Jesus - The Ultimate Nonconformist

I was just reading Acts, and it got me thinking about Jesus. He was greatly disliked because his ideals didn't fit into the ideals of the Jewish culture of the time. He challenged their beliefs, and for that, people hated him. he was, in fact, the ultimate non-conformist. If he had just stuck with the crowd, following ideas and living life as everyone else did, he never would have changed anything. He put his life on the line to change the world as we knew it. So why is it that modern churches are so opposed to those who don't fit into their perfect life style? Why do so many people in modern churches have to be so judgmental, when we were called to be loving? Jesus loved. We are called to be world changers, as Jesus did. Why can people not see the beauty in people, instead of pointing out their flaws and judging them and outcasting them? Jesus called us to be accepting, loving, and nonjudgmental. The way I see it, people are not listening to the message of Christ with the right views. They are reading it to see what he disagrees with, when they should be reading it to see how to be loving and accepting.

Jesus was a nonconformist, and He made big things happen. So now, I think its our turn to get out there and do something worthwhile and against the grain. don't just fit in with the crowd. Start your own crowd. Challenge beliefs. Question things. People will tell you that questioning is a sign of weakness, or the weak in faith. They are liars. Questioning is a sign of strength. Without question, there is not growth. without challenge, there are no answers. So do you have questions? ASK. Do you disagree with something? CHALLENGE. Are you confused about something? SEARCH FOR THE ANSWER. And don't let anyone stop you.