October 12, 2005
Building up the Body
While I don’t believe Pink Floyd was in anyway attempting to expose any apparent Christian ideology with the “anarchistic hymn”, Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2. There is always a chance for the non-believer to reflect the divine, as a creation of the divine Creator. Bret Urick, in Pink Floyd's THE WALL: A Complete Analysis said, “If you think about it, Roger Waters was saying that even in a revolt against conformity there will still be the presence of conformists, or uniformed followers.”
Yeah, so what the heck does that have to do with Christianity? With the Church? The conformity of our hearts to that of Christ’s is what makes us each, “just another brick in the wall.” Only this conformity is that which rebels against sin and promotes healing for the entire world by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross.
As a Christian, each with our own brick we have choices to make that will greatly affect our fellow believers, the world around us and the prosperity of our own hearts. The first choice we can make is to take our brick and with all apparent righteousness take it and strike out at all that we see that is unrighteous. We can throw our brick at the sinners around us proclaiming justice and victory. The second choice is to despair at the suffering that surrounds this world, declare injustice and defeat; bang our own heads against the brick helpless to do anything about it all.
The final choice is for the Body of Christ to come together and lay each brick down together, building up hope, love and faith. This requires humility, wisdom and of course a firm foundation on which to build up this body, this wall. That foundation is the firm rock of the Way, the Truth and the Life.
Colossians 3 says, “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom…” (15-16). Unity and peace in the Body of Christ still demands that wisdom and truth be sought and taught. That is where true righteousness and true victory emerge.
May we all proclaim to be “just another brick in the wall” building up that which reflects the glory of our merciful Savior, the Body of Christ – his Church.
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