from me to you

It’s about time we got in line

I’m not here
to attack your church,
but you need to know
that Christ’s Heart hurts.

There’s fear
of vain repetition,
but Jewish Tradition
Jesus was living.

You go to church
and sing your songs,
a few handshakes
and a service not too long

Sounds like a
watered-down Mass to me.
Jesus is our Friend,
but lack of reverence for our King?

We get stuck on
our ten “fave” songs
but reciting a prayer
is all of a sudden wrong?

Jesus will lead us
into all Truth;
led by the Spirit
He’ll give our hearts the proof

Jesus is the Word
in Scripture and Flesh,
but it’s too true—
Scripture alone cane make a mess

There’s a decided lack of
discipleship these days.
Not just convert, but
“make disciples” my Bible says

So if we all started
on the same page
all the confusion
would be laid to waste

If only Christ
had the wisdom
to leave someone on Earth
with the keys to His Kingdom

If only His Bride
was given a leader
who used the Spirit, Scripture
AND history to feed her

Someone to lead
Christ’s army into war
because all of these ronins
our Kingdom can’t afford

How can we survive
without Authority and Structure?
That’s why Christ set the example
of the submission posture

“Not my will,
but Yours be done.”
That means it might not
always be fun

You think you
always have to agree?
No, we sacrifice “self”
for the sake of the Team

The most pressing thing
on Christ’s Heart before death
is that we would be united
to prove He was sent

But it’s more than just
avoiding disunity, man.
We need to passionately charge,
not just stand!

These separate agendas,
or factions, as I call them,
are the “divide and conquer”
that Christ fore mentioned

So who should we follow
in the authority of the Head?
Well, who did Christ lovingly
leave in His stead?

I believe He made
Peter the Point.
And I think Christ knew
who he’d anoint

It’s in the nature of kingdoms
to name successors
and the Church obviously needs someone
to set the measure

I know not every Pope
has been perfect
but that isn’t grounds
for us to reject

something Christ gave us
for our own good—
a way to guide us
when He’s misunderstood

The Early Church
understood this
for example, when the circumcision
issue was laid to rest

Resolution came
and the sides embraced.
They heard Paul’s words,
authority-laced

So if we wont yield
to who He put in charge,
can’t it be said
that our loyalty’s a farce?

We are no longer foreigners
in God’s nation;
a holy people—
and we’re not on vacation!

If we are to bring
God’s Kingdom to light
then in this dark world,
for Truth we must fight

The One Truth
isn’t subject to relativity
“to each his own”—
no recipe for longevity

Witchcraft and rebellion
we’ve all been set free from
So let’s all submit
as citizens of God’s Kingdom!

(by the Spirit through John Rosenbaum)