What presumption that we desire to act as if we even are the church!
There are a lot of assumptions to work through with the phrase “acting like the church.” This is a topic I do not currently have time to explore in depth. (To clarify: for this post alone.)
First and foremost what comes to mind is how I have even began framing the consideration.
Acting like the Church. The Church is not an act. It is not to be upon a stage. The church is to be the very demonstration of reality not a muse with which to toy and pretend to be. The Church ought to be the thing in itself. When she is no longer a mere phraseological phenomenon and a series of events but rather becomes life itself; then the body of Christ is the Church. (Saying that is misleading. Christ is life itself. If you are living in Christ and He in you, then you ought to be the Church.)
Let me attempt to rephrase given the above.
Being the Church, or rather Being the Body of Christ.
Body of Christ. What comes to mind when thinking of a body? Organic, natural, dependent upon other parts within itself or dependent upon one another. When I speak of the Church or the Body of Christ these things ought to come to mind. What do most people think of? Not to point out wrongdoing, as I myself am guilty, but I am afraid that most (who would consider themselves a part of the Body) would think of the building, or of the people, or the group of people, or even the various ministries which that congregation carries out.
No man is an island. We must be dependent upon one another. It is not a choice. Without connection we will perish. The soul will wither without the social connections. The Church is to provide the organic life support in all it’s truthfulness (reality) to those are a part of it.
I will pick this up at a later time.
Where I am headed: I believe we are called to community. I believe I am called to community. Out of necessity. It is deeper than fellowship. I desire to share my life with other individuals that the MOST HIGH has called. I want them to see my weakness and my faults. How else am I to be prepared to give glory to God unless I am refined? I should not presume to be a member of the Body of Christ if I am not within fellowship, within community. I desire to be and ask only that my life will bring Glory to the MOST HIGH.
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