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Pray for the downfall of the plastic christian subculture
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[quote:FF@F:MV8xMTU1OTkyXzE5OTg0NDAzXzg5Nzk0RUM3] [quote:MuadDib987 (nli)] What are religious idols as you see it? Can you clarify that, or even list the specific idols you refer to? Self, Status, Doctrine, the Bible itself, Labels, Strength In Numbers, Church Buildings, Church Hierarchy, "Jews", Music, Experiences When you say functional human beings, what do you mean? In what regards specifically? Christians are not known for being what we'll call "flexible". If people are wearing God around on their sleeve, you kind of wonder just how much of Him has really gotten *inside*. Christ was rumored to have been the friend of sinners, and this was never refuted. We'd do well to consider how He must have interacted with those "low-lifes" that they didn't run His ass out of their neighborhood. Largely, the only thing christers are good at is alienating outsiders. What are the things human beings can do to be functional as you view it? Death of the enthroned self. Step outside the camp to get a better view. Internal assessment. A thirst for genuine transformation. Believers are taught that reciting an incantation somehow changes them, and that's that, praise the Lard! But in actuality, scripture tells us to take up our cross and deny ourselves and die daily. We're informed that trials and tribulations constitute God's "fire" by which He purifies and refines us, yet Church Inc. is in the business of teaching folks that trouble is from [i]the Devil[/i], so reject it, stand firm, and pray it away. Essentially, we give the "flesh" free rein instead of a burial. It's this proud, unregenerate nature that people are revolted by, and I can't blame them. Most of us parade around like holier-than-thou VIPs, often pointing fingers and taking names, and then when people recoil and deride us, we claim that it's persecution due to the gospel. Normal folks can see it, but we largely cannot. We're the Laodiceans who don't recognize that they're blind, poor and naked. [b]Pearls are formed by an "ordeal" inside the oyster, usually an irritating grain of sand or other such "thorn". It's probably not a pleasant process. There are people out in the world more Christ-like than we are, because they've been crushed and changed by cancers and losses and defeats that we know nothing of. We label them "unbelievers", because they don't fly the "Jesus" flag, but in practice, they've been humbled and polished, and grasp the nature of the Redeemer better than most of us bible-humpers.[/b] [/quote] Well noted :bump: [/quote]
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Once it crumbles, its captives may actually be able to recognize Christ and leave the accumulated BS behind
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