Here we go again.
Another celebrity Christian has fallen (or was pushed) off his pedestal.
If you live under a rock, let me get you caught up, because it’s a doozy!
The story broke last week that Josh Duggar, the eldest son of the Duggar clan and stars of the reality show “19 Kids and Counting”, got himself in a bit of hot water, again. He was outed by online hackers as a member of Ashley Madison, a website that markets to married people who want to have an affair.
He has also admitted to a [online] pornography addiction and to committing adultery. While condemning the sexual sin of others, he let his own sexual sin destroy him, and the ones closest to him. He made that choice.
…and here we go again.
When will we learn? The Duggars were billed as the “perfect” devout Christian family by TLC, magazines and book publishers. We took the bait. We shouldn’t put anyone, let alone Christians on a pedestal. Ever. Especially those on a reality TV show. There is nothing real about reality TV.
We never know what is going on inside another person’s home, life, or heart. No matter how “perfect” their life looks on the outside, or edited for TV. No matter how easy they seem to have it. No matter how “Christian” they market themselves, we just don’t know what goes on behind closed doors.
When they fall it reminds us of our own failures.
No one said being a Christian is easy. Following Christ in this world is freakin’ difficult. Those who try to portray being a perfect Christian will fail. We live in a fallen world with fallen people. Christians are not immune to falling. Good people do bad things everyday.
When high profile Christians fall from their pedestal, we feel deceived and betrayed. And we are partly to blame because we put them high up, as if they are perfect and righteous and have all the answers. They don’t have the answers, no more than we do.
So we should stop putting celebrity Christians on pedestals.
Have Faith Everyday 