Going Lite
by Pastor Mark Downey
May 18, 2014
Scripture Reading: I Timothy 4:6-11
As a sequel to 'Going Dark,' I promised something about going light. However, I have a four part series on 'The Shining Light of Glory” already and I don't want to be repetitive. But, there is another word, which we're going to explore today. I recall a cartoon I have in my files called 'the Lite Church' with a drawing of a little church and a sign that read “24% fewer commitments, home of the 7.5% tithe, 15 minute sermons, 45 minute worship services. We have only 8 commandments – your choice. We use just 3 spiritual laws and have an 800 year millennium. Everything you've wanted in a church... and less.” What I want to convey today is that half measures will avail us nothing. You have a barn to paint that requires 2 gallons and you only have 1, so you add a gallon of water; within a few weeks or months the paint begins to crack and peel. All that work for nothing, because you cut corners. By the samcare token, we have a Divine Law (Deut. 23:2) that prohibits mixed blood from entering the congregation of any assembly in Israel, but somebody comes along and says 15% mongrel is an acceptable level to be considered White. There's a reason why God's Law is not to be diluted or modified, and that is, it's perfect the way it is. We can't cut corners, because if we do, we'll wind up with something inferior. The churches today in churchianity are not only inferior to the will of God, they are repugnant.