Above-Average?

My family likes to watch the Amazing Race because we like geography and cultures and stuff. We're watching it last night and one of the girls in one of the competing families said, "we're Christians, we're above average!". This created a visceral response in us, did you here that?! I think the sense of arrogance was what caused the response in us. Mostly I think it was the way that the view of Christianity that allows people to think tht they are better than other people is very disturbing. This way of thinking is in opposition to what Jesus taught. This "posture" of being better or above others is a wretched, perverted and warped view of Jesus' teaching and challenges to live. Jesus challenges his followers to be servants and give our lives up for others. When did Christians start to adopt this posture of arrogance? No wonder people of our world are often repulsed by people claining to be followers of Jesus. Incedentally, the family that was eliminated really showed grace, patience and humility. They didn't mention anything about their faith, but they seemed to be 100% more like Jesus than the family that claimed Jesus. Hmmm