Sunday, June 15, 2008

The analysis of CGP (church-going people)

Foreword: It's nothing personal.

1) Type A: The Holy Camoleys.
These are the people who serve in church becos they have a good sense of who God is in their lives, and serve becos they want to and becos they love God. They can be seen frequently for church meetings, sessions, activities, etc. Yes, sometimes even on consecutive weekdays. They find doing church work fulfilling, yet ironically, it is also the very thing that wears them out. Sometimes, these people get a little self-indulgent and believe that they are right and everyone who doesn't fall in this category is damned. Their biggest sin is being judgemental of others.

2) Type B: The TTDGs.
The Trying To Do Good people serve regularly. They do their part but don't make the effort to go the extra mile. Some serve becos they feel that the old testament God is going to punish them if they don't. Some serve becos they know that God is love and He is real, but at the same time, they love their secular self just as much. They get jaded easily and are highly unpredictable, sometimes skipping meetings and church activities when they find a more 'justifiable' event to attend. Their biggest sin is laziness.

3) Type C: The Great Pretenders.
These people go to church becos their mama, or girlfriend, or dog says so. Sometimes, the people who fall in this category are here becos the church has become a social playground for them. They have a vague relationship with God, but get involved and participate to gain social acceptance not attainable elsewhere. In church, they behave like angels. Outside church, they lead a secret double life of sin. These people go where the crowd goes and rarely sticks around when there's work to be done, unless of cos, everyone is doing it. Their biggest sin is to be a hypocrite.

4) Type D: The WTTs.
The White Towel Throwers are people who once-upon-a-time may have believed in God. Perhaps they still do, but as a result of certain situations and circumstances which occurred, they get disillusioned, confused and sometimes angry with God and the way things have turned out. Instead of sticking around, they choose to turn and walk the other way. Sometimes, they walk away becos they feel that they're not getting what they need from church. Rebels, freedom fighters, and the weak-hearted fall in this category. Their biggest sin is to walk away.

5) Type E: The Lala-landers.
This group of people go to church becos it's their Christian obligation to do so. They have no church friends, probably except those they met in cat class years ago, or the fellow Lala-landers they sit beside during mass every Sunday. They have no interest in deepening their faith, and going for a church activity beckons a don't-even-think-about-it attitude. As long as nothing catastrophic happens in their lives, they are happy being mediocre. Their biggest sin is to be ignorant.

So which type of church-goer are you?

Posted by Jo at 1:54 AM