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Friday, November 07, 2003
COMMUNITY AND CHURCH™ Church™Inc. is evil. It is not neutral. It is not good. It is not "people". It is an institution. It is a political machine. It's first adgenda is "morality" and in it's history it has killed those who were in opposition to it. It will crush anyone in it's way. Many are its victims. Imperfection in leadership is "covered up" or the leader is kicked to the pavement. Whichever seems to cause the least damage to Church™ Inc. The Gospel is employed only in its service to the first agenda which is moral perfection. Their primary belief system is, moral perfection is the testimony needed for more conversions, often referred to as a "good witness". Members must at all cost maintain "a good witness". A stict list of do's and dont's is adamantly enforced to maintain this "good witness". Bottom line: Political power is held in higher esteem than people and biblical truth. Vs. The Church, the Body of Christ is good. It is the hope of the World. It's agenda is to love and enjoy Christ and share that love and Christ' invitation with the world. To have fellowship they must walk in humility "in the light", confessing sin, recieving the love of Christ and longing for him to "bring to completion" what he has started in them. They are aware of the deceptiveness of sin and conscious of their own sinful motivations. Those involved in Church™ find them easy prey and they struggle to find a safe place to experience this fellowship. They live by the law of the Spirit and not by a stict list of rules. They live by loving God and loving their neighbor as themselves. This often brings persecution by members of Church™Inc. but they are encouraged by Christ to press on, to consider it joy even. Bottom line: Loving people is held in higher esteem than political power and "moral perfection". By whatever pretence the Gospel IS preached by Church™Inc. and I believe they are excellent mission fields for The Church to work in. Beyond that they are pretty much FUBAR and people need to be told.
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Jimmy Doyle is a dad, husband,
teacher, friend, and other things. Currently he's just trying to figure out what it means to follow Christ and be in community with others. He enjoys having conversations with fellow pilgrims on the journey.
Stephen Zedler has a wife and three kids who he loves very much. He has been called by God to study and teach history, particularly U.S.
history. He also believes that God has called him to reform the way children are educated in America.