I was raised baptist. Christian baptist, in a mostly black church in the south. An emphasis on knowledge of the Word of God was put in all it's members. This is good in that is helps us with biblical accuracy, but I wonder if that is sufficient for people. Go to church, learn, appreciate and go home. Maybe even go to extra meetings through out the week to learn more, have logistical meetings, etc. I wonder, is there any enjoyment among those who do this? For me there wasn't but I cannot speak for everyone as I am sure that there is some enjoyment for others. If there is enjoyment then what is the source of that enjoyment.
In Genesis there are two trees in the Garden of Eden that are mentioned. The Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. When Adam and Eve ate of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil they were immediately aware of their nakedness and hid from the knowledge of how they were.
The key word is knowledge. Knowledge in this case was bad. However let's not forget that the tree also had good on it also. So I have to wonder when we are in a meeting or in church and we say we enjoy something, are we enjoying it because it's good? IF it's good to us then there's no way that can be enough because it emanates from the same tree as evil. I don't have to list things that are evil because things that are evil are in my opinion are intrinsically understood by the internal moral fiber of a general human being. But what are good things? Can we associate good things with the bad things? Giving to the poor, feeding a hungry person, watching an inspirational movie, speaking to a friend in need, or even reading the bible to gain more knowledge. None of these things are bad, but can still emanate from the same tree as it is named, "The KNOWLEDGE of GOOD and EVIL."
There is another tree called Life and yes life is good but good does not mean life. So I suppose the real question is, is that good that we do are participate in a life giving good? Not emotionally uplifting but Life giving. When you sit in a church service are you emotionally moved? If yes, that's good, but is that Life? Do not confuse emotion with life because emotion is a reaction to something good or evil from the knowledge we have gained, but Life can produce an emotion after it is experience can't it?
I seriously wonder about many who attend a church of any religion. I love Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I wonder if the way we do things now in the "Christian" are truly getting it.
