Those That Are Sick Of Our Church

You hear people make the statements; “I want Jesus but not the church,” “Jesus is my personal savior but I’m not into organized religion,” and “I find my spirituality in nature, not in a pew with other people.” It’s an emphasis that while Jesus is desirable, his church is not. Can you have one without the other? Consider what is said in Acts 9:3-4. Here Saul is confronted about his actions. The Voice from heaven asks why are you persecuting Me? Saul is confused. The Voice from heaven must be the Lord but when has he persecuted the Lord? He was doing what he was doing for the Lord (Acts 26:9, Philippians 3:6)! So he ask, “Who are You, Lord?” The response was, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.” So Paul had been persecuting Jesus, but when had he been persecuting him? Jesus was in heaven, having ascended there…