Christianity not Churchianity
If we are to follow Jesus’real example make a real difference in our communities as Christians then we must be careful about what motivates us and what make us do what we do. Jesus’was a rebel, and the godfather of the anti-establishment.
In his time the established Jewish religion had become a strict set of rules and regulations and people were motivated not by pleasing God but by keeping up appearances and being seen in the right place with the right people and doing the right thing, but betraying the image that they portrayed when people’s back were turned. In short as Paul put it they were following the letter of the law but not the spirit of the law.
When Jesus’came he really upset things, he really pissed of the establishment. He caused havoc when he turned over the tables at the Passover, he more than raised eyebrows when he broke the ‘laws’of the Sabbath. But when people tried to criticise him he was always able to back himself up with scripture and show that he was right whilst simultaneously illustrating the truth of the scriptures that had been lost through generations of vanity and pride.
What motivates us? Do we go through the paces and place too much importance on being seen to do the right thing? Or do we show our love those that need it regardless of what we think other might think and show our anger to those who deserve it? We should stand up in the face of complacency to make a difference in the world for those that need it most not maintain the status quo for those who need a slap in the face or a kick up the but (metaphorically of course).
It is easy to sit here and think this as I type but in real situations it is so much harder to do the right thing. Jesus got away with what he did because he was able to justify it scripturally. This was because he knew the scripture well. That is why we must study the scripture, not to make ourselves feel knowledgeable so we can show off to our Christian friends and give ourselves a sense of intellectual superiority, but so we can kick ass and make people think about the truth. Studying scripture is not easy and sometimes it feel like we need a carte r4 implanted in our brains but that is why we should do it.
What is better a person who know the scripture but only shows off his knowledge or someone that can’t quote chapter and verse but who lives a life that is an example of what the scripture is about in it’s essence.
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