How should our faith play out in our lives?  I may be blowing things wildly out of proportion, but I do believe that this is a critical issue that must be addressed.  Should it be a matter of personal preference and interpretation to be silently contemplated in isolation?

No.

I highly disagree with the sentiment that seems to take root in many of us (even me at one point) that our faith should remain a private matter.  It is perhaps that in our interpretation that our faith should be personal that we have misguidedly confined it to being private as well.  I emphatically believe that Christianity should be practiced both publicly and privately.  Practicing it exclusively in private does not proclaim the good news which we have been commissioned to carry to the ends of the earth.  Likewise, practicing our faith publicly rings hollow because if we are not truly repentant, we have not received the salvation that we seek.  Yes, there are private aspects of how we practice and live our faith, but likewise there is an outward seeking component to share the good news with others and to love our neighbors as we love ourselves.  If we are lacking in any of these aspects, we are unbalanced in our walk with Christ and then are drawn off the path.


What do you think?  Should our faith be kept more as a private matter or should it be lived both publicly and privately?

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