tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21496961.post113902333944759235..comments2009-04-05T08:39:20.970-07:00Comments on J-Lou's Confusion: Down with the Institution!J-Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12216721439255701966noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21496961.post-1139260328416269882006-02-06T13:12:00.000-08:002006-02-06T13:12:00.000-08:00Ben, I think that is my struggle. I wise person m...Ben, <BR/><BR/>I think that is my struggle. I wise person made me think this weekend about not attempting to get others to believe like i belive or i get caught back in the game or creating a new line to be towed and if you do not believe this way, than thier is something wrong with you. This is not my goal or should be anyones goal... but the tension is how to become more inclusive to the world we live but not create a divide in the faith community. We are still recovering from the first reformation that made number of Christian groups. I do not think the goal is to make some new groups that can argue with each other.J-Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12216721439255701966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21496961.post-1139250740757895452006-02-06T10:32:00.000-08:002006-02-06T10:32:00.000-08:00I love it. I think about that. This is what divide...I love it. I think about that. This is what divides the church, this is why people try and remove people from their church who don't believe as they do. This is a prime example of the fear of Western Christianity which continues to see a God based on rules rather than a God based on belief, grace and love. Numbers and legalism is meaningless in this system LS speaks of. But how do you embrace those who know the church-focused institution as the ONLY way, and not fall into judgement of them as the church has for others? How do you affirm them and yet show the difference while "working towards the same end"?urBenLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11499834083895606530noreply@blogger.com