I appreciate the candor. Christianity looks little like the exemplar of Jesus. I awoke yesterday morning to the election news, and I was immediately swept back to the 1970s, when I was silenced/ignored/insulted by "christian" men, "for (my) own good". Now I better understand 1st century Christianity, when men in the church admonished strong women to be "silent". What I am feeling is oppression. Sinfulness and bad behavior are oppression and it has its roots in idolatry of self and manmade ideals. This is NOT modeling Jesus. God is crying.
exactly and very helpful
this
day.
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I appreciate the candor. Christianity looks little like the exemplar of Jesus. I awoke yesterday morning to the election news, and I was immediately swept back to the 1970s, when I was silenced/ignored/insulted by "christian" men, "for (my) own good". Now I better understand 1st century Christianity, when men in the church admonished strong women to be "silent". What I am feeling is oppression. Sinfulness and bad behavior are oppression and it has its roots in idolatry of self and manmade ideals. This is NOT modeling Jesus. God is crying.
Sharing this. So spot on. My heart is broken.
It IS a mirror. Exactly.