“Religious beliefs and practices make up the product that is on sale in the market, and current and potential followers are the consumers. In a free-market religious economy there is a healthy abundance of choice (religious pluralism), which leads naturally to vigorous competition and efficient supply (new and old religious movements). The more competition there is, the higher the level of consumption.”

The unexamined church is not worth going to… — Oggie

Respect for authority isn’t demanded by getting puffed up or loud, or by using God’s Word as a sledgehammer. A person who has to spend a lot of time reminding people of his or her authority–and as much energy demanding that people yield to that authority–does so because they have no real authority. True authority is noticed. In Matthew 7 the gospel writer says of the Lord that when he had finished teaching, the crowd was amazed at what he had said. Why? “He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes”1–that is, those who had the title and who demanded respect for their position but had no authority.

Yeah that’s what i do presenting the Word of God and let it minister to readers. I also write Christian articles before and I want to continue it and place it on a another blogsite.

I see that you post a lot, I’ll be checking your site from time to time.

Thanks,

God bless!

Thanks you!!!!
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Some churches, organic or inorganic, can indeed be legalistic of their principles and/or practices. That is, an organic church can be legalistic in being organic, as well as an inorganic church can be similarly legalistic in being inorganic. Some churches can even be legalistic in their being “biblical” in their traditions and other frozen and fossilized formalisms!