are Christians mean?

We are looking at various misunderstandings of Christianity. Today is,

“Christians are mean spirited.”

There certainly are Christians who are mean. There are individual Christians who are nasty to non-Christians who don’t agree with them. Yet, the Bible says,

1 Peter:15-16
And if you are asked about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it. But you must do this in a gentle and respectful way.

There are individual Christians who are mean to other Christians who don’t agree with them. Yet, the Bible says,

2 Timothy 4:2
Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching.

So, when someone says, “Christians are mean,” what they are really saying is, “Some Christians are not following the teachings of their faith.” A growing disciple of Jesus can’t be mean, if you are talking of repeated meanness.

Only those who aren’t Christian might be shocked by this. This might be the issue. Do you know Christians personally? Or are you getting your opinion from watching news clips of those who profess they are Christian? If your view of Christianity is some wacked out guy with a sign that says, “Fags burn in Hell!” then of course you are going to think Christians are mean. You need to get to know some real Christians.