Galatians 5:1 KJV
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith
Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
One of
the most challenging things in Christianity has been the challenge to stay free
of entanglements.
- We are so easily entangled in religious
rules
- We are so easily entangled in political
movements
- We are so easily entangled in governmental
affairs
Christians
seem to constantly battle for the liberty to worship Christ according to the
dictates of personal conscience and not someone else's expectations for our
worship.
Whole Christian
systems are designed, not to aide you in spiritual maturity but to enlist you
into a political/religious agenda. Well meaning men recruit eager Christians
around their cause and these Christians sign up because, well, because people
have been signing up for bigger things since forever. The history of
Christianity, like the history of Europe and later the history of America
is one of big things getting bigger.[1]
But this
is not the picture we find in the Bible. Christ moved His followers out of the
politics of both government and religion and led them to a personal and
intimate relationship with Him.
I am not
recommending we get out of churches but I am recommending churches get out of
politics. I am also reminding each of us to attach ourselves to a church
committed to equipping us to walk with God personally and not just using us as
a part of its own bigger agenda.
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