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Another bit of rambling...

2007-08-13

Hi.

Jesus here again.

So now I've driven a golf cart for four hours. What a hoot! surrogate played yesterday afternoon at a really pretty course out on a peninsula on the Grand River and he dragged me along. The course is right in the landing pattern of the airport along I96 and has a railroad track running right through the middle of it too. On a few holes there's water all around and lots of people were enjoying the river on pontoon boats and jet-skis. The members of the golf club have nicknamed the place "Plains, Trains and Automobiles (and Boats.)" Interestingly though, even with all the activity around the place, somehow it still felt secluded and was very quiet most of the time.

It was a good time. I even tried hitting a few balls every now and again, but mostly I just watched the other three guys and tended the flag on the greens. One of the other two guys was really good, but surrogate held his own. I think he was second by a couple of strokes.

surrogate introduced me as "Jerry;" my idea. We didn't want to get into trying to explain who I am and all that. Besides, I heard my name quite a few times over the course of the day, usually after a missed putt or an errant shot. It doesn't bother me too much - I'm sure used to it by now. Even surrogate let loose with my name once after missing a four footer to win a hole. I gave him the dirtiest look I could muster and tried not to laugh.

On the way home, surrogate asked me what I was going to write about today and we discussed how best to put it so I told him the point I'd hoped to make, and that I hoped to do so without upsetting people. One thing I know for sure is that an awful lot of Christians get offended if anyone questions what they believe - even me. But then, I never once used the term "Christian," and had no idea all these derivative churches would be popping up over the centuries, each one based on it's predecessor with some insignificant difference that caused the split in the first place.

Trust me, when I told Peter he was the Rock on which I'd build my church, what has evolved since is NOT what I had in mind, and Peter should have known it.

Even the term "church," has been corrupted beyond belief. Let me ask you this, do you really think I'd approve of any organization started in my name that has paid clergy? Do you think what I was going for was a justification for politicians (who claim to have consulted me) to start wars? Do you think I was trying to start up "a religion" at all?

Please.

I know this, and I've said it before. If I made my presence here widely known and tried to set the record straight big-time? -I'd be killed so fast that the three years I preached the first time around would seem like an eternity, and like the Jews, whose boat I rocked a little by some of what I had to say, this time around? -it would be the Christians.

Want proof? Look how angry they get when someone tells them they might have things a little backward.

By the way... "Mega churches?" How did THAT happen? What the?...

Love God. Love yourself. Love your friends, your family. Love your enemies. Take care of the gifts you've been given. Take care of each other.

Once you all get that down? -Then, maybe, we can move on to something else - though frankly, once everyone gets that part down? -everything else will become moot and self evident.

Be good to everyone.

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