Learning to Lose Control
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As Bruce Shelley states in Church History in Plain Language, ”Christianity is the only major religion to have as its central event the humiliation of its God“. But, if this is so, why do believers in Jesus so frequently seek to exert power over others through politics or church hierarchies? In this episode Steve and Ray converse about learning to let go of the thirst for power and submitting to each other as Jesus taught and modeled. As always we would love your input and would enjoy dialoging with you!
We’l l try to do an episode discussing this in the very near future. That might...
on November 20th, 2008 at 11:40 am
You guys have gone and done it again. You’ve bought one more week of freedom from the woodpile.
on November 20th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
It’s so nice to hear a Jesus-centric theology relative to what’s commonly heard. Unfortunately, all religions are abused for the purpose of power. You’re right for criticizing certain members of the modern church.
on November 22nd, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Thanks Sid. I believe that religion many times becomes a substitute for a personal relationship with God. Not only do leaders enjoy excercising their authority, but many times the followers want it that way. I think they believe that it gives them a sense of safety and security. Bono said something like “Religion is what happens when God leaves the building”. I think that there’s alot of truth to that. I hope that our conversation did not sound overly critical. We are always in danger of falling into the same ditch that we are trying to help others out of. Thanks again!