The Evangelical Church
So this is the jist of what I tried to post last week about the evangelical church.........
Why is it that every evangelical church pushes Christians to be in daily meditation of the Word? Now don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting that we shouldn't be...but here is the question...
What did those Christians before the printing press do about reading the Bible? Simple answer? They didn't read the bible. In fact, for most Christians before the 1800's only heard the bible read at church. Most towns could only afford to have one or two since they had to hand copied. Thus they were very expensive. So now these people would only hear the bible read aloud maybe once or twice a week, but were still expected to keep a relationship with God? How is that possible? In today's world, those people would have been screwed because they couldn't read it. What I am getting at here...is a growing trend in my thinking. I am learning more and more than little else besides loving Jesus and loving people matters. Sure there are other things to concentrate on, but most of it gets confusing. Two of the solid things that I need to work more on is loving Jesus and loving my brothers better.
Going back....perhaps people before the printing press had a better relationship with God because they revered Him more. Maybe they strived to memorize the Scriptures they heard read aloud because they held the bible in higher esteem because they COULDN'T own one. Folks, I own four bibles...3 of which have dust on them. Sometimes I wish I could desire to read the Word more than I do. Maybe someone needs to take my bibles away so that then I will take notes during sermons, memorize scripture that is read aloud, and altogether have a passion to hear the Word of God and memorize it. The Evangelical church is lying to us. We don't have to read our bibles every day to have a relationship with the God of the Universe. We need to love Jesus and love people
Why is it that every evangelical church pushes Christians to be in daily meditation of the Word? Now don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting that we shouldn't be...but here is the question...
What did those Christians before the printing press do about reading the Bible? Simple answer? They didn't read the bible. In fact, for most Christians before the 1800's only heard the bible read at church. Most towns could only afford to have one or two since they had to hand copied. Thus they were very expensive. So now these people would only hear the bible read aloud maybe once or twice a week, but were still expected to keep a relationship with God? How is that possible? In today's world, those people would have been screwed because they couldn't read it. What I am getting at here...is a growing trend in my thinking. I am learning more and more than little else besides loving Jesus and loving people matters. Sure there are other things to concentrate on, but most of it gets confusing. Two of the solid things that I need to work more on is loving Jesus and loving my brothers better.
Going back....perhaps people before the printing press had a better relationship with God because they revered Him more. Maybe they strived to memorize the Scriptures they heard read aloud because they held the bible in higher esteem because they COULDN'T own one. Folks, I own four bibles...3 of which have dust on them. Sometimes I wish I could desire to read the Word more than I do. Maybe someone needs to take my bibles away so that then I will take notes during sermons, memorize scripture that is read aloud, and altogether have a passion to hear the Word of God and memorize it. The Evangelical church is lying to us. We don't have to read our bibles every day to have a relationship with the God of the Universe. We need to love Jesus and love people
posted by Chris | 1:09 PM
1 Comments:
Yo, Chris. I agree with your statements. We all need to love each other and Jesus more. TOTALLY. However, we have been blessed with the printing press (never heard that or thought i'd ever say that) and modern technology. It is available and in the face of more worldly view where people are looking for "evidence" and what-not, we need to be able to fall back on what we learn from the bible. Just like I wouldn't go into a lecture hall to give a presentation on the ecology of wolves in a boreal ecosystem without doing the research, I wouldn't feel comfortable or prepared to take on a challenge from a non-believer or be able to share my faith without the support of the scripture. The love that Jesus spoke of and demostrated is in those words. Reading and reflecting on scripture is also just another way to spend more time with God. Just my thoughts. You did a great job at Nexus the other night and it was fun to get to know you better afterwards. Hope we can hang out soon and let our ladies giggle about school stuff again. Peace out!
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