What if the Bible isn’t true? What if they are simply stories to explain some unknown truth? What is truth? Who’s truth is the truest? Does God really require things of me?

I’m finding the more I read and the more I listen the more I’m not interested in the so called Emerging Church Movement. I love to question and I think that’s good. I have my doubts, that’s part of life, but I don’t want to “Live there”. Jesus told us to fight against doubt that’s called Faith(remember what He said to Peter when He walked on water). I think He appreciates my questions (because He loves me) but at some point there are some concrete things that are simply true. God is god. His word is true (not a bunch of myths or stories) and He has rules. ( I hate that part). I feel like the Emerging Conversation is starting to sound like clamoring symbols or a South Eugene Tea House. You know how that one goes “oh everything is beautiful, to each his own, as long as we love everything we’ll be okay”. I don’t buy it. I think it’s good to have questions and debate but at some point I have to trust that God is speaking to me and that I do hear Him and that “Christianity really is about His son, His death and the fact that I must follow Him”……and that means I follow and He leads. He sets up the program and I follow His rules.  And that means I need to adhere to some foundational beliefs, the first being that the word of God is true.

It sure feels like the Emergent Community is creating another religion (which is what I’m trying to get away from) that fits its likes an dislikes it’s wishes and wants. I listen to some of the conversations in this emerging community and think to myself, and now out loud, so what in the world do they believe? Is it all about What works for each person? That’s easy. I don’t read that anywhere in the Bible. In fact, I read quite the opposite. Life is hard. Faith is a lot of work. I’m not in charge and won’t ever be. At some point I must stop the false humility and realize there are rules, there are standards, and God isn’t up for negotiation although He does listen. 

It is entirely possible that I’m not truly understanding of the Emerging Movement. I write only from what I know. But why do I need a new movement? I’m already involved in the most radicle, most unpopular movement on earth.  I’m a follower of Christ and that means I will be hated, I will be misunderstood, there will be those who will never agree or listen to me. That’s a movement that has my name written all over it.

I know some will not agree. But I’m okay with that. I guess that’s that little bit of emergent in me, emerging.