The Washing Machine of Real Church Life
The flesh and the Spirit see the world around us differently. It is easy to take something God gives and turn it into something God never intended at all. Jesus wrote the letters to the church in Revelation 2 and 3 so we could know how to give the church back to God in the pressure of the last days. Local church, or a local assembly of believers, can easily become something flesh-led instead of Spirit-led. Humans naturally try to maintain results in organizations. We like to keep things looking right, feeling right, and functioning. This is how good organizations are run. Real church is different than human organizations. The church isn't like any other organization. The church is actually intended to be a training camp for heaven. If you don't keep signing up to learn to love God with everything in a way that overflows into loving others trying to do the same, you are not ready for heaven. God designed the church as a place to practice loving God with others. Training can be...