In order to come into line with the Reality the Church will have to swallow its pride and admit that the theology they have been preaching for 2000 years is wrong!
The traditional theology of sin and redemption is not in line with the facts. (Adam and Eve is a myth.)
And stumbling blocks like punishment and judgement are not from God.
Jesus taught forgiveness.
And he said that God judges no one. (John 5:22)
But the Church traditionally teaches punishment and judgement.
How could this be?
It is part of the conservative establishment's need to control the masses.
It is not from God at all.
"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!'" Luke 13:34 (NRSV)
And so if the Church is to survive it will have to radically change its teachings.
Any revival must not be merely a re-establishment of Church authority.
It must be a heartfelt commitment to a new and liberating theology.
[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission. All rights reserved.]
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