Student Fellowship and the Degeneration
September 16, 2006 – 8:37 pmI belong to the Student Fellowship in my school. Even though the name doesn’t mention, it is a Christian group. Couple of years ago, when I first joined the group, it was doing pretty well. 20 or so kids, on and off.
Couple of years later, today, I find something very wrong. Perhaps the problem was there back then, just that I was too young to notice it. The fellowship has been reduced to a pathetic state, and with the absence of those taking public exams, I’m almost ashamed of being tied to this group.
But I think the root of this degenerating problem lies within the students of the fellowship. It’s not that they can’t lead worship and be good liturgists - oh no, in fact some of them are real good ‘professionals’ within their own church groups. Active-in-church Christians. And I fear, I suspect , at least what their actions in school speak out, is that they’re something close to hypocrites.
I’m not fond of that word. It shouldn’t belong to any religion, much less Christianity, but nothing is exempt from sin. And why do I say that those students are hypocrites? You can’t tell that they’re Christians. If I’d never joined this fellowship group, I won’t believe they are Christians. Few kids around here are outspoken about their faith, and with cheating and lying very widespread, light has almost been doused out.
Here I must say that I’m a little different from the rest, because even though I never really go around telling everybody that I’m a Christian, everybody knows. The benefits/non-benefits of being a pastor’s kid.
Back to the point. As I was saying, those kids are just one of the normal kids who defy school laws. Everyone knows that you can’t bring handphones to school. But they do. And they talk about it like it’s the most normal thing - or something exciting. The rush of adrenaline that comes with breaking school rules.
And is a Christian to be this way? Once a schoolmate told me a long story about Christian hypocrites in his class. I had a feeling - I just knew - that it was about the Student Fellowship chairman.
I won’t say anymore. But I’m thoroughly disappointed. I probably have many more reasons to be disappointed with myself, but I got to say, if there isn’t a turnaround in the lives of the students within the SF, don’t dream about revivals within the school and SF.