christianity today in this modern world looks nothing like what jesus or his immediate followers (the apostles to the early church fathers) believed or practiced.......and i don't think we could ever go back and do it that original way......but why is it that this is where we look to re-invent our faith anytime we are in a moment of crisis or impotence? a lot of semantics and epistemological approach towards rediscovering (fill in the blank) of/from God...but isn't that focusing more on theory over praxis?
why can't we see that maybe the reason there is a problem is because we are not pragmatic....what i mean by this is not asking "does it work?", but that our "good news" isn't good anymore, because we're actually doing "bad news" thus creating bad outcomes, nothing at all or just some sub-culture that satisfies ourselves (idolatry?)?
doesn't jesus give us a clear standard to see if we haven't gone askew? by our fruits we will know? by doing what jesus teaches us, we are called wise?....an emphasis on doing, and when done right, good fruits comes through....jesus is big on doing/practicing our faith as being faithful or being a follower...maybe it's our definition of what constitutes "good fruits"?
why can't we see that maybe the reason there is a problem is because we are not pragmatic....what i mean by this is not asking "does it work?", but that our "good news" isn't good anymore, because we're actually doing "bad news" thus creating bad outcomes, nothing at all or just some sub-culture that satisfies ourselves (idolatry?)?
doesn't jesus give us a clear standard to see if we haven't gone askew? by our fruits we will know? by doing what jesus teaches us, we are called wise?....an emphasis on doing, and when done right, good fruits comes through....jesus is big on doing/practicing our faith as being faithful or being a follower...maybe it's our definition of what constitutes "good fruits"?
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