(Part 1 in the multipart series “Against All Odds”) The history of the Christian Church is an unmitigated, worldly disaster. Believing in Jesus Christ is always an exercise in repentance, but when it comes to the article of faith, “I believe in the Christian Church,” we find the need for meek assessment. For while it cannot be denied that the rise in the religion of Jesus is an astronomical and world-changing success, the likes of which the world has never known, it can neither be denied that all too rarely has this success been due to the actions of “the Church.” Just as often, if not more so, the Church that we see in the pages of history is at best a New Testament inflection of ancient Israel, that is, a people bearing God’s name yet in the process of being hurled out of His mouth.
Unbelievable
Unbelievable
Unbelievable
(Part 1 in the multipart series “Against All Odds”) The history of the Christian Church is an unmitigated, worldly disaster. Believing in Jesus Christ is always an exercise in repentance, but when it comes to the article of faith, “I believe in the Christian Church,” we find the need for meek assessment. For while it cannot be denied that the rise in the religion of Jesus is an astronomical and world-changing success, the likes of which the world has never known, it can neither be denied that all too rarely has this success been due to the actions of “the Church.” Just as often, if not more so, the Church that we see in the pages of history is at best a New Testament inflection of ancient Israel, that is, a people bearing God’s name yet in the process of being hurled out of His mouth.