The Good Of The Father (The Trad Church) # 2046

 In whom there is no Jew nor yet Greek, there is no slave nor yet free, there is no male and female, for you all are one in Christ Jesus

Paul to the Galatians 3: 28, Concordant New Testament 

I got a message this week from a friend who was contemplating a story on the increase in the number of younger men accepting the Orthodox religion as their new spiritual home.  The basis of this mass exodus from the traditional halls of Christianity seems to be the trend of the mainstream Christian church leaning more and more towards left wing, anti conservative ideals.  Traditionally, the church has been seen as the bastion of conservative beliefs, but not so much anymore.  In recent years, we have seen the influx of LGBTQ and the "Acceptance" of alternative lifestyles being embraced by the traditional church.  Honestly, I do not blame those who have left the trad church and looked for guidance elsewhere.  Even I, all those years ago, abandoned my spot in the Sunday morning pew in order to pursue a new relationship with the Lord.  Along the way I have faced criticism from those who remain in the church for abandoning God.  Some have even questioned my salvation.  Yet, the apostle John speaks that we must indeed "Test the spirits to see if they are of God" {First Epistle of John 4:1}.  When I left the traditional church, I was intent on putting this verse into practice.  How was the mainstream church theology bringing me closer to the truth found in Christ Jesus?  Was sin still a big factor in my life?  But wait, hasn't Jesus already died to sin {Paul to the Romans 6:10}.  How is it that the same traditional church which claims that Jesus indeed gave Himself for the forgiveness of sin still preach that sin continues to be a struggle in our lives?  How is it that the traditional church has somehow lowered its conservative standards to allow into its teachings the acceptance of alternative lifestyles?  Like I said, I understand totally why there are those who seek to abandon the seemingly woke traditional church for something more along the lines of the way that church used to be.  

Because, by the works of law, no flesh at all shall be justified in His sight, for through law is the recognition of sin

Paul to the Romans 3: 20, Concordant New Testament 

In the years since I left the traditional church, I have come to know the Lord in a more personal way in my own life.  I'm not afraid to say that this revelation would ever have been possible had I continued in the teachings of the church.  For the church is fond of preaching that which is contrary to the truth of Christ which we find in the evangel of the apostle Paul.  That sin IS NOT a stumbling block to me, but that which has been put to death by Christ Jesus {Paul to the Romans 6:10}.  Not only that, but that I now live my life IN HIM {Johns Account 14:20}.  These are truths which I have never heard preached within the traditional church.  For the focus of the modern trad church seems to be fill those pews at any cost.  Even if that means accepting and proclaiming that which it previously spoke to as behaviors which were wrong in the eyes of God.  Now, I might catch my share of pushback from those who might claim that I am judging others, and maybe that was true all those years ago.  But what has the traditional church taught us other than how to judge others?  Judgements of sin, immoral behavior and unbelief.  Perhaps that same church is now placing judgements upon those who have chosen to adapt the Orthodox sect of Christianity while forsaking the traditional church they no longer recognize.  I get it.  All those years ago, I stepped aside from a church that I no longer recognized as well.  

~Scott~