147 – What do you do when your church isn't following Christ?

Recently I’ve met several people who have left their churches because their pastor, the leadership team, or the church as a whole, was not really following Jesus or obeying his teachings.

I know folks who have been abused emotionally, spiritually, theologically, and sometimes even physically, in their churches. One or more of their church leaders, and sometimes the whole culture and the resulting politics at church, have been so far away from Jesus’s way of thinking and living, that my friends had to leave. 

Their motives were misunderstood. They were accused of things they didn’t do or say. Friends betrayed them and often end up refusing to ever talk to them again. 

My heart goes out to these folks. And there are thousands upon thousands who have left their churches or are thinking about it.

Here are two previous episodes where I interviewed pastors who left their churches because their churches weren't following Jesus

• 76 Keith Giles and the Atonement of Christ 
• 120 Jason Elam: You Are Loved and Accepted by God 

And by the way, leaving their old churches and their old doctrines behind did not cause them to abandon Jesus. They love him more now than they ever did before.

We all need to leave behind any version of Christianity that does not perfectly embrace what Jesus said and did.

I am tired of people defending man-made religion. It’s time to get back to the religion of Jesus, the original Christianity of Christ. That’s what this podcast is all about.

Re-examining your faith can be a scary and uncomfortable process. But you’re not alone in the journey. More people than you can possibly imagine are on the same path and each may feel like they are the only one with doubts and questions.   

There’s no formula of what to do when you find yourself in this position or your church isn’t following Christ, but here are a few ideas to get you started in thi

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