it is interesting to me how the people of the jewish faith (outside the goings on of israel) seem to be completely more receptive of other people even though they still hold themselves to strict rules of the Torah. it sweems to me that these rules would put up barriers to openness, but from my experience, it doesn't. i would think that christians would be more loving and open to sharing the love of Christ, being that they are completely free from the law, but more often then not, it is harder to get into a christian circle than another faith. in many ways the christian faith seems to have become the american faith and has adopted all of the baggage that goes along with it. you know, being a rush to the top, climb the ladder, be all you can be, get out of my way or i'll step on you, kind of faith. all the while, there seems to be little spiritual growth or even an understanding about who Christ is or even who we can be through Christ.
it appears that the christian faith in many ways has adopted the very traditions that Jesus came to break us free from. if you are wrapped up in churchiness or busyness for the sake of Christ then i encourage you to break free from it. allow yourself to rest in the Father. get to know the God of the Bible in the way he wants to reveal himself to you. don't just take someone else's word. they are probably caught up in churchiness themselves and probably only know what the latest seminary teacher taught. remember the early guys of the old testament that had no church or temple or seminary to attend, yet they knew God in ways we can only imagine.
break free!
