Interesting read. Some really good points about the institutional church. Breaks my heart how we misrepresent God and His love for us through Jesus. By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love, one for another. His Love through us is our calling card, our identity, we should not be first identified by our address, our pastor, our building or ministry, or the sins we hate. Have you spent much time looking into the organic or simple churches? Good ones provide the opportunity to fulfill all of the “one - another” commands of Jesus, but without the short falls you point out. I don’t think we only have two options, institutional churchianity vs solo. The simple, organic churches where everyone brings something and exercises their gifts, and Jesus leads the meeting, that sound more like what we read in scripture.
Amen! Lots of great insights Pastor Nathan, rightly dividing the word of God. God bless you!
Interesting read. Some really good points about the institutional church. Breaks my heart how we misrepresent God and His love for us through Jesus. By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love, one for another. His Love through us is our calling card, our identity, we should not be first identified by our address, our pastor, our building or ministry, or the sins we hate. Have you spent much time looking into the organic or simple churches? Good ones provide the opportunity to fulfill all of the “one - another” commands of Jesus, but without the short falls you point out. I don’t think we only have two options, institutional churchianity vs solo. The simple, organic churches where everyone brings something and exercises their gifts, and Jesus leads the meeting, that sound more like what we read in scripture.