How often do you encounter Christian entitlement? It may be the person that tells you how much better they are than you because they attend church. Maybe their church is "better" than yours. Maybe they come across that they have no sin. Maybe you attend the same church and they act like something is owed to them. Once you start thinking about it chances are that you have encountered it a lot more often than you should. In all honesty you should never encounter it.
Why would a Christian feel entitled to anything? I don't have the answer to that unless it is their pride, greed, or selfishness. When you think you are entitled to something because you are a Christian then you have completely missed the mark. We are entitled to something as human -- HELL. We are not entitled to anything beyond that but God gives us his grace, love, and mercy. We are not entitled to those blessings from God but he still gives it to us because he loves us. Christians then take those blessings and turn them into entitlement. That is not the purpose of those blessings. We are supposed to take those blessing and share God's love. Instead we get a sense of entitlement and turn others from God.
God created us, sent His son to die for us, Jesus died for our sin but then we think we are entitled to something. No. God is entitled to his kingdom being expanded, and us praising him. What have we done for God that we should be entitled to anything? We placed the burden of sin on his son, we placed the hurt in his heart, and we placed hurt in the world. Why would we then be entitled to anything but hell? Instead God saves us, and gives us eternal life.
The next time you feel that you are better than others, or entitled to something because you are a Christian just remember a few things:
1 - the only thing you are entitled to is Hell
2 - you should praise God and bring others to Him, not use his love to drive them away
3 - what has God given for you vs what you have given for him
4 - why not share God's love instead of us it against others
5 - what if you are the only Christian the person sees today - what impression will you be leaving on them?
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