On this week's Bad Christian Blog Pastor Joey Svendsen expressed his views on what he deems as a problem in today's church - believers actually "being the church."

Svendsen writes that the church has so many different principles to follow while all people are just simply "starving for Jesus." He feels that everyone is looking for a perfect church as they let the world around them crumble down.

"Instead, what they find is a huge projection of a PowerPoint slide in the sky, listing the ways in which Christians are different and/or better than others" he wrote.

He continued, "how culture is wrong; gays misinformed; Republicans are the answer; Democrats are more Jesus-like; what America will have to do in order to resume being a nation under God; how hypocrites will be punished; lists of Christian bands and Christian t-shirts; the newest way of being "Christian hip'; an assessment of how the latest blog post by "those Christians" went too far; the newest way of explaining why certain Christian leaders fell into sin; the most politically correct way for these same Christian leaders publically admitting their sin; and why we should feel let down by Michael Gungor's willingness to be honest in his pursuit of truth."

After coming up with his list, Svendsen states that if a Christian denies these "truths" exist, they have ultimately become "desensitized."

He used the example of a podcast guest they had on BCP, Jay Bakker, son of disgraced pastor Jim Bakker. Jay, has controversial views for the standard church. Some of his unorthodox thoughts include atonement, hell, and homosexuality.

On the following episode they spoke about how they thought Bakker was a cool guy, and they enjoyed speaking to him. Despite them not agreeing with all his beliefs, Christians hammered them for liking him and further attacked their guest in the comments.

Svendsen made three more points, the first being people are not afraid to comment when they can hide behind computers. These people would never admit any faults of their own.

His second point was: "Toby pointed out the craziness that Christians are using a book (the Bible) written by murderers, cowards, and adulterers who have been given unmerited grace, and while they use these authors' words, grace is the last thing they are willing to give to those they target."

His third point was that people would love to bully instead of show love as Jesus would have.

This drove Svendsen to ask three questions. In short they were, what do people get out of judging? Do people feel power in doing so? Lastly, is there a "disease in Christianity" that makes people feel they "are in control."

"It's painful to speak out against the church. Even if it's with no ill-intent and laced with love, some will still call you and me hypocrites, and judges, and divisive pricks," Svendsen wrote, "It's painful to grieve when we see the church through the eyes of those outside of it; a perspective we must take responsibility for because we are the church, and the church has gotten away from Jesus."

Svendsen continued on and created another list that he felt would help Christians in the church.

For the full blog on the Bad Christian Blog, and the remaining part of Svendsen's list, click here. 

What do you think about Pastor Svendsen's thoughts? Is he right, wrong, or somewhere down the middle?