I just pounded some Dr. Pepper and I am ready to go. It has been a while since I have blogged so I thought I might take some time to write it out. Here’s the thing, it’s not that I don’t have things to blog about, it is that blogging takes time. You know, to write it out and to think about it and produce it like I want it. I can’t just throw some crap on a page and call it a blog, I know many of you might think that is what I do, but really I would like some good quality things to come out. So, let’s get cracking!
About two months ago I was driving downtown to make a pickup for work. While so doing I passed the First Baptist Church and outside were some people standing there with a sign that said “Shame on the First Baptist Church – Labor Dispute”. Now I don’t know, it might just be me, but if I was out looking for a church to join or if I were to just examine the many churches on the earth, I would struggle stating that The First Baptist Church would make the cut. To be honest I have a problem with the whole all churches are true argument. If there is one God then there must be only one way back to Him. We believe in a God of love who is full of truth, knowledge, and more importantly a God of order. With all the different churches there is many different truths taught and many different concepts and beliefs taught, and so much confusion swirling around all of that. Obviously, not all churches can be true. And I think a church that is having a “Labor Dispute” doesn’t make the list of potential true churches.
You may ask why, why I think a “Labor Dispute” disqualifies a church from being true? Let me ask you this one question, when did Christ ever ask for money for his services? How about the apostles? Any of the prophets? Oh wait, that’s right…. It didn’t happen. I’m not talking about tithing and receiving food and shelter along the journey. I am saying getting paid and trying to live the comfortable life by teaching people the gospel and serving them. That is not what Christ did and the theology or the logic of a paid clergy is nowhere to be found in the scriptures. So if it is not found in the scriptures, why do so many churches practice it? I don’t know, maybe because people are seeking the honors of the world and they are trying to draw near to the Lord with their lips but their hearts are far from him. I don’t know, it is just a mere observation of things, that’s all. Peace!
