Do you think Two Church services a month is enough?

[Hoovie]

Coop, can I ask what the line beneath your name means?

[Coonskinner]

If you don't care about your soul, that's one thing.

But to gamble with the souls of those innocent little ones that didn't ask to be brought into this world is spiritually criminal, especially knowing the truth as you do.

[Nahum]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

Cult or trinity...what a completely assinine remark.

As if there were nothing else but those two extremes.

Coop, why don't you just be honest and tell us that you are too lazy and too carnal to enjoy church, but that for some reason the Lord still convicts you to the point that you have to try and come up with some spiritually legitimate sounding reasons for laying out of church ansd raising your kids without the benefit of the house of God and the preaching and teaching they desperately need?

Let me tell you something dude, if you dumb around and cause those beautiful children to be lost because you are too stubborn or too whatever to take them to church, knowing what you know, eternity is going to be a long and awful price to pay.

I have watched you squirm and mock and scoff at preachers and the whole idea of church for a long time now.

But when I look at your avatar and see those beautiful babies, it makes me nearly get sick thinking of how you are neglecting them.

They can ban me or give me an infraction if need be...that's fine.

But I will this once tell you the unvarnished truth.

OMG, I can't believe CS went postal!

Preach!!!!

[Coonskinner]

I'm not postal, I just love kids, and sitting here looking at that lady and those babies, and then reading the putrid mockery that is really just an attempt to silence his own conscience...it gets wearisome.

[Nahum]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

I'm not postal, I just love kids, and sitting here looking at that lady and those babies, and then reading the putrid mockery that is really just an attempt to silence his own conscience...it gets wearisome.

It does.

Something I haven't shared on AFF.

My mom and dad backslid when I was 17. They had raised me in the church my whole life. When they walked away from God, they took all four of us kids with them. They used the pastor as an excuse.

They ripped us away from a lifetime of church, bible reading, prayer, fasting, Christian school and obedience.

I eventually came back to God. They never have. When I married and moved a state away, they would not let their bitterness go. Everytime I went home for any holiday they would grill me for being a part of Pentecost and all that legalism. They would blame EVERYthing wrong in the world on the pastor.

This went on for fifteen years. I finally had enough.

One night my parents started in on me about the former pastor. They ripped and shredded. I said nothing. When they were finished I told them I never wanted to hear it again. I stated I would not be back unless they agreed to stop tearing down that man and my beliefs.

I told them that God would not accept "the pastor hurt my feelings" as an excuse when they stood before him in judgement. Especially when there are people who are blind, abused, maim and the like who serve God anyway.

It hurt our relationship for awhile, but eventually they got over it, and family gatherings became civil.

My point is that Coop needs to stop this insane merrygoround of UPC, church and pastor bashing. He's hurting his family and his own soul.

Get right man.

[Jekyll]

WORMS!! WORMS for SALE!!!


Taste good to some!!

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

That's a really sad and self centered view of what it means to be a church. That's probably the same mindset a lot of youth have that end up leaving.

I was all that, I was not complaining.
So take off!

So when you started this question and answer thread you were hoping for dishonest beat around the bush answers? I addressed your topic and question directly and to the point with exactly my opinion. Has nothing to do with you personally. I only use you personally near the end to make a point. So take off yourself!


Very often one does not have to go out side to reach the lost....they are often in our own backyards. I have taught many bible studies to folks that just visit our services.

What a rude dude. Get a grip.

How is that rude? Im answering your question. If you did not want the answer you should not volunteer the kind of posts you make. I am speaking the truth as I believe it...when going to church is all about you then yes I can see how hearing everything that needs to be heard already might be a reason to attend less....would it be better if I said "be a reason for some"? Get a clue.

What about my family??

Take them to a Cult? Or take them to Trinity???

Looks like catch 22.

Hey it's YOUR topic you didn't say "Is going to a cult 2 times a month enough?" nor did you ask "is going to a Trinitarian church 2 times a month enough?" You asked a generalized question and answered it. You don't like it Coop then you should stop starting threads where you put yourself in a position to have your feewings hurt


BTW Church should be every day. I believe families need to have church at home between services with prayer and some bible reading. It does not have to consume an hour or even half an hour, but it should be consistant

Zealots!

Got a problem with zeal? Do you even know what zeal means? BTW the first century christians were called zealots and persecuted for it. You know one of the 12 Apostles was called Simon the Zealot?

Paul said Galatians 4:18
But it is good to be zealous in a good thing always, and not only when I am present with you.

Titus 2:14
who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.

God said
Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.

[MissBrattified]

The truth is:

Most of us have been hurt at some point by someone in a church or in charge of a church or professing to belong to some church or be the janitor thereof. That's not a good enough reason to neglect the house of God and disrespect His people and good men of God.

In fact, I can't think of any reason that would be good enough.

I think we should get together with other people who love God as often as possible, to fellowship with them and to worship God together. It takes humility to gather together with other imperfect people, realizing that we're also imperfect, and we are united by the idea that we ALL need GOD to help us along the way.

It's not really about "how many church services", but rather, what judgmentalism would cause us to disfellowship people who love God and get together to worship Him? What makes us superior, that we can't bless them with our presence in a service?

I can understand needing a sabbatical...maybe...after something traumatic. It happened to us once. But we diligently searched for a place, and corrected the situation as soon as possible. It's a dangerous thing to alienate yourself from other Christians. THAT's how CULTS are formed--not the other way around.

[Felicity]

Wasn't there a post here by the mrs? Or am I seeing things?

[Felicity]

I agree with CS, Miss B and myself. Two services a month is not enough.