I know I am not the only person who has heard that phrase a bunch of times. I am "Spiritual but not religious." In fact I have talked about that phrase on this blog before. But it was good to read in DEVIL'S INK: Blog from the basement office. by Jeffrey Pugh his observations. Dr. Pugh writes from the Devil's desk and is giving advice to young demons. (Much in the way C.S. Lewis did in Screwtape Letters.)
"Spirituality pursued without the community of faith is easily dealt with and dispensed. Discipline pursued in the community of faith makes them stronger and less susceptible to us."
Spiritual but not religious means that you will follow your own spiritual compass. The Devil writing to young demons believes those people are easily knocked and corrupted. Spiritual discipline pursued in a community of believers makes us stronger and less susceptible to the temptations of evil.
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THe word "spirituality" is firmly entrenched, but it is doing a lot of damage. It is not theological; that is to say, it is not grounded in the knowledge of theos (God). Therefore it can be whatever the supposedly spiritual person wants it to be.
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