Take a Moment Here
I would like to take a moment and express something about my writings regarding church or religion. I am a Believer in Jesus Christ. I have a perspective from a non-denominational point of view, I guess. I have no problem with other denominations. I do however, have a problem with people who claim that their denomination is the only denomination. Or their church is the only one with all of the answers.
Let’s be open minded.
I hope that this doesn’t hinder anyone from reading my experiences or poems about my emotional dealings with church. My biggest beef is with religion. I have a problem with” religious” people. That goes for any religion and philosophy that deems itself being the sole knowledge on any given subject. When it comes to God I feel He is a mystery. The Bible states that we cannot know Him fully. That may sound like an oxymoron coming from a Christian who claims that Jesus is the only way.
God loves.
I used the word “knowledge” for me that means information, ritual, or revelation that states it has the sole wisdom on the subject of God. I believe God will meet us wherever we are at and He will do whatever it takes to show us how much He loves us. He invaded my life while I was not going to church and I was living a lifestyle according to some that would have God as far away from me as possible.
So let us not limit God.
Though the Bible also says we have the mind of Christ for me I feel that means we have the full knowledge of how we are suppose to live. Jesus gave us an example throughout His ministry. We have the mind of Christ when we are focused and living out the life that Jesus showed us how to live. For me the mind of Christ does not mean we have hidden knowledge or revelation into the insights of God. How can we?
Let’s agree to disagree.
I know there are those who would disagree and I am ok with that. I am not trying to convince anyone to believe what I believe. I am open to listening and communicating with people of other faiths. We are not limited to one social group and I HATE labels.
Bottom Line.
All of that being said I would like to point out that I am attacking the system of man not the man itself. I am attacking my own false pretenses and expectations of God and man. To me the system of man sees fit to destroy other human beings for the sake of their own personal gain. It is a system which fails to recognize the value of others. A system that uses peoples gifts and talents as a means of selfish gain. A system that demands others to submit to their agenda or be faced with damnation. Not eternal damnation but social damnation. In some cases even the threat of eternal damnation because you have gone against the status quo.
As I write and gain freedom in my thought life and from my social anxieties I am gaining more understanding of myself. I am able to articulate the pain that has been in me but I haven’t been able to communicate. The religion I am talking about is not limited to church, temple, or synagogue. It is in our families, our friends, our work place. The religion of social cues and status quos. The demand to be the same so you don’t rock the boat.
My faith is a large part of my life but my writings can be applied to many situations and people who have been hurt by some sort of religion.
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