If this article doesn't leave you a little uncomfortable, then nothing will. Ok, well maybe that is a bit much, but this is one of those things that is certainly not politically correct. So what do we do with this?
I think we take two things away from this. One, communion is not to be taken lightly. Two, we have a responsibility to one another in our Christian walk.
Communion is not to be taken lightly. Because in communion we are being given life, and forgiveness and salvation. If we are in a state that we claim to not be in need of those things from God, then to receive communion would be to make a bit of a mockery of it. Now you have to be careful that as you read something like this that we don't walk away with a desire to create sin-police who patrol around looking to write people up and keep them away from the grace and forgiveness and life that God offers in communion. That is not the point of what this is saying.
However, on the other hand, we do have a responsibility to one another in our Christian walk. This is not just because of the impact that it has on our relationship with God and with our fellow human beings, but also because of the impact that it has on our witness. Now I am not even talking about our personal and private witness, but the corporate witness that is made by us as a community of faith, that is as members of the body of Christ. How we live with each other is important. The way that we walk together says a lot about what we believe about ourselves, and also about our God and how our God cares for us and relates to us.
Because ultimately those things are good. God gives them to us for our benefit. God invites us to receive them and all the good things that they bring with them. And may those blessings be a source of strength and comfort for you this week and always.
Sincerely,
Pastor CJ
1 comments:
Those of us who are proud members of Wrath of God Lutheran Church - LCMS not only think sin-police are a good idea, we've had them in place for years. So there!
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