Back to the Basics

Romans 11-12

"Do not be arrogant, but be afraid. For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either." Let's be clear, God did not reject his chosen people, but many of them choose to take paths that did not lead to him. Although their initial motives may have been righteous, the path they got on did not lead to God. As Andy Stanley would say "Direction, Not Intention, Determines Destination."

Fast forward 2000 years and the silent question bears repeating. Are we on the path that leads to God, or are we one of the wild branches about to be pruned off to make room for fruitful new growths? Will we be surprised to find that we are walking on a path that parallels those branches that were pruned? Seems to me that the church of today has written in some of their own rules... rules that God never intended... as a substitute for God's standard. It's time to get back to the basics