THE Church vs. the church
How could I have ever felt I was standing still. Life is uphill and sometimes there’s this crest where we can see in all directions before we start moving again. It is a moment of clarity. We understand where we’ve come from and how we’ve gotten to where we are.
What I’m getting at is that I’ve felt as though I were standing still for the past 8 months. However, when I came to the crest a couple days ago after crushing some lemons up and drinking the juice I realized how far I had gone. I was in a better place.
Throughout history the “church” and the Church have been indistinguishable. The difference is the people who love Jesus and so gather as his body to edify each other and the entity that is organized christianity. So many of our rituals and traditions have been passed down to us from Catholic Dogma and pagan religions that we have lost the identity Christ gave us 2000 years ago.
Christianity is NOT a religion…it is a living breathing relationship with Jesus Christ and his CHURCH is not some building. People say this all the time…but never understand it. I have heard bigots and racists say those words…what the words really mean is that the church is the people. It is not the people gathering, it is not the people ORGANIZED…it is simply the people. I’m not sure I want to be a “christian” anymore…the word started as a slanderous jeer in the first place and now has been tainted beyond recognition. I want to be a man who loves Jesus and follows his Way.
That is what they called themselves…the followers of the way. SO shall I. I will follow the way, and not abandon my morals anymore to attend the most hypocritical bigoted institution in North America, besides the American Senate. If I do go to church from now on…I won’t do it because I have to…I’ll do it because my brothers and sisters in Christ are there and I can visit them.
No more Church and no More Christians. It is the PEOPLE and the FOLLOWERS OF THE WAY.