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Great article. Regarding the Holy Spirit as the one tearing down the walls. There's another term for this. It's called pruning. And I would argue that it is in line with one of the core beliefs of Christianity - life, death, and resurrection. You can't experience resurrection, unless you go through death. And there are many churches that need to die, or have something about them die, so that new life (resurrection) can take place. Death is ultimately about not being in control, and everything you've written points to the idea that for many of these churches and Christians, control has been more important than following Jesus. That needs to die.

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Pastor Matthew Best
Pastor Matthew Best

Written by Pastor Matthew Best

My name is Matthew Best. I’m an ELCA (Lutheran) pastor who attempts to translate church and churchy stuff into everyday language.

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