Sunday, May 13, 2007

steps of faith

People want God without a religion.
Is it possible? Is it allowed?
Yes, I believe that a living faith without an organized
and superficially manufactured religion is the most important
element in man’s life. Nobody can stop the steps of faith.
They march through prison walls and borders.
They climb mountains and walk on many troubled waters.
Sometimes people ignorantly speak about their own god.
God, of course , cannot be anybody’s own.
Those so called gods are often just big questions that come
from man’s longing to be loved by the living Savior.
Disappointed with all organized religion, people sometimes
end up with anarchic views that are more a self defense than
worship.It's no surprise that most of the people are not
so willing to discuss their “own gods”.
We , who have a conviction about speaking about the things
of God, often find ourselves explaining why we are different
from Jehovah’s Witnesses. Sometimes we are surprised to
find out that we actually are very much like them.
Especially, if we agree to work in the framework of religious
productivity. It’s easier to walk by sight than by faith.
The word of God teaches that our weapons are invisible.
So are our real enemies. So are our achievements. So is our God.
That what the eye can see is sometimes more of a distraction
than a trophy.
The real value of our faith is in “the hidden person of the heart”
I Pet.3:4
I’m absolutely not against churches being well organized and
full of programs. I don’t believe in independent worship.
All genuine truth requires a system of accountability. The local
church is God’s design for us to be the place where we grow
in our inner man.
It’s a joy to find a church where people trust in God’s work in
one another’s life.

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