In his autobiography, Mahatma Gandhi wrote that during his student days he read the Gospels seriously and considered converting to Christianity. He believed that in the teachings of Jesus he could find the solution to the caste system that was dividing the people of India.
So one Sunday he decided to attend services at the nearby church and talk to the minister about becoming a Christian.
When he entered the sanctuary, however, the usher refused to give him a seat and suggested that he worship with his own people. Gandhi left the church and never returned.
"If Christians have caste differences also," he said, "I might as well remain a Hindu."
Isn't it amazing that an usher destroyed this man's search for the Gospel by one comment?
We must be careful how we represent Jesus Christ to the world He died for.
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