Friday, May 20, 2011

Iconic Chrisian personalities or movements - is there such a thing? Or is there only Jesus?

I want to say this in humility and grace but I want to say this................so much in Christianity in the States centers around a person or a movement. One says I am of the Bickle camp, another the Bethel camp, another the Joyner camp, another the river camp, another the holiness camp, another the word camp, another the fire camp, another the prophetic camp, another the evangelistic camp and on and on and on.

My head is spinning and my spirit grieves because of this. I am not judging any of these people BECAUSE each has blessed me through teachings or books or some such thing over the years. No man is an island BUT it seems that there abounds here so much of Christianity based upon templates of leading ministries of ministers or movement, not often because of the minister or movement and at times because of the ministers or movement. Do you get the picture?

In any case because of this there is rampant immaturity in the Body of Christ to follow this person or that person. It has not gone away and we have been overseas for some years now. It was somewhat refreshing when a Christian in the Middle East did not know Rick Joyner...........American Christians seem to love the celebrity status but it often causes the Body here to be built on a template of some kind. When meeting some people it appears that they wait for you to say some magic catch phrase of some type so they can PUT YOU IN A BOX so they can try to figure you out to a certain extent. Now we all do this at times but I want to get out of that box. Rivers of Eden is Rivers of Eden........the name and the ministry is from the throne of God. What it will be will not be based upon another ministry, as i hope yours is not, but built on the foundation God has set it to be and formed it to be....................I can't solve this problem but I can opt out of Christianese talk of all sorts especially on FB. Where is the creativity in the Body of Christ.............that is sorely missing at times so let's all do something about it. Don't compare or contrast yourself to anyone but Jesus. In that way you will fall short of His glory but by the Blood..........oh the precious blood...............it brings us all to a leve field. I feel a song coming on.........I GOTTA BE ME...............I GOTTA BE ME............ see ya!

3 comments:

  1. Thank you...me too!

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  2. Giggle at the mere thought that someone would even try to put you in a box....:-) Love you sis!

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  3. Refreshing. At last, someone speaks my heart. Don't stop here. Love Tiekie

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