​99. Don’t Lose for Winning

“...and no one can say ‘Jesus is Lord’ except by the Holy Spirit.”

1 Corinthians 12. I’m reading, and it hits me. How so many of us are truly followers of Christ. And how sorrowful it is we have these different church divisions keeping us apart.

I hate the idea of denominations. What’s interesting, however, is how in 1 Corinthians 11 verses 18-19 Paul points out that these divisions within the Corinthian church are good so that “those who are approved may become evident among you.”

God approves these factions to sort the wheat from the chaff.

Some of us are true believers. Some of us are just playing games

This feels like today’s Church to me. Funny how it feels like there’s nothing new under the sun.

Oh wait. There isn’t.

It’s time. It’s time we put down what divides us and unite in the Word of God. But maybe then again, I’m a dreamer. Maybe it’s better instead that this all plays out. That we each decide if we’re going to follow God’s Word or the word of man on the altar on a Sunday afternoon.

If we’re going to submit to the God of the universe or the rule-bound prison of religion.

If we trust God’s doctrine or human interpretation that makes our heads ache.

Because in the end, it’s only the saved and unsaved. And I pray we rid ourselves of the unneeded pomp and circumstance to spread the Gospel, to share hope. To hold somebody’s hand so they understand the truth of this world and don’t lose for winning.