The Christian Thing to Do

I have heard that phrase, I guess, all my life: "the Christian thing to do." It's an interesting one. What does it really mean? Sure, I know what most people mean when they say it. They are usually referring to what they ought to do: they ought not make fun of someone, they ought to go help their neighbor, etc.

But when you stop and think about it, and sort of dissect it, what does it really mean?

For instance, is the Christian thing to do to support the death penalty or to oppose it? Is the Christian thing to do to go eat at Chick-Fil-A on a certain day or to not support them at all with your money? Is the Christian thing to do to not oppose legislation that benefits people who are homosexual or to "hate the sin but love the sinner?" Is the Christian thing to do to support nonviolent protests or to picket injustice with posters and screaming? Is the Christian thing to do to be pro-life or pro-choice?
(And while we're at it, maybe the Christian thing to do is to quit using labels. Neither of those aforementioned labels truly encapsulate people who might line up with that way of thinking . . . nor do those labels make any sense. "Pro-life" does not mean that one necessarily supports legislation that denies death in all cases, be it abortion, criminals, etc. "Pro-choice" does not mean that one necessarily supports legislation that upholds one's choice in all cases, be it abortion, right to health care, etc.)

"The Christian Thing to Do." The Christian thing to do is to love one another. Beyond that, it looks like it's pretty stinkin' hard to nail down exactly what the Christian thing to do is, at all times, in all instances. The reality is most people fall in-between the sides listed above. . . . because there's a wide variety of how Christians view things and believe. And that's a good thing.