While driving home tonight I heard a radio spot talking about the typical role of evangelism in Christianity. The illustrator went on to talk over the sounds of a seventh grade symphony playing Beethoven. The comparison was pretty obvious as to where it was going, but, it made sense. People often misjudge Christ based on the fact that they see his followers and think, "If this is how people who follow Christ act, why would I do it?" The spot went on to say that it would be impossible to know Beethoven was a genius based on the performance of an unskilled, imperfect actor. Likewise, watching Christians would make it impossible for anyone to truly appreciate Christ's gloriousness. Christ calls people to know him, not his followers. It was a good analogy. I think the commercial was over the top, but, I really like the point and will hopefully get to use it sometime...at least some time other than here.