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01/25/2016

My Thoughts

Don't let the church be your all consuming image of God. The church is the Bride of Jesus Christ, not a good picture of His representation.

Sure there are times when the church is a good representation of God: in explaining the good news of salvation, sometimes feeding the poor and needy, taking care of the orphan and the widow, but there are other times when the church is far from it. If you've been on church elder boards or deacon boards then you know, the many flaws found in the church. There are as many flaws as there are people. Yes, that's right, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, this is why church congregations meet. They are people in need helping people in need.

All that's to warn you that if you start not liking God because of the mean people at church, or because you've met too many hypocrites in the church, or because the pastors on television seem to want more money than they have interest in helping others, than I've warned you. The church is not a good representation of God.

So where do we go for a good picture of God? Go to the Bible. Open it up and ask God to reveal himself to you that you may know Him. That's it. He's been waiting to have a relationship with you, one where He can call you child and you can call Him father.

A mature christian moves beyond the spoon fed connection to God, via the church or a mentor, into an intimate relationship with God.

Love,
Dad