Jesus was not part of any kind of Establishment - But We Don't care!

Because we have our thing... and we have to hold it up as the norm for everyone. Church, the body of Christ is not optional. But it is not obligation. Anyone who has a spiritual heart beat of Jesus seeks out people to walk this life with. They don't need guilt, and warnings not to forsake to keep them connected to the body. However, Jesus never managed anything like a church, nor did his disciples. They were mobile and light...so we should be a little more humble for insisting people park with this one group of people, forever for life. We can cross pollinate with the full body of Jesus, not get tied up too to one dust particle size section of the church. I realize this does not fit the project builders idea. Because they have to corral your time, energy  talents for their vision and purposes. You have to stay put. If Jesus could walk and Mingle, and his disciples, I think we should be freed to as well.

“Jesus was not part of any kind of Establishment. Not an old one or a new one. Contrary to popular belief, Jesus did not replace Judaism with Christianity. At a later point, others organized an establishment called Christianity, but the itinerant Jesus had nothing to do with that. The very nature of an establishment was contrary to his free spirit.Jesus was always picking a fight with religion. Religion was supposed to help people know God, but Jesus exposed the ways it was the obstacle hindering it. Jesus spoke of being divine AND human. He wanted humankind to know that, contrary to the view of religion, the two were not in opposition to each other. Jesus handpicked the most notorious “sinners” of his day as his close friends, and in so doing, confronted the false notion that some people did not qualify for God’s love and acceptance. Jesus didn’t allow the adulterous woman to be stoned to death as the religious law required. He stood in opposition to the performance-based mentality of relating to God.” - Jim Palmer, Notes from (Over) the Edge