Christianity.

^{Acts 5: 17-21 reads like this:} 

¹⁷ But the high priest rose up, and all who were with him (that is, the party of the Sadducees), and filled with jealousy ¹⁸ they arrested the apostles and put them in the public prison. ¹⁹ But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said, ²⁰ “Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life.” ²¹ And when they heard this, they entered the temple at daybreak and began to teach.

So, let me reiterate. The apostles were arrested for preaching the gospel. They were in prison, and an angel of the Lord got them out, and then they went back the next more and preached some more. Exactly what they got arrested for.

Guys. They got arrested. If anyone at my church heard that I had gotten arrested, how would my reputation look? "Oh My Gosh, Megan's in jail? I thought she was such a good girl..."
Do you not think that what people thought of the apostles?! THEY GOT ARRESTED. Yes, we look at it as noble that they stood so strong to their faith, but their momma's probably weren't all that thrilled, you know?!

Christians keep up so many appearances. It's as if we determine our holiness by how holy we look to other people. (Cooley, Looking Glass Self, I just got out of Sociology so I know this stuff.) 

All my life I've been taught: "Stand up for your faith, but don't go against the grain. Follow all the laws. Don't deviate from social norms. Be a Christian, but fit in."

If you are a Christian, you should have no desire to fit in. That INCLUDES fitting in within the church. Wearing the right clothes. Saying the right things.

Transparency Alert!

I came home to my mother in tears because I wore a pair of shorts to church. She was so embarrassed of me. Her exact words: "Do you know what people must have been saying about you?!"

No, I don't know. And it doesn't matter to me. Because my attire has very very little to do with my walk with the Lord. 

Closed-mindedness is the reason non-believers criticize the church. It runs rampant in almost everyone I know. The fact that you would let The Devil get in your head and have you judge someone merely on their appearance. Just think about that a minute.


I know what you're thinking. Surely she is gonna say some sort of disclaimer, "Of course, don't dress like a slut because Jesus doesn't want you to" or something like that, and I just want to call attention to the fact I am omitting that. These apostles got arrested. Sometimes, you have to break away from the freakin status quo and be a little outrageous to get your message across.

"Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.” John 7:24

I love God, not because I am inwardly holy, but we because I was chosen before the formation of the world. Right judgement cannot be seen with the eyes. Every day he is becoming greater and I am becoming less.