Week 3 Discussion

There is an increased rate at which issues relating to Christianity are being publicized. However, all that is publicized about Christianity is neither positive nor negative. As a result of this Christianity publicity, a challenge has been developed. The current generation is living with the wrong perceptions of Christianity.

One of the major stereotypes linked to Christian’s states that Christianity is all about living by a list of rules. This has been wrongly perceived over the past generations and is still been experienced even up to date. Contrary to what most people believe, a Christian life does not revolve around an exhaustive list of rules (Speegle, 2014). It is also stereotyped that Christians are judgmental. This is a generalization but not the actual truth. It is true that some of the Christians regard themselves morally highly than others. According to the scriptures, this is not a teaching taught in the bible (Speegle, 2014).

Many people are being turned off by the perception of Christianity following just an individual’s opinion. Most people form opinions based on an individual who claims to be of a Christian faith. These stereotypes are maintained for a generation. This is because the information that supports these stereotypes are better remembered than the information that differs with them. These stereotypes are difficult to change since they are essential to people. They form a central and significant part of people’s day to day lives within the culture. Therefore, this encourages people to think and treat all Christians in the same measure. This is a real threat to Christians are they are judged wrongly based on a generalization which may negatively influence their way of living.

 

References

Speegle, T. (2014). 3 Common Christian Stereotypes. Retrieved from: http://www.tylerspeegle.com/3-christian-stereotypes/