"WE CHRISTIANS"
The following letter was written by an American college student who had been converted to Communism in Mexico. The purpose of the letter was to explain to his fiance why he must bread off their engagement:
"We Communists have a high casualty rate. We're the ones who get slandered and ridiculed and fired from our jobs and in every other way made as uncomfortable as possible. A certain percentage of us get killed or imprisoned. We live in virtual poverty. We turn back to the Party every penny we make above what is absolutely necessary to keep us alive. We Communists don't have time or the money for many movies or concerts or T-bone steaks or decent homes and new cars. We've been described as fanatics. We are fanatics! Our lives are dominated by one great overshadowing factor, the struggle for World Communism. "We Communists have a philosophy of life which no amount of money could buy. We have a cause to fight for, a definite purpose in life. We subordinate our petty, personal selves into a great movement of humanity. And if our personal lives seem hard or our egos appear to suffer through subordination to the Party, then we are adequately compensated by the fact that each of us in his small way is contributing to something new and true and better for mankind. The Communist cause is my life, my business, my religion, my hobby, my sweetheart, my wife and mistress, my bread and meat. I work at it in the daytime and dream of it at night. Its hold on me grows, not lessens, as time goes on. Therefore, I cannot carry on a friendship, a love affair, or even a conversation without relating it to this force which both guides and drives my life. I evaluate people, books, ideas and actions according to how they affect the Communist cause and by their attitude toward it. I've already been in jail because of my ideas, and if necessary, I'm ready to go before a firing squad."
Someone asked why Christians never wrote a letter or took a stand like that. Good question. Here is a "We Christians" letter in reply. But, which of us would write such a letter or take such a stand for Christ?
"We Christians have a high casuality rate. We’re the ones who get shot and hung and lynched and tarred and feathered and jailed and slandered, and ridiculed and fired from our jobs, and in every other way made as unconfortable as possible. We live in virtual poverty. We turn back to the Lord’s work every penny we make above what is absolutely necessary to keep us alive. We Christians don’t have the time or money for many movies, or concerts, or T-bone steaks, or decent homes, or new cars. We’ve been described as fanatics. We are fanatics. Our lives are dominated by one great overshadowing factor – the struggle for world christianity."
"We Christians have a philosophy of life which no amount of money could buy. We have a cause to fight for, a definite purpose in life. We subordinate our petty, personal selves into a great movement of God, and if our personal lives seem hard, or our egos appear to suffer through subordination to Christ and His cross, then we are adequately compensated by the though that each of us in his small way is contributing to something new and true and better for mankind. There is one thing about which I am in dead earnest, and that is the cause of Jesus Christ. Christ is my life, my business, my religion, my hobby, by sweetheart, my wife, my bread and meat. I work for Him in the daytime and dream of Him at night. His hold on me grows, not lessens, as time goes on. Therefore I cannot carry on a friendship, a love affair, or even a conversation without relating it to Christ, who both drives and guides my life. I evaluate people, books, ideas, and actions according to how they affect Christ and His cause, and by their attitude toward Him. I am ready to go to jail for my ideas, and if necessary, I'm ready to go before a firing squad."
What kind of Christian are you?
