptions of Christians, but here are my top five.
1. All Christians are hypocrites.
If I had a penny for every time someone told me that the church is filled with hypocrites, I would be rich. Let's just take a moment to debunk this myth. Honest, true, genuine Christians are not hypocrites at all.
2. All Christians are boring.
We are not boring! I repeat, we are not boring! I've had some of the best times with fellow Christians. No we're not going to go out and party all of the time, but Christians do know how to have a good time. Now I'm not going to lie, I can understand where this myth comes from. Usually people think Christians are boring because they have been to a boring church service, even I have sat through a service where I stared aimlessly at the wall, but you just have to find a church that fits you. The church that I go to is great, my Pastor is fun and energetic. None of the people who attend my church are boring by any means.
3. All Christians are perfect.
This myth irritates my soul. Let me let you in on a little secret, Christians are not perfect and that is one of the main reasons we know we need Jesus in our lives. The Bible says "For all fall short of the glory of God." This means that even Christians mess up. It's tough being young and a Christian. Naturally because I'm young I make a lot of mistakes, and I absolutely hate being scrutinized by my peers for my mistakes, especially if they aren't Christians themselves. If you're a Christian or not the most important part about messing up is how you recover, and as a Christian I choose to recover by taking my problems to God.
4. All Christians are judgmental.
I hear this one all the time, and it's not true at all. A true Christians doesn't judge others, and this is another myth that I can understand where people are coming from. With all the television shows out about Pastors and Christians it's easy to see how people can think that we're all judgmental. These television shows are fake and don't show how a real Christian is supposed to act. Genuine Christians aren't judgmental at all.
5. All Christians are pushy.
Now this is probably the most annoying one. I'm not saying that I haven't met some Christians who have tried to shove the Bible down my throat, but you can't put us all under that category. I've bee told that I'm a tad bit pushy but I'm not. I just enjoy talking about God, the same way some people enjoy discussing a basketball game. Just because we like to talk about God doesn't mean that we're pushy.
These misperceptions are the most common ones that I'm sure you've heard. If you want to find out how false these myths really are, just hang out with a couple of genuine Christians and I'm sure you'll discover that we're actually pretty cool.
