There you go, the making of "socialistic religious philosophies."
Mutual Fruit? Egadz man! What you are describing is
what today's churches have
become!
"Because
I don't have such and such "Spiritual Gift",
YOU, can't have it either? And so, goes the downwards spiral of
Apostasy! A man's "ego", whether separately, or collectively, makes for some "mighty STRANGE bedfellows!" This is rather "expected"
OF the world! Indeed! It is what (supposedly) we as Christ Men, are (supposedly) taught, from the scriptures, and in turn, strive and teach our children to fight and strive
against!
What "happens?", and what has happened over the course of many years, is that "parishioners", tend to put, or lay each one of their "personal" burdens, in the hands of their preacher, pastor, priest, bishop, etc. etc., like they are leaving them at the "foot of the Cross of Christ! Which, is agreeably, what one is
supposed to do when
becoming a Christian!
What has happened, and I believe
continues to occur, is that
now, this "parishioner", feeling the liberty, that comes from "being set free
in Christ", goes out running round to find even
more burdens, to "lay" at the feet of their pastor, etc. Therefore,
NEVER growing, or maturing in the Spirit, and
NEVER "Picking UP" their own cross/es! And, much like playing chess with a pigeon? Which lands on the board, knocks over all the pieces, poops on the board, and struts around "acting" like it has
WON The Game!
NOTHING, Could be FURTHER From the TRUTH!
So let's talk about "cesessionism, inerrancy, rapture, once saved always saved." The likes of which, any of these "God in a box", doctrines of men, when encountered by goodly men of God, would walk out of such an assemblage, in saddened amazement, remarking: "Just
WHAT GOD, or
WHOSE god, are these people worshiping!" Nothing short of what the children of Israel done at the foot of Mt. Sinai! Or, the "making of a god in an
image, that seems/
FEELS right, in their own eyes, and worshiping THAT!"
The good news is, this is NOTHING NEW! The bad news is, it's
NOT the WAY, nor the TRUTH, nor, the LIFE! Nor, is it the WAY TO the Father!
Matthew 7:14
Because
strait is the gate, and narrow
is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few
there be that find it.