I guess the world can't really help it...

After all, they don't really have any other word to call them besides 'church', do they?

But just because you say you're Christian doesn't mean you're actually one, and just because you call yourself a church doesn't mean you're part of THE Church - the body of Christ, the kingdom of God. It pisses me off that a tiny group of people in some corner of this massive country could do something that so clearly communicates so much hatred and not only garner so much attention, but have whole nations call their action that of a 'church' because that's what they call themselves. Heck, that's what they're (probably) legally registered as.

Eph 1-3 talks about the unity of the body - why we're already one in heaven in Christ. If some part of your body starts acting completely counter to what the head wants and wills, then you either treat it or you cut it off. Better to cut off your hand than to sin with your hand right? (That last bit's not from Ephesians.)

So we gotta cut these guys off? Say they're a cult or something I suppose. But that doesn't remove the fact that they claim they're a church, and the world will believe them because they don't know any better.

I'm okay with the fact that the world will persecute the church. (Sort of anyway.) But it really bothers me that some claim to know God, take on the name of Christ and do things completely counter to His heart. I guess that's what taking His name in vain really means, and it's painful to watch - to watch someone publicly defame the innocent name of your hero, your loved one.

What of their boldness to proclaim what they believe is the truth? In the eyes of American ideals, maybe that's valuable. But I'm called to see with kingdom eyes, and I will give no credit to someone who defames God like that. Courage is a gift from God, and they're using it against Him in His name. Yes it's true, we (the Church) need to be bold, to proclaim the gospel and proclaim His kingdom, and not hide behind the veil of political correctness or the fear of men. We do need to be bolder in sharing His kingdom, representing His kingdom and establishing His kingdom. But THIS is NOT how it's supposed to be done.

Thank God it's God who saves, not the church.