I don't know if we are considered the "bumper crop" or first fruit of the harvest- are the Christians of this era really the best examples of His gifts to humanity? The writer brings up the City Harvest trials and asks that we consider all the "low profile" ways we may embarrass God through our lives under the banner of Christianity.
I frequently have to face my anti-Christian friend, who was once a Christian (due to family upbringing) but when he had a choice chose to walk away. As a bystander and someone who has been inside the community, he sees more than most and is thus more disillusioned about the reality of God's goodness. Something like what Ghandi (?) mentioned- that he likes our God, but not his people. Sometimes we may not just be bad testimonies, but actively push people away from God.
Christianity ought not be an elite club, though it has a tendency to gravitate somewhat to that extent due to the relative affluence and social strata of believers. I feel that is a terrible pity- since the gift of God's love is most effective and most needed by those who feel they have nothing. Alienating those who need the good news the most is hardly the best way to go about reaching them.
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