My thoughts led me to dare speculating, that the church mentality could be more cultural than biblical in many setting in our lives, and maybe, just maybe, my understanding of church is not the true masterpiece I made the church to be in my mind. The church cannot be without the Cross of Christ; no Christian denies that , and truly, the church cannot exist without our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ being the Head, in whom we live, and move, and have our being. Again, no true Christian denies that , but , what happens after the great confession? What do we do now? How do we manifest everything that has been given to the church? How do we show that truly the gates of hell will not prevail against the church, including our families, our personal walk with the Lord, our homes, our place in society, and our calling in the church?
It was the other side of the church, however, which began to concern my continued interest in the church. The way we thought on life, the incessant complaints we hear and discuss behind closed church doors, and the life-styles which seemingly betrayed testimonies of loving all unconditionally, made me aware that something was not right here. If we are happy, then why are so many Christians showing sadness? If so many divorces among us? if we are the church people we proclaim to be, then why is ti that life seems like a drag to some and a chore to others? If we are the church people we like to be, then why is there such a lack of forgiveness in the Christian community, where resentments are held tight for years and the love of many has waxed cold? And if we are the church people we are supposed to be, then why are we witnessing a voluminous spillage of mouthy worship with little commitment to servicing God from the heart?
