Moving beyond traditional religion

We’re leaving traditional religion behind.  Of course, the elementary teachings of Christ that are still absolutely crucial and foundational.  We’re not forsaking them… we’re just moving beyond them.  Listen to what the writer of Hebrews says…

“Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this we will do if God permits.” – Heb 6:1-3

So, can we move on?  Is it okay if we move on?  You ask, “Are the teachings of Christ important?”  ABSOLUTELY!  But they are “elementary” or “foundational.”  Do we have to lay those elementary and foundational teachings again?  Let’s hope not because… maybe that’s where boredom begins.  So, let’s move on.  And I believe we are doing just that!

That being said, we’re in the hugest learning curve on lots of fronts.  For example, regarding angels… in the beginning, it’s like, who am I to even talk with an angel?  And pretty soon, I realize that I have Scriptural permission to engage angels.  But, how do we do that?  And pretty soon we learn their personality, their job description, and their functionality.  And then we find out that someday we’ll actually judge them (I Cor 6:3).  Oh, that’s a brain buster. That’s a real brain buster.

So, this Heavenly focused journey is becoming normal life now.  In the past we thought of these things as being fringe or uncommon, but now we’ve accepted the Heavenly realm as normal.

For example of how we practice spiritual things normally: When we sit down to eat a meal we don’t wait for goosebumps to pray.  We just do it because it’s a built-in part of our life.  It’s an integrated lifestyle now.  It’s a part of us. 

And I believe that’s what’s happening with angels and then saints and then the realms.  I believe little by little we’re securing a familiarity to where they’ve become integral to who we are.  That being said, we’re beyond the boundaries of being able to do it with our brain because we’ve thrown off the convention of; three songs, announcements, and a sermon for 45 minutes, and then a closing hymn.

We’ve gone beyond those conventional things which could be done with our eyes closed and with our brain only half engaged.  O, we can still do those things, but we’ve moved on, and now we’re in the territory where if God doesn’t help us, then it’s ‘egg on the face’, you know what I mean?  We’ve chosen to live on the ‘short rope’ of dependency.

It’s a pretty short leash.  It makes us stay vulnerable, tender, hungry, and dependent.  At the same time, what’s so cool, is that the Lord is helping us to become confident, expectant, and authoritative, because the trophies we’ve gained on this journey are more than enough to inspire us.

And that’s just how good our Lord is.  It’s a funny dichotomy to be tremendously vulnerable and dependent while becoming confident and authoritative.  It’s a strange and wonderful place to be!

I realize that this is scary to some… and exciting to others.  So, we give lots of liberty and grace for each one to find and follow their own convictions… just like the noble Bereans.   

–MLH

To view this 4 minute discourse:  https://youtu.be/ytk4zAWASz0 

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