More Concern, Less Categorizing

"The Bible is clear that we are all sinners, but we want to put everyone in a category. Sadly, we have chosen to put people in boxes that are not helpful, but are incorrect and contrary to the truth of Scripture. Despite all of its merit, the Greek worldview has created a treacherous ground for Christianity. What the Hebrew viewed holistically, the Greek divided and dichotomized. Modern Christians have taken a previously integrated world and subdivided it into the sacred or secular, physical or spiritual, good or bad, profane or religious – categories that do not serve us well because they are simply untrue. God created the physical, and that makes it uniquely spiritual. The so-called 'bad people' are also created in the image of God."

"People are not good or bad; they are simply broken, and God has either restored them to shalom or is seeking to restore them to shalom. Imagine seeing people as 'broken shalom' or 'shalom,' rather than good or bad. If you see them in the midst of broken shalom, it does not allow you to look down on them; instead, it calls you to join God in his redemptive work in their lives. What a beautiful privilege."

Seay, Chris. The Gospel According to Jesus: A Faith that Restores All Things. Nashville, TN:  Thomas Nelson, 2010. pp. 146, 148.