Outside Readings- Being Christ Like, Rawley

In the book, Irresistible Revolution, author Shane Claiborne sets out on a mission to learn what it means to be Christ-like and follow Jesus' teaching of selling all your possessions and helping the poor. Claiborne leaves everything behind everything and moves to Calcutta to do work for the homeless people there. Throughout the book, Claiborne rejects the idea of materialism. Claiborne searches what it means to be Christ-like. He wants to help people in need and share the Truth. The idea of being Christ-like is interesting. I had a conversation with a friend once and he shared that he thought that attempting to be like Christ was the most arrogant thing a human could ever aim for. He then asked "Which Christ do you want me to be like? The one who challenges authority, or the one who comes back to judge the world?" I thought that his question was interesting but I can't say that I agree with his skepticism. I don't think that anyone could ever claim to have reached the greatness of Jesus Christ, but even He tells us to emulate His teachings. Shane Claiborne does just that. He loves people no matter who they are, he gives everything to help a friend, he obeys the law while preaching the Gospel. This book was a good picture of what it is to try to be Christ -like.