I guess so. But I don't have to like them.........
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
Ok I have never taught the standards to anyone! I teach children and that is up to the pastor and parents not me.
Now on to the original post.
I did not come on here for a pat ont he back or comfort, I came to vent a bit. I would never cause problems with my church so when people email me or call me I thank them for their concern and let it go....This mornign was rough and I had someone telling me that If I leave I am unusable by God and it got to me so I came on here to vent..thats it!
Ferd,mizpeh,jfrog,the legalist..Im fine and I understand what you are saying but PLEASE listen once more...Its not the fact thay they are upset or conerned that is shocking or hurtful but its how they are going about it that. No matter how MANNED up I am...speaking negatively about a member of your church, slamming them at the table after dinner, emailing them and advising them they are on a train to hell is not the CORRECT way to handle their shock and hurt that Im leaving. Its ok to pray for me and my family, thats great and appreciated but keep it at that...
You're right, it's not okay. It's unfortunate that some Christians don't understand that.
Me to! I may not plead to God on my knees for an hour plus, but when I say I am praying for someone, I really am.
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
1. Your the one that broke the relationship by making it known in your actions that you were interested in another church. Imagine you had been dating a girl for a while and then all of a sudden she catches ya flirting with another girl. Thats exactly what ya did.
As far as visiting another church making your salvation questionable to them, you know that holiness standards are not a trivial matter. I'm sure you've heard of people being condemned to hell for wearing makeup, or pants, or not wearing skirts, or having facial hair, or not having long hair. So if you are visiting a church where those holiness standards are not practiced you know that the implication is that you don't want to practice them either. What's more is that you have admitted this. So yes, in their mind you are on the road to hell but its not simply because you visited a church. It's because you are going to stop practicing all those holiness standards.
2. You are bashing them. Of course I don't believe that was your intent but anytime you speak bad about someone that can be considered bashing. Especially when this forum hears these kind of rants quite regularly. Personally I think its great that you have a place where you can talk about what all is going on and get every possible reaction.
As far as them not treating you right, I'm not sure how else they are supposed to treat you? Just not say anything to you or anyone else about what your doing and their opinions about it?
3. I'm sure no one (including them) wants there to be hurt between you and your old church. Its a rare thing for their to be no hurt though. As far as them seeing your not leaving God, they might, but they will never view you as being as great of a Christian as you were when you were keeping the holiness standards.
4. In most standards churches the keyword is obedience. They want you to obey the holiness standards so you can be holy before God. You don't have to understand everything exactly, you just have to do it. It's the same with baptism, you don't have to understand why it is important, you just have to understand that it is. So of course they were okay with you as long as you were obeying.
Well I hope I didnt come across as bashing anyone, that certainly was not my intent nor is now.
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