Most Protestants I know I think would not have sided with Martin Luther when he protested the godless traditions of the Catholic Church in Europe 500 years ago.
Instead I think many of them may have turned him into “the authorities” for an entertaining Friday evening burning at the stake.
Sometimes the lord leads us to be quiet.
Other times he leads us to speak.
Sometimes he leads us to go here, other times over there, other times no where.
Sometimes he leads us to post, other times to not post, sometimes to pray, other times to encourage, other times to apologize, and other times to ignore, sometimes to teach, and other times to just listen.
It’s almost impossible to go on autopilot and to keep up with the Lord, with not checking in with him daily. To just say in our hearts “I or we do this and only this”, To do that is to depart from him and to do our own thing. This is true for both individuals and groups of Christians.
The most important thing is being led of him.
The kingdom of Jesus is like:
A people who submit to God and are being led around by him directly… from within.
The kingdom of darkness is like:
A blind group of kids led around by other people’s pressure to fit in, to compete well, to keep up, to have fun and pleasure.
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