Christian Extremists??

The other day I was flipping through the channels on television and I came across a program that astonished me. It was four middle-aged or more women sitting around a table, drinking coffee, and discussing today's hot topics, current events, culture, etc. As the show perked my curiosity I saw how these women argued their opinions and world views on certain topics, and what really made me start to think was when they started discussing religion specifically Islam. They were discussing how it is a peaceful religion and how Christianity is very similar too it, and then the elder of the women said that it was a stained religion because of the radicals or extremists.

Now hearing there discussion and arguments after time I just got fed up with it and changed the channel. But through all of that I started to think about religions and their 'Extremists". Now I don't want to argue basic foundations of any other religion and why or how they are wrong compared to Christianity, that's not why I am writing this. I really started to think of what it would be like if there were "Christian Extremists"? What would he/she look like? How would they act or treat others? How would they live their life compared to other Christians?

Now being in the Church and different Christ circles for some time I have heard the term radical used in many different ways. Mostly in the negative, and being derogatory towards a person or groups of people. I have seen someone who raises their hands in worship being called a radical, I have seen people out street witnessing being called radical. I have seen young people on fire for God and all they want it to touch His heart and be revival squashed because "they are to radical". I have driven by the homeless and broken and not even blinked an eye because I didn't want to be to "radical".

I had a student the other day tell one of their peers that they weren't being a "good Christian" because of how they were treating a fellow believer. But is there such thing as a good Christian or a bad one? Is there really such a thing as being a "Christian Extremist", When Christ walked this earth in the flesh the religious folk called Him a radical and an extremist. But He was just being, doing as He saw the Father doing. I would suggest to you that being labeled radical or extreme or anything else is because you are ALIVE and it is so far beyond the imagination of someone who has been blinded by religiosity. Because I realized there is no such thing as a "Christian Extremist", or a good/bad one.

Either you are or you aren't, doesn't leave much gray area. I would wear the label Extremist proudly if meant really LIVING for God and living like Christ did!!! Just a thought.....