| If we know anything about the mind of Christ, then | | | | Maybe you know better… or maybe you're |
| we must also know something about His mind for His | | | | fooling yourself into thinking you know better. I'll |
| church. In other words, if any of us have caught a | | | | believe you when you say "I know better" as soon |
| glimpse of Christ then we should also have a pretty | | | | as you start acting better. |
| good idea of what His church should look like. | | | | But God's Spirit will lead us into freedom. |
| Otherwise, if we can't imagine what Christ's church | | | | The first step toward freedom and obedience is to |
| looks like, then how can we claim to know Christ? | | | | take care of our unfinished business with the |
| So, if Christ were leading His church, what would that | | | | Almighty. When our consciences are clear before |
| look like? My answer to this is… I don't know. | | | | God, then we will be free to confront any |
| Or at least I don't know from watching this play out | | | | life-circumstance. |
| before my fleshly eyes. This is the honest answer | | | | The same quality of freedom applies to God's people |
| for anyone whose primary idea of "church" has been | | | | despite all the hardship or opposition that the world |
| a building, a paid pastor and all the usual, western | | | | can assemble against us. Our successfulness or lack |
| fixin's. | | | | thereof is not ours to measure. It is our place to |
| If your idea of church is not these things and yet | | | | obey Christ directly and then trust Him to work out |
| you're still taking part in these things, then why? | | | | the end product of these things. |