I've lived on both sides of the Faith Fence. There is a world of difference. Let me say that another way. There IS as WORLD of difference. One goes by faith in unbelief. These get their religious kicks from the pond of doubting. The second batch operates upon a basis of the invisible world being more fascinating than the seen one. Go figure. No, I mean GO and FIGURE this out; rather than merely offering an indifferent shrug of the shoulders.
What real Christianity needs today is a huge dose of the Fairytale experience. Only in saying this do I mean that we need to have a walk with God that is well beyond our obsessive, humanistic imagination. I love this factor of Ephesians 3:20 which is encapsulated from cover to Bible cover. That which can't happen did...and...still does. Unbelievers wish to mock and call such Fairytale. Believers call it Reality in Fairytale dimension; the impossible lives!
As churches assemble world-wide today, may we gatherers not throw cold water upon the absurd, the ridiculous, the outlandish truths of God past and His workings present. We are to experience the unknown and the unexplainable, the undefinable and the undeniable. Just as the Red Sea parted and the grave emptied, believers are to abide in a land of immeasurable opportunity for the God-demonstration.
By our repetitive repetitions, the Fantastic Faith element is being dismantled bit by bit within our very own gatherings. Should such a mold not be broken, we will be a people who train our young to become unbelievers; yet in the name of believing. Drastic faith has been dismantled by a humanistic try-to-be-good philosophy. As a result, pews will be packed today with many calculating that, while they do misbehave, they aren't as bad as others they could mention.
Living by comparison is clearly a doctrinal mistake communicated quite clearly in II Corinthians 10:12. And, yet, this seems to be a popular road for the modern day believer to travel.
Faith. Faith is bold, it is absurd, it is fascinating, and it is the ultimate of true reality. May we accomplish matters through Him that would draw mockery from our critics. Many of us have lived in this path for years....on both sides.
May we be found on the side of reality rather than the one of mockery.
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