Freedom?

What's happening today? The message is - Christianity is about the 'whole of life' - it's about living life in its fullness, not about some Church program or ministry per se. Which i believe is true at a high level. The outcome of that thinking from my point of view has meant something of an exodus from the church program, official ministries and church attendance itself, in the pursuit of Christianity in 'real life'.

The pursuit is valid, but what i think seems to happen is 'real life' can begin to mean 'normal life' as in 'same as everyone else'. That believers would meet non-believers in the 'real life' interactions, not by some organized program. True again. But what also seems to be happening with the retreat away from the orthodox structure to 'real life' is maybe the loss of a sense of call individually and particularly corporately to take part in the corporate mission to the lost, to serve, to build the Kingdom and possibly an understanding of our individual and corporate accountability before God. 'Saved not for ourselves'.

The retreat to 'normal life' cn end up meaning 'becoming like everyone else'. their values, perspectives, priorities. Christianity can become about becoming a better person. Holiness becomes 'do your best, accept the rest'.

"Her priests do violence to my law and profane my Holy things; they do not distinguish between the unclean and the clean; and they shut their eyes to the keeping of my Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them." (Ezek 22:26,27)

To be continued...