By any other name

One of the students at the RCC has recently made me think about people having Christian behavior but not being a Christian.

His name is Snap and he studied at the center some years ago; he decided that he chose Buddhism over Christianity and wasn't seen much for a few years, but started coming again regularly just a few months ago. He is no longer Buddhist, but not any more accepting of Christianity either; he prefers to pick and choose and form his own religion formed of all the things he likes from each. Though he hasn't any chosen "faith", there is one thing he believes in fiercely: unconditional love. In the time that he was away from the RCC, Snap seriously considered the important quetions in life and the truth and found that there is nothing greater and more important than unconditional love, and having come to this decision, Snap has made his life about showing love; he is studying the Bible again (in English), saying his mind is still open to anything that teaches love. What we can't seem to convey to him is the idea that God IS love (mostly due to the imperfections he has seen in Christians that he can't accept). In a way I see Snap worshiping God, but simply calling Him by a different name: Love.