Excellent quote. But...Going to church not necessary to learn and teach this lesson. You could put Henry David Thoreau’s name after that quote, and it would hold the same weight.
The problem is not the teachings of Jesus, it’s the requirements that go along with it. It’s the necessary shame when you fall short. And you’re doomed to perpe…
Excellent quote. But...Going to church not necessary to learn and teach this lesson. You could put Henry David Thoreau’s name after that quote, and it would hold the same weight.
The problem is not the teachings of Jesus, it’s the requirements that go along with it. It’s the necessary shame when you fall short. And you’re doomed to perpetually fall short. It’s a logic trap that only God can resolve. Again, we fall in life. Dust yourself off. Failure and losing is a necessary part of success. That’s logic of life. But in the church, you’re so much less than God, than Jesus, even your pastor. Yes the pastor is imperfect...but he must be less imperfect if everyone goes to him, and everyone looks to him on Sunday. You can get baptized or eat a wafer and wash it down with wine to “take on a part of Jesus”. But you’re not Jesus. You can’t bear that much weight. But God is empowering so you can handle the weight that God gives you. Circular argument. It’s just drive some people insane inside.
It’s too much abstraction versus what we see and have access to in the modern world. I bet church goers rarely admit it openly. To much “You can never be Michael Jordan” and “You are never gonna be Michael Jordan without vigilant practice”. Again, Geigerich is clearly stating the folly in this pursuit. A truly religious experience is so far out of the norm in the modern world. Information has allowed our eyes have been opened to possibilities...and limitations.
Excellent quote. But...Going to church not necessary to learn and teach this lesson. You could put Henry David Thoreau’s name after that quote, and it would hold the same weight.
The problem is not the teachings of Jesus, it’s the requirements that go along with it. It’s the necessary shame when you fall short. And you’re doomed to perpetually fall short. It’s a logic trap that only God can resolve. Again, we fall in life. Dust yourself off. Failure and losing is a necessary part of success. That’s logic of life. But in the church, you’re so much less than God, than Jesus, even your pastor. Yes the pastor is imperfect...but he must be less imperfect if everyone goes to him, and everyone looks to him on Sunday. You can get baptized or eat a wafer and wash it down with wine to “take on a part of Jesus”. But you’re not Jesus. You can’t bear that much weight. But God is empowering so you can handle the weight that God gives you. Circular argument. It’s just drive some people insane inside.
It’s too much abstraction versus what we see and have access to in the modern world. I bet church goers rarely admit it openly. To much “You can never be Michael Jordan” and “You are never gonna be Michael Jordan without vigilant practice”. Again, Geigerich is clearly stating the folly in this pursuit. A truly religious experience is so far out of the norm in the modern world. Information has allowed our eyes have been opened to possibilities...and limitations.