This is also true between myself and my fellow inmates in the leper colony. Winning and Losing When I was involved in organized church leadership, I viewed the people who operated outside the organization as losers. I am embarrassed to admit this now. I had the pat organized church objections to all such behavior and understanding. It is now clear to me that the expression of Christ achieves some of its greatest vibrancy outside the boundaries of the organized church.
Organized church is an organization formed by men.
The organizations of men do not mystically become holy or anointed because they associate themselves with God. Men's organizations do not become sanctified by doing good works. The organizations of men are never sanctified. The only things that are holy and sanctified are the things of God. Before I understood that my identity came from being a child of God, I got my identity from what I did.