Get A Clue

You know something that floors me in Christian circles is this thinking that any one that causes a stir or says things we don't understand is mean, arrogant, or pushing people away. I find the people that get pushed away are ones that have fallen into this thinking that every thing has to be lined out, short, sweet and very simple. This is sad. Tragic. Its sad when knowledge is something to be feared. Its sad when knowledge is something to be labeled as arrogant.

Spiritual gifts. I'm giong to say that again, SPIRITUAL GIFTS. Should I say it again? Do you hear it people? How are we going to interact wtih this church? How are we going to dance with it church? Have we bastardized what 1 Corinthians 12:28-30 says? Church do you hear it?

28And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues.

29All are not apostles, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All are not workers of miracles, are they?

30All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not interpret, do they?

Are we so arrogant in our individual gospel that we don't want to accept that God has endowed certian gifts, certian traits on people? I have watched someone near to me get racked over the coles lately. All over people who could not deal with what gift God gave them. They couldn't understand so they quickly went running to whom ever would listen to their baby cries and no understanding of Spiritual Gifts to only validate their baby emotions. Church, wake up! Church hear what God is saying. Its time for meat! Its time for us to be big boys and girls. Enough with running home, enough with being petty, its time Church! Its TIME!