Meriweather
Not all who wander are lost
- Oct 21, 2014
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Are you unaware that the two of us are on two very different trains of thought? What I say goes right past you and you trot out some unrelated response. I am not talking about "most" people. I am not talking about people who find church boring, or don't like the homily or the music. I am talking about people who want something more, people who seek to draw closer to God.So, here is how it normally goes with most people. I believe in God but I don't like the way Church X works. It's boring. The sermons are too conservative for me or too liberal for me. The music isn't to my liking. And so on...So, they go from Church to Church until they find one that fits them. They never consider what the doctrine is and are the ordinances performed with authority. You can ignore this but this is what happens and it's not the way to find the truth of Jesus Christ.
St. Teresa of Avila (whom you recently summarily dismissed as part of an apostasy) noted that church and church staff do a great job with what they are doing, but have their hands full and can only take the congregation so far on their spiritual journey. The church can take even the most faithful only so far--and most faithful (unless they are in a religious order) only have so much time to devote to their spiritual journey.
There are people who want the next step. For some, that means a step back so they can understand why where they are now simply floats past them. For some, it means more discipline. For others it means a new direction in Bible/religious studies. The goal is the same for all--moving onward and drawing closer to God.
You seem to be talking about people who haven't even mastered "ordinances". Many of us are beyond that, and that is what I mean about being on two different trains of thought. We are not communicating.