Ashyr, 1 year ago

I very much doubt you’ll find anyone here who discourages you from stepping away from organized religion.

I’m a former Christian pastor on a hiatus from church life, but in no way done with being a Christian in my private life.

I believe the Bible boils religion down to three basic life roles for every individual person to follow: priest, steward, and keeper.

1. As a priest, every person is meant to determine how they ought best to live.
2. As steward they are to take care of the world around them in accordance with their beliefs.
3. As their “brother’s keeper” they should work to ensure everyone else is free from coercion to believe and live how they think is best.

When people function in all three roles they are revealing the “image of God”.

Live your best life and help others do the same to the best of your ability. Or, as James the brother of Jesus, said, true religion is this: “to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”