I was with a friend in Borders (a
bookstore) the other day and I sat down to read up on Thailand. They apparently have 13 different
smiles, but anyway, back to story.
I lost track of time, and notice my friend was nowhere to be found. So I went to find him, and I heard a
rather loud voice coming from the “Christianity” section. A man was talking to my friend about his
distaste (all out hatred) towards organized religion of any kind. He was very opinionated, and I
eavesdropped as they discussed the topic.
This man had obviously been burned by “church” and he was lonely, and
frustrated. His home had been
broken into and his Bible had been stolen, hence his visit to Borders. He had good bible knowledge; at least
he was well versed with certain parts. The man had some kind of point to prove so he read James 1:27
which reads; Religion
that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after
orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by
the world. I thought
preach it brother, but something was missing from his theology. Although I love that verse, and the guy
had some good points it was obvious he was community-less, team-less, and not
part of a body. His theology was
missing people(the Church)!
Had he never seen a “Church” who takes care
of orphans and widows? Why is the
Body of Christ not noticeable to a guy who reads his Bible? The Body of Christ works like a team,
and it is up to us to make sure our teams don’t sink! Romans 12:4-21 and 1
Corinthians 12:12-27 talks about us as being a team or body. I love those verses also, and I believe
in HIS BODY because Jesus is in control of His Body. Let us be examples of teamwork and community to those who
don’t follow Christ. God believes
so strongly in community that he is one, the trinity is tough to grasp, but
what an example 3 persons being 1!
That is tight nit community.
We should learn from that and also be tight nit, all good teams are.
