Don't cancel me Bro!

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       Saw a good post by Tullian Tchividjian the other day on cancel culture. And I have to agree. We live in a super charged social media world today. Whether Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or whatever, everyone has an online presence. And debate happens quickly and often loud voices call for destroying hot takes and those who share them. I've never called for someone to be cancelled, but have gotten swept twitter debates. I'll just say Resurrectiongate.


So here's some thoughts from a sermon I recently preached:

        Too often we forget the redeeming and reconciling power of Christ’s blood shed for us on the cross. We get caught up in our humanity, our own brokenness and shortcomings that we allow those things to get in the way of allowing the spirit of God to come upon us to worship fully together and further the work of Christ. 

        When people are brought into the body of believers there is always a period of growth, and adaptation. With each person bringing their own failings, their own personalities and desires. But as a body of Christ, we must not forget that Christ’s death on the cross and ultimate resurrection has reconciled us not only to him but also to each other. There is no dividing wall in Christ, only a firm foundation on which we are built up as a community. We are no longer strangers to one another if we say we are in Christ. 

We must not forget that while we may have divided opinions on issues of the church whether it is gay ordination, issues of faith or simple human desires for how to worship; faithful worship to God in Christ is the unifying factor. With his blood on the cross Christ has reconciled us to God and each other. In this we are reminded by Paul and called to come together as one body, one church. We are the church of Christ, regardless of our differences. In Jesus we have become one family, and we are to act in love towards one another. 


Ephesians 3:14-20  


Colossians 2:14: "having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross."

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