This was spurred on by Sam's
latest blog:
http://theguruoffunkyslippers.blogspot.com/2006/08/macphisto.html...

I read Walk on - The Spiritual Journey of U2 for a history assignment that I did on U2 - twas a pretty mint assignment to say the least.
It's quite a challenging read ... it challenges your thoughts about christianity's definitions etc.

Bono is quite an inspiration to me, because of his heart, and sure, there are things about him that aren't very 'christian' and I can't make the judgement on whether or not he's a christian, and none of us can, but he still inspires me.

A lot of the stuff that he says in the book is about the legalism of the church. Legalism basically means the laws... they "You shall" and "You shall not" 's.

Sam commented, and I agree that this is in contrary to the message of the gospel. It makes it more a social obligation than something from the heart. It's a challenging thought to be a christian right from the core, from the heart,and not because of the laws, but because of the grace we've been given. I believe that wherever you are... we are the light... and we have to be acting as children of the light. I also believe that it is important to have a strong commitment to the Body of Christ (not necessarily 'church' as many define it). But our commitment is first and foremost to God, and then to the Body of Christ (which is a direct flow-on of our commitment to God) very interesting and thought provoking stuff ...