Comments on: Unorganized Religion

By: Rachel Cunliffe

Rachel Cunliffe — Sat, 22 Jun 2002 06:30:14 +0000

I agree that “if we spiritually keep to ourselves without that sense of community, we will only stagnate” — I’ve been compiling some thoughts christians have re: community, have added this in there :)

I guess I have issues with “organized religion” because lately I haven’t found a sense of community in a particular church. I’ve felt like an outsider for two years… I’m now meeting with some other christians very informally and it’s so what I need. I certainly do not think it’s like this everywhere (and I know one cannot find a ‘perfect church’), but sometimes organization (programs/numbers/perfectly run ‘services’ etc) has squashed the organism nature of the church — it’s not something to always be ‘organized’, we’re sinful people and we make messes. My issue isn’t with hypocrisy either. I’ve been reading a book called “A Churchless Faith” about Christians who have left “organized religion” and are meeting less formally (not just the house-church movement).

I think that what is far more important than “organized religion” is christians in *unity*. Imagine if it was the norm that churches pooled resources and worked together, rather than competing?

Did I over-step my 2c? :)

.:peace

Rachel

By: Aaron Shafovaloff

Aaron Shafovaloff — Tue, 11 Jun 2002 15:54:37 +0000

Great post.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Tue, 11 Jun 2002 10:33:31 +0000

That’s good stuff! I’m linking to it!

By: Dave Nat

Dave Nat — Tue, 11 Jun 2002 04:27:45 +0000

Amen! When I was 15, I bought the “I’m into spirituality, just not organized religion” thing. How foolish I was! The Lord established and commands orderly worship, and it’s clear that Christ himself was a subscriber during his ministry on earth.

By: wayne

wayne — Tue, 11 Jun 2002 04:25:20 +0000

And if OT worship (which, by the way, was established by God) wasn’t organized as well as institutional worship, then I don’t know what is.

Oh, but waittaminute, that was the Old Testament…