Wait, what?

It never fails to amaze me how many people claim to be Christians, but actually act nothing like Jesus himself. I mean, think about it...aren't we supposed to be like him?
My old pastor used to say that there are two types of Christians,
1) The "Christians"
2) The Christ- followers

Ok, before you start to get all fussy, I will define them for you. The first one, the "Christians", are the ones that come to church either only on holidays or they are the ones that have their church pew "reserved" and they sit and stand at all the right times. Not saying that these are bad things, I'm just saying that their Christianity stays only at that. Once the service is over, they walk out the door and continue with their daily lives. The second one, the Christ-follower actually takes the time to LEARN about who Jesus was, study his teachings and try to follow his actions in his own life.
I think some people fail to REALLY realize the type of people Jesus chose to be around. Jesus chose to be around the misfits, the tax collectors, the "shady ladies" aka prostitutes. Jesus accepted everyone as they were. He loved them through their faults and imperfections. I just wonder what this world would be like if we just stopped judging one another and just really loving their neighbor. What if we loved people through our differences? We might not change the world, but it would probably get better. I challenge both of us to read and really understand who Jesus was and model our actions after his.
Perhaps if we all did this we would have a few less hypocrites around. Maybe.
Once again, just like standing in a garage doesn't make you a car, standing in a church doesn't make you a Christian.
Feel free to comment if you wish.

-jennie