Post by TheFirebrand on Nov 15, 2013 13:31:29 GMT -6
All my life I heard people say "it doesn't matter why you came or how you got here"
Well many churches serve food. So I see that being the only reason people come. Many churches are filled with entertainment and social functions. So I see that as being the reason why people come. Many churches have some of the greatest musical programs. So I see that as being the reason people come ...
What I don't see are people coming to hear the preaching, to hear the Word Of God. In fact many people are talking during the sermon or playing on their phones or goofing around with their children.
Family and marriage qualify as Biblical reasons for going to church, but even that has turned down a very destructive path ...
I dare any preacher reading this who runs a church in these manners to speak up. To rebuke and reproach, to remove the Sunday breakfast, to tone down the concert like music, to tell bot the men and women to be silent, to remove the children and cell phones, to revert back to a Biblical fashioned church ...
Take out all the worldliness, remove the Satanic pagan holidays (Christmas, Easter, Halloween and all the others)
I dare any one of you and see who still comes to church the next service. Those very few who show up are the true seekers of God and His truth ...
It in fact does matter why you come and what brought you there ...
I speak of people who choose not to accept or believe it. As do most all churches. Take "Jeremiah 10" for instance. What exactly do you think that is talking about? And just what exactly has 95% of the American Christian community been doing EVERY Winter for the last 200 years ... or even these so named "Fall Festivals" that are most times celebrated exactly like Halloween?
Or what about the Scriptures regarding women's roles in the church and home? Yet what has been happening? Who has been running all sometimes worldly programs and leading the ministries. Who has been talking during sermons?
Or what about "be not conformed to this world" yet even after being baptized and having the Holy Ghost many people suddenly become more worldly than they ever were before ...
What about "tithing" that is meant to be done privately and for the use of helping the poor? But look at all the money that's spilled into entertainment and building costs and sound systems ... seen the inside of your churches sound booth lately?
Or even Vacation Bible School. When that was started in the 1800's it had a noble purpose. It was a week of actual classes teaching Bible. Now it has devolved into games, prizes, puppet shows and a lot of goofing aound. What few words are spoken of from Gods word are mostly ignored by the kids until the next game or until snack time ...
There is so much talk against worldliness and paganism and the traditions of men, but a whole lot more action embracing those things. There is so much generalized preaching on being Holy and righteous, but almost no rebuke or reproach or specicific Bible Scripture on how to be separate anymore ...
It truly does matter why we go to church. It matters to God ...
Well many churches serve food. So I see that being the only reason people come. Many churches are filled with entertainment and social functions. So I see that as being the reason why people come. Many churches have some of the greatest musical programs. So I see that as being the reason people come ...
What I don't see are people coming to hear the preaching, to hear the Word Of God. In fact many people are talking during the sermon or playing on their phones or goofing around with their children.
Family and marriage qualify as Biblical reasons for going to church, but even that has turned down a very destructive path ...
I dare any preacher reading this who runs a church in these manners to speak up. To rebuke and reproach, to remove the Sunday breakfast, to tone down the concert like music, to tell bot the men and women to be silent, to remove the children and cell phones, to revert back to a Biblical fashioned church ...
Take out all the worldliness, remove the Satanic pagan holidays (Christmas, Easter, Halloween and all the others)
I dare any one of you and see who still comes to church the next service. Those very few who show up are the true seekers of God and His truth ...
It in fact does matter why you come and what brought you there ...
I speak of people who choose not to accept or believe it. As do most all churches. Take "Jeremiah 10" for instance. What exactly do you think that is talking about? And just what exactly has 95% of the American Christian community been doing EVERY Winter for the last 200 years ... or even these so named "Fall Festivals" that are most times celebrated exactly like Halloween?
Or what about the Scriptures regarding women's roles in the church and home? Yet what has been happening? Who has been running all sometimes worldly programs and leading the ministries. Who has been talking during sermons?
Or what about "be not conformed to this world" yet even after being baptized and having the Holy Ghost many people suddenly become more worldly than they ever were before ...
What about "tithing" that is meant to be done privately and for the use of helping the poor? But look at all the money that's spilled into entertainment and building costs and sound systems ... seen the inside of your churches sound booth lately?
Or even Vacation Bible School. When that was started in the 1800's it had a noble purpose. It was a week of actual classes teaching Bible. Now it has devolved into games, prizes, puppet shows and a lot of goofing aound. What few words are spoken of from Gods word are mostly ignored by the kids until the next game or until snack time ...
There is so much talk against worldliness and paganism and the traditions of men, but a whole lot more action embracing those things. There is so much generalized preaching on being Holy and righteous, but almost no rebuke or reproach or specicific Bible Scripture on how to be separate anymore ...
It truly does matter why we go to church. It matters to God ...