Christians are too busy pursuing what everyone else is pursuing: affluence, success and a comfortable life. I think our culture largely stinks at relationships and unfortunately, Christians are a reflection of the culture. Relationships with anyone takes time ... and we all jealousy guard our time because we are pursuing our agendas ... Christians are no different.
Two, non-Christians scare Christians. Non-Christians ask scary questions, use salty language, and often times say exactly what they are thinking. This can be quite frightening ;-). We don't know what to do when a non-Christian drops the "F" word into the middle of a conversation. We don't know how to react when a non-Christian speaks his or her mind on a subject ... and, well, they think like a non-Christian. It is easier to avoid them all together.
Three, Christian parents are fearful of non-Christian influences on their children. Their solution is to pull out of the world as much as possible and live in a Christian subculture.
Four, some Christians view their non-Christian friends as targets to be converted. The non-Christians sense this and don't like feeling like a prospect ... and the friendship ends.
Five, some Christians view non-Christians as a problem that God will eventually deal with. There are more pressing things in the church to take care of.
Six, our churches keep us so busy with programs that we simply have no time to build relationships with non-Christians.
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