Go to HIM Outside the Camp

The world considers Christians to be fools.

I have some family members who are unbelievers. In fact they are atheists/agnostics. Sometimes when I spend time with them they make fun of believers who truly believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as He is portrayed in the scriptures. A few months while having dinner one of them said..."I actually had one of these kids in my class who believes in creation and the biblical account of the world..." to which the rest of the table chuckled in agreement. In a quick moment of faith I responded..."that is EXACTLY what I believe."

It is a blessing when we are counted as foolish, naive and unwise by the world, for the gospel in Christ is foolishness to men, but it is the WISDOM of God.

Consider these passages....

Lev 24:23
Then Moses spoke to the Israelites, and they took the blasphemer outside the camp and stoned him. The Israelites did as the Lord commanded Moses.

Numbers 12:15 - So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on till she was brought back.

Outside the Camp was the location of the reproach of sin. Under law, sinners were bannished to outside the camp where they received shame, reproach and often the punishment that came with sin.

But then, consider this passage...

Hebrews 13:13 - Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore.

We should be willing and eager to suffer any reproach or disgrace that is hurled on our savior by the world. Let us accept the rejection of the world, because we await a an "enduring city...that is to come".