Socially Moderate, Wishy Washy Christians

Judson  Cox
04/27/05

So, you are a Christian; what does that mean? 

Socially moderate, wishy washy Christian (SMWWC): That means I believe in God and I go to _____________ Church.

Okay, but Muslims, Hindus, etc. believe in God and gather to worship, too. How do you know you aren’t Muslim, Hindu or something else?

SMWWC: Because I believe in Jesus Christ.

So, you believe there is only one, triunal God, and no one goes to heaven unless they believe in that God and accept Christ as their savior?

SMWWC: Well, I’m not comfortable making value judgments. 

But you believe in heaven and hell, right?

SMWWC: Yeah.

So, who goes to hell?

SMWWC: Bad people I guess. 

Didn’t Jesus say, “I am the way, the truth and the life; no man comes unto to the Father but by me?”

SMWWC: I’m not comfortable with this conversation.

Don’t run off yet. Why do you believe in Christianity?

SMWWC: My parents took me to church. 

If your parents had taken you to the circus, would you have become a clown?

SMWWC: No, this is my personal faith tradition. 

But, how do you know your religion is true? 

SMWWC: Well, when I was saved I felt something.

How do you know you weren’t just swept up in the moment, or it wasn’t all psychological like those guys who walk across hot coals?

SMWWC: I just know. I find it spiritually enriching and the Holy Spirit tells me it’s right.

But, lots of people think God is speaking to them. Prophets like Moses heard the voice of God, but there are also lunatics who think they do. Don’t you base your belief on something other than what could be delusions, or just a feeling?

SMWWC: Yeah, there is the Bible.

Yes there is. How do you know the Bible is true?

SMWWC: Because, it is the Word of God

You mean, it was written by God?

SMWWC: No, it was written by God through men.

How do you know they didn’t make mistakes or twist the Word of God for their own purposes?

SMWWC: Because God prevented them from doing so. 

So, you believe in and agree with everything in the Bible.

SMWWC: Well, not really. I think some of what is in the Bible is wrong.

Because, as a SMWWC, you support abortion rights, approve of homosexuality and gay marriage and don’t really hold any strong moral convictions, right?

SMWWC: Something like that.

You do know that God cannot be wrong?

SMWWC: What do you mean?

If God created everything, then He is always right. He cannot change His mind, because: a) He is not bound by linear time, so there can be no time when He thought one thing and then another when He thought something else. b) Everything was created by His word, so that if he said, “hey SMWWC, I made you a human, but I changed my mind; now you are a fish.” You would not only immediately become a fish, but there would never be a time when you were not a potential fish, a living fish or a dead fish. So, if there is something wrong in the Bible, then it cannot be the Word of God, or the god whose word it is isn’t the true God.

SMWWC: Huh?

If you can find one mistake in the Bible, then the Bible is not the Word of God. If the Bible is not the Word of God, then you have no basis for your religion. You weren’t there to see God create the earth and everything on it, or to see Jesus and His resurrection. All you have to base your religion on is the Bible. If even one thing, one little thing in that Bible is wrong, then your whole religion is a sham. 

SMWWC: Okay, I guess.

So, the Bible says homosexuality is an abominable sin, that religions other than Christianity and Judaism are false and that John the Baptist, when he was still in his mother’s womb, recognized Jesus in His mother’s womb even though Jesus was an embryo only days old (which proves that life begins at conception and that abortion is murder). Do you still believe the Bible is wrong on those “social” issues?

SMWWC: Um, I guess so.

Are you sure you are a Christian?



SMWWC: Um…………………………………..


JUDSON COX
Judson Cox is a political columnist from the mountains of North Carolina. He is quickly gaining recognition as one of the most popular and influential voices of his generation. As a college student, President of the Foundation for Conservative American Values and Editor In Chief of the North Carolina Conservative (soon to be North Carolina's largest circulation newspaper) he has a unique perspective on matters of politics, economics and culture. Judson Cox is a member of "Right Writers of America"