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Old 10-22-2013, 07:19 PM
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I hate church!!

I love Jesus and believe in living a lifestyle that shows that love! However, I hate what the Pentecostal and Apostolic churches have become. Most of the reasons for the hate have been discussed here over and over. I mentioned my feelings to a couple of family members and I might as well told them I was a satanist!!
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Old 10-22-2013, 07:21 PM
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Well, I don't attend church anymore and haven't for a few years. Sometimes, I really miss it. But then I think about what it was verses the fantasy of what I wanted it to be.....and I just keep doing what I'm doing....
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Old 10-22-2013, 07:36 PM
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Some of my best and most beautiful memories and experiences have been when I have been in the presence of God. Some of my WORST have been when I have been "in church!".
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Old 10-22-2013, 07:39 PM
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I love church! There is a strength to be gained from corporate worship and hearing the word of God from a preacher (just like the New Testament says we need to).

When I am having a tough day or week it is refreshing to lift my voice with others and worship God in music and then after inviting in the presence of God hearing the word of God taught.
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Old 10-22-2013, 07:40 PM
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I love Jesus and believe in living a lifestyle that shows that love! However, I hate what the Pentecostal and Apostolic churches have become. Most of the reasons for the hate have been discussed here over and over. I mentioned my feelings to a couple of family members and I might as well told them I was a satanist!!
The main thing to remember, your relationship with God isn't determined by you entering a building on a regular basis.
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I dropped out of the MAINSTREAM Church system in 1983. However I don't hate local Church. I believe in it. My prayer is that before I die I will find a real New Covenant Church.
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Old 10-22-2013, 07:44 PM
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Some of my best and most beautiful memories and experiences have been when I have been in the presence of God. Some of my WORST have been when I have been "in church!".
Your comment wraps up my feelings very well! Why does one have to wait for church service to be uplifted by a God that lives within us? My belief is most have fallen in love with an emotional high that comes with a (move of God)!
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The main thing to remember, your relationship with God isn't determined by you entering a building on a regular basis.
I know this very well. But as you know if you have been around Pentecost very long that you are judged based on attendance to service and your action/reaction during service!
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I love church! There is a strength to be gained from corporate worship and hearing the word of God from a preacher (just like the New Testament says we need to).

When I am having a tough day or week it is refreshing to lift my voice with others and worship God in music and then after inviting in the presence of God hearing the word of God taught.
Most here know that I fall into the "Hate it!" category but having said that the services that I have most enjoyed -and I mean TRULY enjoyed, not just "relatively enjoyed" compared to all the other services which I hated, have been the MORNING services at our Summer family camp week. It felt like God was there 10x over what He was during the hyper emotional and hyper LONG night time services as well as the typical services at our home church.
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I love church! There is a strength to be gained from corporate worship and hearing the word of God from a preacher (just like the New Testament says we need to).

When I am having a tough day or week it is refreshing to lift my voice with others and worship God in music and then after inviting in the presence of God hearing the word of God taught.
I'm totally opposite! I don't want to be around people after a long hard week. Preachers, saints or atheist!! Give me a good cd and a quite study time.
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