What Drew Me?

I found myself being asked a question today that sort of caught me by surprise. It was being asked of me by a person who professes to be a Christian. The person wanted to know the aspects of Christianity that had drawn me to it. The person suggested answers such as "justice" or other Christian teachings that may have caught my interest and drew me. I felt compelled to tell him the truth. It was not the teachings of Christianity that had drawn me. No such thing had ever entered my mind. There had not been some time in my life that I was considering the various religions of the world and weighing the teachings of one over the other. I had not studied the teachings of Christianity and found that I had taken an interest in them or that they (the teachings) had somehow compelled me to choose Christianity as my religion.

My answer was that I had been powerfully drawn to Christ and made aware of my need for Him and the forgiveness of sin . That I had been the recipient of His calling by grace. That the Father had drawn me to His Son and revealed Him to me. "Christianity" had followed Christ coming into my life. It did not precede Him and apart from the gospel message, it's teachings did not draw me to Him. I will forever glory in and be thankful that I was drawn to Christ by the Father and that I have come to Him through His Son!

The Irrelevancy of the Relevancy Seekers

It was not the first time I had heard of it. Christians making statements regarding their percieved need to make Christ's Church relevant for the day in which they live. To make Christianity relevant for their generation. When they make their self centerd ascertians, they often (I pray unwittingly) make light of those who have been serving faithfully for many years. They fail to recognize the abundant evidence of the Spirit's work in the walk of those whose relevancy they question. And their eyes appear closed to the wealth of ministry that has been accomplished by and through the Holy One in the "irrelevant" churches they make reference to.
I believe the "relevancy seekers" prove themselves irrelevant in their pursuits. You cannot seek to make Christ, His Word or His Church relevant. You cannot make something become that which it already is. Nothing is more relevant today, or any other day, than the Lord Jesus Christ. The Word of God is relevant. Christ's Church is relevant. The relevancy that I refer to is not based on what man determines it to be, but on God who is relevant!