Sunday, February 16, 2014

How to show you are the Light of Christ


1.    Act self righteously.
2.    Jump to conclusions.
3.    Be judgmental.
4.    Keep others from living out their call to serve Christ.
5.    Assume that none your actions affect others because everyone has free will and outcomes rest on them alone.
6.    Be defensive. 
7.    Refuse to hear, refuse to listen.
8.    Treat others as inferior to yourself.
9.    Accuse others for your own shortfalls.
10.  Never forgive.
11.  Never reconsider first impressions.
12.  If angered by someone, dredge up something they told you in confidence and use it    against them.
13.  Assume that since you pray to God for answers, every decision you make is sanctioned by God.
14.  Assume that if someone annoys you or makes you angry, God feels the same way.
15.  Have no time for or interest in anyone's ministry but your own.
16.  Assume that if someone does not complete or achieve something within your time constraints their contributions are irrelevant.
17.  See all others as a threat to your “sovereignty.”
18.  Squash someone’s creativity because it’s not what you had in mind.
19.  See only one way to achieve a goal.
20.  Although the universe is not geocentric or heliocentric, think that God did make it revolve around you.
21.  Have no room in your heart for people unlike yourself.
22.  Have no understanding or love for those whom you have injured, or continue to injure, through actions, inaction, or words.
23.  Be degrading or make jokes about the opposite sex, or anyone unlike yourself.
24.  Don’t allow for grace concerning those who have been damaged by the world.
25.  Believe that you have the only accurate and truthful interpretation of scripture, or that scripture only speaks to you.
26.  Assume you are superior to others in worship.
27.  Be a total hypocrite.
28.  Refuse to admit when you are wrong.
29.  Refuse to ask forgiveness.
30.  Believe that you are irreplaceable because of the talents God has given you.
31.  Assume that because someone does something differently than you, they are wrong.
32.  Be unable to take an honest look at yourself to recognize your own shortfalls or issues.
33.  Assume that you are exactly as God wants you to be, and refuse to grow.
34.  Pretend to love others instead of really loving them.  

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