After reading the section last night of the Iron Kingdom, chapter 3, I had these feelings about the ceremonies that are Christianity. If you’ve never felt the power of God, if you’ve never heard from God, then the ceremonies become like some kind of gimmick, a substitution for the real thing, a distraction from the reality that there is nothing there. “Instead of seeking the real thing, let’s perform this ceremony that looks holy and makes you feel like you’ve done something.” But it’s all nothing.
Ceremonies provide a smoke screen to hide the nothing that is really there. As we were reading all of the quotes with the big words last night, I realized that even the words those scholars use to justify those ceremonies are confusing and are used to cover up the nothing. It’s just a lot of big words about nothing! They leave you scratching your head and wondering what you just read, and feeling like “Surely I’m just not smart enough to understand what this brilliant scholar is writing.” But is all nothing.
But every time you interjected an explanation or any words of reason, it’s such a relief from those blathering scholars who go on and on pontificating in such a lofty way about nothing. It’s a reminder of how good and simple the Truth is!
This book is pulling back the curtain and exposing the nothingness of Christianity. I don’t know how you have managed to wade through those thousands of pages of yuck, but it feels like it has to be done. It’s an opportunity to pass on the truth Jesus has shown you. But what a tremendous job it has been! Whew!
Lee Ann