Bible Question:
My wife and I have always attended, and became members of the same church. Our involvement and service to the Lord was at the same church. However, I came to the point where I just didn't feel like I fit in at this church anymore, and it seemed as if all my previous joy in worship had left. When I first began attending this church, the worship format was traditional under the previous Pastor. A new Pastor came and shortly after the worship format changed from traditional to contemporary style. It was pretty mild at first, and then it began to become increasingly noisier. Lead guitar solo's and drum solo's were often included. I wanted to praise and worship Jesus, but felt unable to do so, in this setting. I then began attending our sister church 9 months ago, and believe God has led me there. My joy in worship service, and ability to give to God the worship due Him, has likewise returned. My wife however, still attends the old church, and likes it there. We are still both members of the old church, and I would like to become a member of the new church I now attend, but feel as though I cannot do so, unless my wife and I both attend together and worship together. Does this seem odd, unusual or problematic to any one in this forum? Grace to you New Creature |
Bible Answer: New Creature, I understand that you asked this question some time ago, and reading the responses you recieved, Im not sure if your question was answered. I am requesting that you use this forum and go to the questions and answers to Acts 16:31. Those responses are more in tune; to me, to the question you had. Now, in reference to the music issue. Just like when you were in the world and some enjoyed country, some enjoy jazz, some enjoy R and B. There is Country Gospel, Contemporary Gospel and yes even Gospel Rap. These songs are made to reach the hearts and souls of man, by man. The quiet music may reach you where as the louder music may reach your wife. Does she have a history of being a party-type person? This may be the setting that she is comfortable in because it reminds her of when she was in the world, she can have her music and social gatherings without the sin per-se. You may be further along in your learning or understanding than she is. That doesnt make the way she worships wrong. Psalm 33:2-3 Praise the Lord with harp; sing unto him with the psaltry and an instrument of ten strings. Sing unto him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise. Also read these: Psalm 81:1-4 Psalm 92:1-3 Psalm 95:1-2 Psalm 100:1-2 and finally Psalm 150 Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance: prasie him with stringed instruments and organs. Prasie him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. Let everything that have breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. Continue in prayer and supplication and God will show you the way. Just listen to HIM. As far as her worshiping at a different place and in a different way, A lot of Christians believe that you should worship in the same place because of Paul saying that if a woman wants to know anything she should ask her husband. You may get understanding of that from the Acts 16:31 also. 1 Corinthians 12:4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 and there are differences of admisnstrantion, but the same Lord. 6 and there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 8 for to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom;to another the word of knoledge by the same Spirit; 9 to another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit. 11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. 12 For as the body is one, and hath namy members and all teh members of that one body being many are one body, so also is the Christ. 13 for by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. It really doesnt matter where she worships, or how she worships, just as long as she worships. |