Can Christianity be boring?
Copyright Armando Heredia. 2009
Absolutely. Christianity as a “social convention” is about logistics.
Logistics: the planning, implementation, and coordination of the details of an operation.
So, what happened to Christianity is that as it moved to the center of society and became a part of culture, the things that made it incredible and compelling were removed so that it could be acceptable to most people.
Instead of Christianity being a force that shapes and reshapes society around us based on a dynamic relationship that allows God to move through His people, it becomes a set of plans, ideas and concepts.
You don’t have to get rid of any of the ideas that are explosive, you simply need to segment them and keep them from coming together or limit the quantity that is accessible. The world is naturally explosive. We don’t have to “invent” anything see an explosion. We have to understand what to bring together or what to keep apart.
An important thing to realize is that the way we define something can determine how we handle it. If we are asked to carry something that is labeled “explosive” we usually hold our breaths, keeping it at arms length while we tiptoe carefully. If it is labeled as a bio-hazard we put on gloves and face masks, etc.
The problem we have with Christianity is that we have been given the wrong definition. We think Christian means “Christ-like,” if that is the case than your religion defines Christ. Is the “best” Christian the “best” example of Jesus? There are too many definitions of what a “good” Christian is and almost none of them would incorporate the things that made Jesus so compelling in the first place.
So, what does “Christian” actually mean?
It means Christ follower.
Just like a scientist isn’t a science-like person, we would reject automatically that science could be exemplified by a person. A scientist isn’t becoming science he is exploring it and its possibilities. To a scientist, like Albert Einstein, science was about more than the logistics. He said, “I want to know God’s thoughts; the rest are details.” Einstein is probably the most famous of all scientists yet he realized that the ultimate discovery of knowledge and science is uncovering God’s thoughts.
Is science boring? It depends on what you are doing and what elements you are putting together. Is Christianity boring? The same answer applies, it depends on what you are doing and what elements you are putting together.