Lurkers

So we have lurkers here at Dying to Live. Some (or maybe all) of y'all are reading this but not posting. I know this because it has been admitted.

You know, people do this at churches, too. They lurk. They attend spastically, maybe even regularly, but they don't engage. They don't interact. They don't make themselves known in the house of God. They attend just often enough to convince themselves they've performed their obligation to God, or at least have given a good enough effort to obligate God to be nice to them, and they take advantage of the grace God pours out on His Church.

They take communion but don't examine their hearts. They sit in the fringes, in the unnoticeable places, even if it happens to be in the middle of the sanctuary. They don't participate in the life of the church, including small groups, and they certainly don't serve in any capacity.

They sing but don't live what they are saying. They confess, but their lives show them to be insincere. They have the appearance of Godliness, but deny its power. (Follow the link to see the clear instruction Paul gives regarding these people.)

Brothers, and I call y'all that not only as Christian brothers but also as men along side whom I've labored to learn to love Christ, we must not be lurkers in the church, even if we are lurkers on the blog.

I think some of y'all aren't posting because you don't want to expose yourselves, either to criticism, disagreement, or the possibility of people seeing that you don't know something. This is not that kind of blog. This is primarily a social blog, despite my and Ben's posts about our thoughts on God. Use it to keep in touch, or just come back to see what's up with the others, and if inspiration hits you, show your love by encouraging each other.

Regardless, I'll keep posting, so keep lurking. :) Have you seen these pictures of Paris Hilton? Seriously...she's so ugly.