In 2
Corinthians 15:13 Paul tells us to: "Examine
yourselves as to whether you are in the faith.
Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that
Jesus Christ is in you? - unless indeed you are
disqualified" or, quite literally, fail the test.
When is the last time you took this personal inventory
of spiritual fruits? When was the last time you
checked to make sure your name is written in His book?
When did you have that radical transformation that took
you from where you were to where you now are? What
happened when the Spirit of God took up residence in
you? Don't you think it's way past time for you to
look into these things?
“I’m completely in favor of the separation of Church and
State.
My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on
their own,
so that both of them together is certain death.”
George Carlin (1937-2008)
I am keenly aware of the fact that you may be wondering
about a guy who would write a book entitled, Love Jesus, Hate
Church. You probably have some questions, maybe many
questions, about the origins of a book that makes people as
uncomfortable as Love Jesus, Hate Church has proven to do.
You may be asking yourself, "How can you be a Christian
and use the words Love and Hate and Jesus and Church all in
the same sentence? It just seems so wrong."
And, you're right. It does seem wrong.
True. But wrong.
Yep, I would probably be wondering the same thing if
the tables were turned and I found myself in your shoes.
So, let me see if I can shed some light on who I am and
why I do what I do by telling you a bit about myself and how I
came to write Love Jesus, Hate Church. Let me share with you,
oh, how shall I put it— the joy of believing the lie. I
believe this will give you a better grasp of who I am and why
I wrote
Love Jesus, Hate Church.
