By Don Campbell outcastradio.net
During todays’ broadcast I brought up two stories that are trending in the news. One concerned a pastor that punched a kid in the chest to “enlighten” him to the Gospel. The other was Westboro Church protesting The Portland Trailblazers stance on same sex marriage. Both stories illustrate an ignorance of scripture and a total lack of power in the contemporary Christian Church.
If a rebellious kid will not dial in to your particular slant of dogma, why not put the fear of God in him with a swift punch to the chest? The problem isn’t with the kid, but with the “shepherd” who lacks the fruit of the spirit.
In Portland, Westboro Church decided they were in Gods will when they wore stocking hats that said “fag” and told the Trailblazer fans they were going to hell.
Promotion versus Attraction. Do you have something that I want? If not, then why are you wasting my time. The world is starving for meat, and all they’re being fed is fast food.
I’ve always marveled at the basic structure. You get up Sunday morning to visit a tax exempt edifice and listen to one person tell you what to do next. Then you give your money to fund the cavern and the tax exempt land it sits on. The doors are then promptly locked at the prescribed time and kept that way until the following week. The gifts of the spirit are never put on display. Strange…
Blowing the dust off The Book, we discover a world that was in direct conflict with this illusion called todays church. The originators met in each others homes, and didn’t consider their possessions their own. And yet there wasn’t any lack.
As we travel further down the rabbit hole towards the end of the age of grace I see our greatest enemies within the “flock.” The problem will not be the government, as much as it is those that wish to stay compliant with the powers that be, so that they can retain their 501c3 status, which is their “God”
“The world is a business” Those words from the movie “Network” are more true today than they’ve ever been.
It has been my experience that true fellowship and a regular experience with God is mostly found within the confines of a home church. There are exceptions, but the paradigm of the American church doesn’t want to relinquish control of their business over to the true landlord of the church, Jesus Christ. This would involve submission, rejection and the lose of status.
To be an outcast is realize that this planet is not our home. Wearing this world as a loose garment will send you to the wilderness. And it is there that you’ll find your purpose. The choice is yours.