Denominated preachers preaching denominated sermons to denominated people
who are looking at the back of people's heads and whose mindless stare befuddles
the denominated preacher.
A place where the
Bible is elevated above Jesus and believed to be a rule book with frightening
consequences and a damming document that points out people's sins and consigns
people to hell while saying the Gospel is "good
news".
A place where the voice of the True
Shepherd is is unheard amid the bleating of fleeced sheep because of all the
religious noise.
A place where the pressure to
be perfect creates an atmosphere of guilt, blame and shame followed by judgment
and condemnation.
A place where the written
word is misused, abused and confused.
A place
of dead rituals rather than actually living out the gospel.
A social club that lacks
socializing.
A place of division rather than a
place of unity.
A place of showmanship and
theatrical performances.
A community of like
indoctrinated people imprisoned by deception rather than the freedom of the
grace minded Community of the Redeemed.
A place
where you sit up, put up and shut up because questioning is frowned upon, and
don't ask because you’d be slapped over the head with a Bible and have various
verses spewed at you.
A place that prides
itself on being welcoming, accepting, and real. When the tagline on so many
denominations is “come as you are” we will make you into who you should be, and
who you should be is is based on who we want you to
be.
An institution whose man-made doctrine and
tradition has rendered the Gospel to be of "none
effect".
A place where religious living trumps
relational living.
An agenda driven place
rather than Spirit lead place.
A place where
people are welcomed as they are but not received as they
are.
A place where we are told to follow Jesus
but directed how to follow religion.
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