Thinking And Living As A Community

God rescues those who are abandoned by the world. The world judges by externals while God looks at the heart. The world is deceived by the illusion of the real. Discern and do not judge by your image of what you see. What you see is an illusion of the real. Your brain interprets what it sees and hears. It is subjective in its interpretation. Language is deficient in expressing what it really sees and perceives. This is why knowledge is partial and limited by the perception of the subject. God knows everything about everything. He sees as a whole while you see in parts. Your brain is limited in its capacity to see as a whole. Your own biases limit your vision of the whole. This is why many counselors help to make up for this deficiency. 

Community

Community is the only way to see the whole. One brain cannot do everything. Just as there are different parts to the body and each part has a purpose to fulfill, so also see yourself as a part, not the whole. Selfishness has robbed the community of its purpose. Jesus came to build His Kingdom and he started with his disciples. Yet one can see the tussle that went on in that small group to maintain unity. Each one had his own way of thinking and doing things. When you move from your point of view to that of the community, then your focus changes. 

Solution

Building a community is essential to sustainability. Without community, there is no hope of maintaining peace. True community builds trust and confidence and longevity. The church is a community of believers. Yet what we see is a Church invaded by the values of the world. The church needs to move to real community living to impact the world. This is only possible as we live united in the Holy Spirit and surrender our own will.