http://www.fbcblogs.com/pastor/2008/08/27/i-am-running-out-of-shoes/ The blog of Dr. Greg DeLoach, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Augusta, Georgia. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:26:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.fbcblogs.com/pastor/2008/08/27/i-am-running-out-of-shoes/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Jacob Malone Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:16:25 +0000 http://fbcblogs.com/pastor/?p=76#comment-18 What you have said is so true. Christianity has never been about religion. It is about relationship. You can have religion without relationship. Jesus entered a world filled with religion. Christ showed us what the prophets had been saying for generations, the worship of God is all about relationship - relationship with self, others, and God. Religion is easy, clean, and neat. You do it and then your finished until the next prayer call. Relationship is hard work, it is messy, it is time intensive, and cannot be scheduled. Many families break apart because they are unwiling to commit the time and effort to truly be family. The church, to be God's church, must also be family. Family that is growing, supporting, encouraging, cajoling, and sometimes a little smelly. What you have said is so true. Christianity has never been about religion. It is about relationship. You can have religion without relationship. Jesus entered a world filled with religion. Christ showed us what the prophets had been saying for generations, the worship of God is all about relationship – relationship with self, others, and God. Religion is easy, clean, and neat. You do it and then your finished until the next prayer call. Relationship is hard work, it is messy, it is time intensive, and cannot be scheduled. Many families break apart because they are unwiling to commit the time and effort to truly be family. The church, to be God’s church, must also be family. Family that is growing, supporting, encouraging, cajoling, and sometimes a little smelly.

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