"I am just so offended"

Some people will be afraid to "offend" someone when sticking to Biblical principals and teachings. But the fact is that, if you present the message truthfully, they will be offended of what Christ says, not what you say.

You cannot pick and choose and alter Christ's message to avoid "offending" people and then claim it is the message of Christ. When you chose to be a Christian (and that is a concious choice) you accepted the whole message and you stand behind it. If you don't, you should wonder if you understood the whole message, because there really is nothing offensive about His Love and Sacrifice. If people get offended it is because of two reasons: 1. They cannot accept that they are sinful and that their good deeds are like filthy rags (this is straight from the Bible). 2. Maybe they need to get of the throne that belongs to Christ.

To all of those who habitually get "offended" (meaning more than once per year!), I have this to say: look at and to the cross. He suffered so much physically and mentally and was scorned and ridiculed. He suffered a not only horrificly grusome death, but the most despicable and humuliating death within the culture. And not once did he whine about being "offended".

If someone says or does something that hurt your feelings, why don't you take it to Christ in love and ask Him to help you. Why don't you pray for the person who said or did that and then go talk to them, lovingly This is the Biblical way. How can that possibly offend anyone.

People who continually get offended or "mad" need to re-examine themselves. It is much more often an excuse to not support and participate in some else' idea, sabotaging it. Let me rephrase, it is much more a problem with not being in control and getting the glory, even when it is portrayed to be "humbly".

There are several key reasons why churches die: complacency, not employing spiritual gifts (or spiritual responsibilities as I prefer to think of them), and not following Biblical principals. It is a guaranteed recipe for death.

And then the solution is to again desperately look for another scape goat to add to an already long, long list.....