Pastor's Corner: Why don't Christians act like Jesus?

Please read Matthew 5–7.

I was talking with a friend the other day who asked me, “Why don’t Christians follow Jesus’ teachings and act like Him?”

My first response is always that many of us are working on following Jesus. Yes, we fall short, but with God’s help, we are getting closer to what Jesus taught and modeled for us.

My second response is, “I have no clue.”

When I read the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5–7), there are a few directions I think we, at times, struggle to follow. There are also times when we, as Christians, have a double standard. We condone the behavior of ourselves and oth...