In today’s church, personal experience is held in higher regard than what God says. Everyone has his opinions, his perspectives, his iniquities. The enemy’s relentless attack on the family and the unity of the church has left us stupid and unguarded, yet full of strange conceit. In my church, this manifests as a subconscious pride in being “charismatic” or Spirit-filled. “Well, at least I’m not a Methodist or a Catholic or a fundamentalist.”
If we (the American church) knew what God says about children, would we still make it a goal to prevent birth?
Why is it the norm for Christian mothers to work outside the home?
Why do Christian men avoid church, or slink away from the consequences of truth while they’re in church?
Why isn’t the church telling the truth? Is it because we know that if we start to embrace truth, people will certainly get angry and leave? Does watering down the Word or tiptoeing around God’s perspectives really help anyone? What was Jesus’ example? Paul’s?
We are distracted by what God is saying and doing in other places. Some might think, I wish I could go to the oasis, the place where God is moving, so I could have a refreshing drink. (I’ve thought this before.) But God wants to give us a drink right where we are, and then He wants to slake others through us. Assuming we lived a hundred years ago before television, satellites, Internet, fast mail and easy access to books, how would the local church be spending its time? What would it have to guide its functioning and behavior?
Why are we afraid of questions?
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re: the first paragraph. David showed forth conscious charasmatic pride in worship! Was he ever willing to lay down his own drives and agenda for the greater good? I'm willing to do that to a point, as God brings me closer to Spirit and Truth.
Love, Joni
My religious eyes are opening, though...just trying to sign in as me, here. I'm not afraid of questions. Joni
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