Is This What They See?

I am amazed by the way we speak to and about each other.  Just in the last 2 weeks I have had my integrity questioned, people tell me they have lost respect for me, had my commitment to my faith challenged . . . .  and that is just to name a few.

What ignited this firestorm?  I differed in some views about scripture and my world view.  

During these discussions the words that have been used are words like stupid, ridiculous, liberal and many other have bee used.  

While being called names has never really set me back, the thing about these cases is all of these have come from people who also claim to follow Jesus!  Pretty nuts isn't it?  I mean, we say we are people who follow Jesus and are saved by grace but when there is a differing viewpoint or we are challenged in our way of thinking we pull the pin and hurl the degradation grenade at our Christian brother and sisters.

Jesus said that the world will know we are His by our love.  Makes you wonder if they know us at all if this is what they are seeing.