Even the Christian church is fragmented with so many separate denominations. Why is this when we appeal to the same God?

The culprit in this scenario, I'm afraid, is our belief systems. We Christians build belief systems that are not adaptable to change. True, they are based on the Bible but, because of our fallen nature, we will go single mindedly into it and build our belief system so that it can't be moved or changed. This does not allow Jesus to make adjustments in our hearts because we are rooted in the structure of the religion, and not the spirit.

In our hearts, we must be willing to allow the touch of God's spirit directly. He can't do this if we have a Tower of Babel arching into our mental and emotional sky as we try to reach Him. He wants to do so much more than have us just worship Him. He wants to touch us with His living word. He wants the ability to write freshly upon our hearts and minds and He can't do this unless there is a willingness on our part to give to Him a blank slate with none of our own writing on it.

What happens is that in a deep moment of inspiration, God DID give us a current belief system which was to be fully utilized then. But though God is changeless and the same today, yesterday and forever, His spirit affects us and moves upon us, giving us current wisdom and current joy. We must allow God to live in us in the current moment as a living, moving, changing, loving and inspiring Being. Again, He can't do His mighty work unless He's got a blank slate before Him. This is true individually as well as in His Bride, collectively.

All the multitudes of branches and the many divisions of the Christian religion exist solely because each has built its own Tower of Babel, attempting to reach into Heaven but unwilling to allow God's spirit to build freshly each day. All communication ceases in that environment.

Let doctrines and traditions of men go, let differences slide, let God's mighty spirit purify and change us completely so that we can truly be called servants of the most high God. Let there be one church --with its beautiful stained glass windows always pointed toward the Lord's light which He will shine within. Let us not rely on belief systems but rely totally on our mighty, purifying and all magnificent God who will transform us totally as we lay our Towers of Babel on the altar and allow them to be consumed by His spirit.

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