November 2
It is the task of Jesus' disciples to put the nature
of Jesus into action. This fact is generally not
understood, since Jesus has been called a
founder of a new religion. But that is not God's
word to the world. His aim was never to give us
a new religion in order that we might live a bit
more decently--in that case Moses and his law
would have sufficed.
With Jesus' simple command to the disciples
the Savior is saying, "Don't make a religion out
of me! That which I bring from God is not a
religion, for all religions are rigid. They don't
want to move forward, they don't intend to
change. They set up shrines, they institute
museums, they set up councils, and because
of all this they are a stumbling block to the world."
As a matter of fact--to be quite frank--our religions
are a hindrance not only to the world but to the
history of humanity.
Nothing is more dangerous to the advancement
of God's kingdom than religion: for it is what
makes us heathens. But this is what Christianity
has become. Do you not know that it is possible
to kill Christ with such Christianity! After all, what
is more important: Christianity or Christ? And I'll
say even more: we can kill Christ with the Bible!
Which is greater: the Bible or Christ? Yes, we
can even kill Christ with our prayer. When we
approach God with our prayers full of self-love
and self-satisfaction, when the aim of our prayers
is to make our world great, our prayers are in
vain.
Excerpted from "Action In Waiting".
http://www.blumhardts.com/e-books/ActionInWaiting.htm?source=breakfast
Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt, from
Action in Waiting, Jesus Needs You--Not Your Religion.
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