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1 | Am I wrong to think this? | Heb 10:25 | JGA216 | 106793 | ||
First of all, I do not mean to offend anyone, I am just curious as to other outlooks on this topic. I am a 20 year old man who Beleives firmly in God and in the Savior Jesus Christ. I pray daily and am doing all that I can to develop a relationship with god. I do not however, attend church on a regular basis. My experience and outlook on the church, has led me to beleive that quite often, the church in my opinion tends to lead people away from a true beleif in God. Too many times in church I've felt like someone else's beleifs are being forced upon me in place of being inspired to develop my own beleifs through the truth of the bible and to find what god truly wants me to do with my life. I've always thought that the church should be a place where you can go to worship God in your own way and a place to go where you can learn through sharing with the experiences and outlooks of others, yet in most churches I've attended, perspectives that don't agree with the pastors are completely shunned on. I guess I only wish that church was a more free enviroment and that I could attend it without feeling like I have to beleive word by word the interpretation of the bible that someone else has instead of developing my own interpretation. What I want to know is does anybody else feel this way, and does it seem wrong to anyone but me to replace doing what you feel god wants with going to church every week and doing what the church says? I welcome all views from either end of the perspective as I am an open mind and want to truly learn from the beleifs of others. |
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2 | Am I wrong to think this? | Heb 10:25 | Searcher56 | 106794 | ||
Scripture ... Act 17:11, Heb 10:19-25, 13:17-18 ... JGA216, greetings. People do not attend church for several reasons. One is because of what others do ... but, He wants us to gather together - to encourage each other. We need each other. If you drive the speed limit, you may think you are the only one, because you don't (usually) see others who do the same. We could follow others and do our own thing .. but, take courage you are not alone. Plus, when we attend church ... we need to ask what we can do for her, not what we can get from the church. It is important to obey the leaders and pray for them - they have a great responsibility. If you think something that is said, you need to ask the speaker where they got their information. Searcher PS Read the other threads for this verse |
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3 | Am I wrong to think this? | Heb 10:25 | JGA216 | 106800 | ||
Searcher, Thank you for your response. Yours as well as others have in such a short amount of time given me legitimate reasons to question my previous mindset concerning "the church". That fact alone tells me that I do need the guidance of my bretheren. I also found much insight when you said that "we need to ask what we can do for her, not what we can get from the church" Thank you for your advice, god bless you |
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