To Christians: On Christian Paganism

Is it possible that we are breaking the first two commandments on a regular basis in our daily spiritual lives? It seems as though we have been placed on spiritual cruise control for so long that we have taken the actuallity of God out of the picture and replaced Him with a humanized picture of our own creation. A constant indoctrination of paintings of a meek euro-jesus surrounded by sheep and halos have taken our fear of an unknown and unpredictable God and turned Him into a religious vending machine in which we choose our preference and out pops a convienient psuedogod to save us from our problems and then steps back out of our lives till we need him next (in whatever form we desire). Also, last time I checked, the cross that Jesus was brutally murdered on for the purpose of redeeming man back into communion with the Father did not come in a gold-plated model with pretty flowers and diamond studs in place of the nails. We have managed to make Christianity comfortable and socially acceptable (even fashionable) to the point where our distinctly monotheistic faith has become a hush-hush paganism. The importance of seeking after a true understanding of the reality of God (as given to us in scripture) is crucial if we truly desire to see others come to know Christ. When our lives and words reflect God for His true nature there are no limits to what changes can be brought about in those closest to us.

*(ch)ills

**Written on August 15, 2005