Going Back To My First Blog Pt.3

Friday, April 06, 2007

How do you bottom line religion? If one was to capture its essence what would it be? This question again goes to the heart of how religion goes through the cycle of becoming a burning raging movement to becoming a cold and rigid institution. So what is the definition of a genuine and true religion? Or is it passe to even attempt a definition and much less a discussion on a subject that for this day and age is considered outmoded? I believe the answer is NO! Religion is still a relevant issue. So again if it has to be relevant how should it be defined? From my own perspective, religion that is true and genuine must first be seen as less of an institution and more of a movement. As mentioned in previous entries religion must be fluid, burning, advancing, and evolving. I believe this must be the case because the human race is in constant need of healing, restoration, and therapy. The reason this present age does not want to consider religion seriously because religion has been packaged more as an institution. Even the more vibrant Christian sects- such as charismatics and pentecostals when stripped to the core is really a veneer of fire on the outside but a cold and hardened rock on the inside. As a result, thousands maybe even millions get caught in the illusion of healing, grace, and restoration that eventually displays the true hardness of heart and coldness of purpose in the end. The case for religion as a movement is of such a crucial significance that this day and age needs religion to be a true fluid and burning reality... healing, restoring, transforming! This view of religion if it really took hold of our imagination and our cognitive framework would make religion look radically different than it does today. It would not be seen as religion per se. It will not look like religion but it will be spiritual. It will not sound like religion but it will be supernatural. It will not even be religion but it will be the context of healing, wholeness, and ultimate direction for the billions of lives that are crying to be genuinely and truly human. This is what theraforum is seeking and pursuing. Welcome to the flow!