I've been thinking a lot today about the church. Not just the church that I worship at, but the church in general. We are so split up by denomination and race that there isn't any unity. I really don't have much to say about the denominational divides. It's hard to criticize doctrine, I can say my doctrine is right and all others are wrong but that would just alienate everybody who doesn't share my beliefs. So, what do we do? I guess we can look at what we have in common, and agree to disagree but all that does is keep the differences going strong. I'm truly at a loss on this.
As for the racial divide... That might be a little easier. People are always splitting up the church into the "black" church and the "white" church, but don't we serve the same God? Don't we live in a country where racial tension is supposed to be fading away? Or am I just fooling myself? We don't have one black member at our church. Most churches across America are the same way, either all black or all white. Why? Worship is an intimate thing, and if we can do that together we can do anything together. Right? So, what needs to be done to blend our churches together?
I fear that if something isn't done, we will just be allowing Satan to drive his wedge further into the church. Paul said that we are all part of the same body in which Christ is the head. A healthy body doesn't hurt it's self.
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