Is the Church for You?

Is the Church for You?

The promise of our modern churches to attenders has been something like this: We promise that if you practice certain disciplines and do it here in our church, you will become a mature Christian, which will bring glory to God and the church. Who can argue with this? Well, I do, for one. My dislike of this promise is similar to Karl Bonhoeffer’s dislike of the teachings of Sigmund Freud. Bonhoeffer characterized Freud’s psychotherapy as “the bad fruit of people who like to busy themselves with themselves.” My problem with the contemporary approach to discipleship is its teaching that spiritual maturity is largely about the church.

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Bill Hull
Co-founder, The Bonhoeffer Project