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Are you in the body or of the body? 8/18/2006 9:32:02 AM
The mutation of the body of Christ... I really have no idea of why I am at my keyboard typing this. Nor do I know what I am going to type in the coming moment. I just wanted to say, I suppose, "hello", to all of you who are "blogphiles" (heheheh...a real word...? )
There is a question on my mind and, since I am alone here with my dog, who seldom answers my questions, I thought I would raise it here.
How could I really describe the "body of Christ", "His bride", the church. A faith based description would be that it is the entirety of those who have accepted Jesus as their Savior and as being the Son of God, who are tasked to act in this physical realm as He would if He were still physically present. Can I truly say I am of the body when I claim allegiance to an agency that separates itself from the other body parts simply for the sake of self identity?
How can a body function when each part of that body creates a "self" image and wishes to act independently of the remaining parts?
It just seems that we are dismembering ourselves once we go beyond being Christians to being Baptists, Catholics, Protestants, Presbyterians, Adventists, etc, etc.
I know, I know...there are those who may read this and instantly have their eyes glaze over as they reach for the mouse button...but even so, perhaps the reason some turn away from Christ is because they only see the dismembered body in action/inaction...is it the presence of the forest that replenishes the oxygen or is it the single tree that makes a difference in the world?
Christianity is a forest of love and goodness that gives light in the darkest places, yet we have trees/churches that seek to grow taller than others to gain more of God's light than their neighbor...weakening the Body in the process with their cancerous pride.
Well, as you probably have noticed already, blogs are not what I do. I just had a question Tippie, my dog, could not answer...I would say that I am a Christian who attends a baptist church because that is where I turned my life over to Jesus. My belief is faith based, sustained by the Word of God. That is why, when I am asked "What religion are you?" I answer "Christian" and when asked what church I belong to, my answer remains "Christian".
More Blogs by Thomas Watson • Whispers of Love - Friday, January 30, 2009 • God's Mercy - Saturday, July 19, 2008 • Are you in the body or of the body? - Friday, August 18, 2006
