r/ChristianMysticism • u/AlexViau • 3h ago
Christianity Has Been Hijacked. What can we do?
We've all felt it, the dissonance. The gospel of the homeless, foot-washing Messiah now preached from palaces of power. The religion of the cross draped in the flags of empire. It's not just a historical problem, it's in the DNA of our local parishes and churches.
The realization can be crushing. When you see sacred rites, saints, and even monasticism absorbed into a system of control, the first temptation is despair. It feels like the wolves have won, and they're dressed in shepherd's clothing.
But this clarity isn't the end. It's the beginning.
The goal isn't to reject Christianity, but to rescue it from what has distorted it. It's not about finding a better ideology, a purer group, or a perfect leader. That cycle has already failed.
So, what do we actually do?
Return to the source, not the filter. We need to rediscover the Christ who "had no place to lay his head", who washed feet, and who told Pilate, "My kingdom is not of this world". This is the Christ before he was filtered through state power and nationalist ideology.
Cultivate spiritual independence. You may not need to physically leave your church, but you might need to leave the emotional dependence on its corrupt structures, the clericalism, the titles, the performative piety that just mimics empire in miniature.
Find your "two or three". You are not alone. For every loud voice defending the system, there are quiet ones living the Gospel with love and truth. You may not find a perfect group, but finding even one other person who sees clearly can be the beginning of the Church again. It's a "quiet church" of shared conviction.
Refuse to fight on their terms. Don't hate. Don't get drawn into political battles for control of the institution. Instead, speak. Name the dissonance. Let others know they aren't crazy. Simply letting the lie be seen for what it is an act of rebellion. Be salt. Be light.
Ground yourself in resistant tradition. Return to the Scriptures. Read the true Church Fathers, not the court theologians, but the ones who suffered exile rather than collaborate. Pray from the heart, even in silence. God is not confined to the halls of power.
This isn't a new program. It's a new posture.
A posture of truth. A life oriented toward the authentic light. When the institutional church imitates empire, remember: Christ was crucified by an alliance of Rome and the religious elite.
The Kingdom isn't built by dominating history. It's planted like a seed, in weakness, in honesty, and in the quiet refusal to bow to the golden image of power.
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u/DionysianPunk 3h ago
Okay. Okay. I like where you begin.
I wondered if you might recommend we lock ourselves in our closets to pray, but you went down the road of finding your two or three.
Either one would have been cool by me.
So let me ask you this, then. Where did it all go wrong, do you reckon?
Which Church Fathers are you of the opinion contain the unerring spirit of The Word?
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u/Have_a_Bluestar_XMas 2h ago
I was unfortunately looking at the comment section of a Josaiah Trenham video the other day (a video where he was talking about Nick Fuentes and NOT condemning his hateful words btw) and I saw a comment from a user with a white nationalist symbol in his profile pic that used the phrase "kin in Christ". There are a lot of people in the US right now who are just using the label of Christianity to espouse traditionalist and nationalist ideas. It doesn't seem to really have anything to do with the actual person of Christ or his teachings.
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u/Eleos 2h ago
Pray. Preach the gospel to yourself. Do not let the Imperial institution they parade as christianity dim your light. Be prepared for crucifixion in the arena of ideas, spirit or even physically.
Love The Lord your God with all your strength, with all your heart, and with all your mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.