Wahrheiten die jeder Christ wissen sollte

UPDATE: Wolli hat mich unten in den Kommentaren darauf hingewiesen, dass der erste Artikel bereits in deutscher Sprache erhältlich ist, und zwar unter diesem Link.

Wayne Jacobsen und andere Christen geben eine Zeitschrift mit dem Namen “Body-Life” (zu deutsch: Leben im Leib) heraus, und natürlich empfehle ich diese Zeitschrift generell, aber einige besondere Artikel die meine Denkweise sehr gut wiederspiegeln möchte ich hier den Lesern dieses Blogs besonders ans Herz legen. Die Artikel sind in englischer Sprache und ich habe (noch) keine Lust, diese zu übersetzen.

01 – Why I Don’t Go to Church Anymore

Where do you go to church? – I have never liked this question, even when I was able to answer it with a specific organization. I know what it means culturally, but it is based on a false premise–that church is something you can go to as in a specific event, location or organized group. I think Jesus looks at the church quite differently. He didn’t talk about it as a place to go to, but a way of living in relationship to him and to other followers of his. (more…)

02 – Why House Church Isn’t the Answer

What’s wrong with the way we do church today has far less to do with the forms we use than it does the journey we are on. If we are looking for house church to meet the needs that more institutional forms couldn’t touch, we are likely to be disappointed by our experiences in house church. Any time we begin with our needs as the focus, instead of God’s purpose, we will end up disappointed by the results. (more…)

03 – We Already Have a Shepherd

Here is the best definition I’ve ever heard of spiritual leadership: If you were going to be caught in your worst failure, who would you want to catch you?

If you really want to experience the fullness of life in Jesus, wouldn’t you want someone who would treat you as gently as Jesus treated the woman at the well while offering you the truth in a way that you could understand and follow into God’s freedom?

I have not heard a simpler statement that summarizes the way Jesus lived and what he taught his disciples about leadership in his church. Even Paul’s lists of qualifications in Timothy and Titus point out those who had walked with Jesus long enough to be transformed by him in a way that could be clearly seen in their families, in the community and their freedom to live the truth and thus be able to help others in the way Jesus would. (more…)