There is something I have observed in churches over these many years. Whenever a church becomes lifeless and lethargic, there is a strong attraction toward symbolism, something or someone to replace the missing substance, in this case, Christ!
Characteristically, you’ll find the words, “Let us make us…” dominate the vocabulary of those void of the essential ONE. Whether it is the Tower of Babel, a golden calf, or a king, they are frantic to find a substitute for their lost substance.
God’s people are expert at creating or calling someone in from the wings as an alternate for the “STAR.” But no stand-in can ever match the part HE plays on the stage of life. All and every proxy is no more than, “sounding brass, or a tinkling symbol.”
It is a destructive addition to add anything to Christ.
Richard Sibbes
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