Churchianity--An Insult To Christ

by Van Robison

The world of churches is at great odds with the role model and teachings of Jesus Christ. Churchianity has established itself as a great idol in the lives of untold millions of believers in God/Jesus Christ. Church empires have been around for a long time and they are the focus of attention of the priesthood (pastors and professional clergy), who practice priestcraft upon their followers. The absolute authority of life is Christ and it is He who establishes the standard by which all life is to be lived. It would seem overwhelmingly obvious, that God by being God, is the infallible source who is to be imitated, worshiped, obeyed and is the fountain of life. There is no authority in life on earth that supersedes or overrides Christ as being Shepherd and Master. Neither is it possible to see Jesus Christ as the GOOD SHEPHERD and hear His voice (John 10:11,27) if anyone on earth takes the place of Christ in your life (Matthew 23:8-10).

If a great herd of sheep were in a pasture and there were thousands of shepherds in the field, how do the sheep know who is their shepherd? If all the shepherds in the field are calling to the sheep "follow me", which of the shepherds will the sheep follow? In the world of churches, there are innumerable voices proclaiming to be "shepherds", causing the sheep to believe that they must follow men. The church world is overrun with the customs and traditions of men, and many common folks have a very difficult time discerning truth. This is an obvious reality because the church world is greatly divided into endless divisions, with followers in all church categories.

Pastors and religious priests cause millions of human beings to believe that "church" is the focus of life, and that to obey God, life revolves around "going to church", and yet in all the teachings of Jesus Christ, Jesus never taught that "going to church" is the purpose of life. It is true that Jesus Christ went into the synagogues, and as an adult, His purpose was to fulfill that which was spoken about the coming of the Messiah: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed Me to preach the Gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised."

When Jesus Christ was an adult and entered into His ministry, no doubt He never entered any synagogue to be taught "truth" from the priests, elders, scribes or religious leaders. On the other hand, He went into the synagogues to take the truth, which was missing from the four walls of the building. Today, should anyone take truth into the church buildings, very likely they will be shown the exit by the "bouncers" called "deacons", at the behest of the chief executive of the church.

The single greatest reason for massive confusion in the world of churches is because people are led to believe that Christ is only understood and accessed through "pastors." That is to say, seekers of God have the false belief that their relationship with the Father/Jesus Christ is through the ordained pastors and going to church. What ever happened to the place of the Holy Spirit in the lives of individuals? Have countless millions totally misunderstood why the Holy Spirit is given to human beings? The reality of life is that churchianity has replaced Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, with customs and traditions of men, which is what Jesus Christ came to set the captives free from in the first place, among other things. Reading and comparing all the teachings of Jesus Christ in the four Gospels, to the practices, teachings, beliefs, customs and traditions of the church world will result in a staggering difference, between what Christ taught and the world of churchianity.

Churchianity is an insult to Christ and does not represent who Christ is.