If, as a Christian, you want to have true influence upon culture, then you must deepen your soul’s relationship with God and refuse to be simply denomination-centered, success-oriented, self-indulgent, and repellently corny. This type of me-monkey religion might be en vogue with an immediate aberrant version of the faith, but hear me loud and clear: such a “faith” is a farce and not the force Christ intends it to be. I know that’s tight, but it’s right. Yes, shallowness and sappiness keep you from impacting the real world, where the big boys live and play. And as far as I’m concerned, being a spiritual force and not a ridiculous farce is what having a profane faith is all about.

Believe it or not, no matter what you’ve seen on Christian TV, the believer is a creature of thought, affection and will. God’s primary way to up the robusticity of the human heart is via the human head, by the principal means of the scripture. Having a profound and extensive knowledge of the scripture, coupled with contemplation and application of the Word to one’s person, will naturally cause one to move into substantially deeper waters.

Now, wouldn’t it be great to see a Christian of significant spiritual substance brought back to the Church? One who worships rationally and resolutely with ardent devotion to Christ and is completely comfortable out of a stained glass environment? Imagine having a believer who is serious about the law without becoming a legalist and who enjoys his Christian liberty without becoming Ted Kennedy on St. Patrick’s Day. I’m talkin’ about a Christian who can live and thrive in the public square without looking like the public square.

Imagine the impact such a body of believers would have upon this nation and the world. The only way to accomplish the above, the only way to get to that place of amazing grace, is to buy my latest book for $12.95 on Amazon.com. I’m joking. Seriously, the only way to accomplish the above is to increase the quality of our spiritual understanding.

And by the way, historically speaking, this is not “Scotty’s on fire” Christianity. This is normal Christianity which takes note of how dishonest, dumb and deceitful we quickly become outside of regular personal and corporate maintenance. In addition, this type of attitude has a reality-based approach that understands that if we’re going to change the world, we can’t afford to have unclear minds, uncontrolled affections, a loose gibbering monkey in our pants, and an unstable will controlled by the irrational and the emotional under the deceitful guise of super-spirituality.

Therefore, if you, the believer, want to jack up the excellence of your Christian experience and have a substantial faith that effectively works outside of the religious box, just like Jesus’ did, then close communion with God via the scripture, prayer and meditation is a non-negotiable. There is no other way, Jose.

To be continued…

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