History Repeats Itself

It never ceases to amaze me how history is allowed to repeat itself. In spite of what we read in the history books, learn in school, and hear from our parents and grandparents we still allow things to happen generation after generation. 

Christians and Christianity is not immune to it either and the more I read the Bible, especially the New Testament, the more I think “that’s happening again”. In John 5:30-47 Jesus talks of the importance of recognising that it is God who sent him and that as God’s son he brings Gods message and salvation. In verse 44 he warns about receiving “glory from one another” and my experience of organised religion both as a follower and a minister is the prevalence of this in the church both today and throughout it’s history. Cronyism is rife with people put on a pedestal and worshipped and their offspring given special treatment within the ‘halls of power’ not on their merits, but on whose child they are or what family they come from. During my time training as a minister it got so bad sometimes that it almost made me vomit. I am no longer part of that club as I got unceremoniously thrown out so one could say that I have an axe to grind. 

So why not take a closer look at it yourself, rather than just ‘drink the cool aid’. Jesus is who we follow, he alone is worthy of our praise, God bestows authority through his Holy Spirit, you can receive glory from no one else. 

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