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expression of church
by guy miller Every culture and generation has a different expression of church. What doctrines and practical works are vital for each different type of church to scriptural? We all read the same book, Yet strain for an image or a look. From Uganda to Britannia, We all fall for the religious propaganda The religious look We believe, Proves the love of the book. The early reformers Was more than hyped up performers, The social conformers Was moved by these spiritual reformers. Church faces changed through the ages, The gospel of the cross Has not been lost Just often disguised By the crowd that are lost, And the man wanting to be a boss. Church is the four walls, As man's religion defines. Placed within confines Of traditional shrines. From the architecture. To the deco to become A part of the furniture. Man's traditions Are all conditions. The works and nothing but the full works Is what is expected? Leaving so many dejected Subjected, Or you will never be resurrected. Church is often more Religious tradition, Cultural superstition Like a religious condition To rinse, lather repeat. Manmade religion An almighty tick list A long list of don'ts Without actually saying what to do, Isn't it all still all about me? Gods a God of do. To be and to do For me and you To be free To be all we can be. Doctrines and theology. Do they really make you all you can be? It plain to see God created me to be just me. Like ABC it easy as 123, In true simplicity Celebrating diversity And individuality God ordained unity. Manmade denominations Has become a game of domination. Control and power, In a religious free for all. Is a church truly scriptural? If it's not biblical? With distortions of biblical proportions. A self-serving gospel For all to gain his portion. Personal prosperity Is the oldest depravity. For a church to become scriptural, It will have to be made simple, Like I do. The message of the cross, Without it all are lost. They took up there cross And counted all of life's trinkets As a loss. Sharing was caring, Loving in the streets Was the true heartbeat. Shoes of peace Placed on their feet These soles was made for walking Stop all the talking. For the church today, In its many disguises. Come out of hiding And stop all the fighting. The truth of the cross Is a mystery no longer hiding, The trinity is true divinity. Came to live in you and me, The church in all its make up And dress up Has made a real mess up. The blood showed the love The church is the family In all its dysfunctionality Stop thinking practically Start seeing spiritually. With churches to match every social class With doctrine to suit every internal dispute. Like political agendas it's time for a referendum. The structure resembles, A business infrastructure Full of training instructors. But the spiritual Olympics we all are missing. Cant you see we run under the same colours. Church models, Maslow's social models. The doctrines man has created Has caused division With many suffering inflation Up and down like deflation Show your love with financial appreciation. The purpose of church Has been lost in the presentation. Any biblical church Is simple by design. Like a natural flow The whole body will grow. Like life's natural ebb No longer caught in that spider's web. The church of acts Was a church of acts. Following true religion No body looking for dominion The message was the mission, The mission was the message. The work of the cross, Is the works we have lost. Loving the lost Is the message of the cross Saved by grace In faith of the cross God incarnate Came to make the deal finite. The church in simplicity Is you and me. When you are more than me. Then we will just be. The irony of true religion Is to live at the cross, To see you over me. And just be. A selfless life is a Christ centred life. By doing His do's, We don't do the don'ts. Stepping like Christ Allows us all to step to the same beat. The simplicity of the do's, Will see the true church through. local evangelist in a local church. just testing the water. please enjoy Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |