Extemporaneous musings, occasionally poetic, about life in its richly varied dimensions, especially as relates to history, theology, law, literature, science, by one who is an attorney, ordained minister, historian, writer, and African American.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
God is Spirit 2 Cor. 3:17
Where the spirit of The Lord is, there is freedom. 2 Cor. 3:17
"Church" has come to be identified as a place rather than a spirit. So, people wait until they get to church before opening up to the spirit, many times.
However, the "church" being a building not made by hands cannot be so easily confined or defined. The Lord is spirit and where the spirit of The Lord is, there is freedom.
Where was Jesus' church home? Or Paul's? Or any of the disciples'?
In this materialist age, we forget that God is not material, nor metamaterial, but spiritual. So God cannot be confined within this planet, or within, a continent, country, city, building, race, or creed!
God is spirit! We meet that spirit each day -- "life" is what we call it. We meet it on Facebook; we meet God in the most unexpected and unusual places, because God is spirit.
I remember meeting God once at a bar, the Epicurean, during a discussion. All of a sudden one participant said "This is too good, let's pray!" To my amazement those in our group and those nearby joined hands in open prayer of thanksgiving right there at the bar! Amen. Slaves had bush arbors where they met God. Saint and prophets from Paul and Silas to Martin Luther King Jr. Have met God in jail!
God is a spirit, and where the spirit of The Lord is, there is freedom! Amen !