There are no Jews, no Greeks, etc...part 18

And because He doesn't want us to put Him in that box He created His children to be made up of so many different peoples, all kinds and sins. The prophet Isaiah well knew this and describe it so beautifully in Is 23:17,18 and in Is 25:6 – 8. It is not important that there are diverse beings in the body. It is important how the diversity is allowed to influence the acceptance and the spirit of God’s Word. Are their idols in the church? Surely there are and they must be torn down, from the most legalistic to the least noticeable law-abiding citizen of heaven that won’t allow a pauper in because he cannot tithe. All idols which say that all churches in order to grow must provide a way for the outsider to be more excited about coming to worship. All idols which say that one can improve on doing what God says to do in worship, and hence clutter the worship service with attitudes of “expressions of God” rather than communication and learning from the true God. I love impressionist art. It is never the same no matter where you stand. If you stand by a Matisse or a Renoir it looks like paints thrown together. Stand away and you get the big picture of what the artist was trying to say. But is this what God wants? Does He want one vision of Himself in one direction and one in another direction? Does He want us to understand His desires and interpret those one way in one time and another way in another? God does want some specific things from church, from His body. Mostly, to come before Him humbly and accepting what Christ has taught. To praise God, not through other human’s eyes but through His word, to sing to Him as He sings to us, with grace and with mercy and learning His ways of peace and joy in Him.