the worthless church
when i look at the church as a whole where it stands today, i get sad. i miss the days of the Church, where the early believers worked together calling each other brothers and sisters, and loving everyone all the time. we are so full of this petty word play, and all of our high and righteousness that we forget that there is a man lying in the ditch next to the road where we trod. i’m waiting for the day of this Samaritan (whom “everyone” disliked, even hated) who will come along and show us all how to do this “Jesus Following.” if jesus’ teachings are so simple (which the Bible shows them to be so) why cant we follow them? i think that we forget the most important part of this phenomenal teaching — LOVE.
if we as a church can just love everyone (especially not because they deserved it), we can learn how to “do christianity.”
where is the brotherhood of man?
the humility and respect of the first monks?
the simple living of the true preacher?
faith is nothing without integrity
i agree wholeheartedly.
i think that people have lost sight of the real meanings of
these lost ways. christianity is not about conversion.
its not about “saving people.” its not about numbers.
its not about money. its not about looking better than others,
including churches, pastors and “wayward, forgotten christians.”
it is about LOVING THOSE THAT NEVER RECEIVED IT!
its about showing someone that they are worth it!
they are worth your time! they are important to someone!
i think that, even if you fake it, showing someone love
by giving them a moment of your time will change both the lives
of them and their associates and you!
The Irresistible Revolution
by Shane Claiborne