Persecution! Make a stand for your faith and conviction!
Taken from G4C Christian Guitar Forum
SO&S02
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 1:08 am Post subject:
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If a person is physically incapable of coming to a church service, as he is bed-ridden, and will be bed-ridden for a long long time. Can this person still grow spiritually? Is this person still a child of God even though he can't attend church service or CG? Is he compromising his faith by not coming to the church service?
I have not been talking about hot or cold attitdue.
Can a Christian be HOT on fire for God, loving God, read the Word daily, commue with God daily, and yet not able to serve in a church ministry, or even attend a church service or cell meeting in his whole life?
Or is everyone reading what I wrote thinks that I am OK with Christian with bad attitudes who wants to compromise their faith? Notice it is "compromising their faith", not "compromising their schedule to do to church service"?
I will reiterate: "Standing firm for your faith" is NOT equal to "Standing firm for your shedule to go church service". I am all for standing up for your faith in Jesus.
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SO&S02
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 1:24 am Post subject:
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SO&SO1 wrote:
hey guys, there's now somebody who's looking these posts seriously because they are left with only a choice by their family.... TO LEAVE THE CHURCH OR TO LEAVE THE HOME. ONE CHOICE ONLY.
Let be clear on this:
Leave Church or Leave Faith?
Leave church as in stop attending service and stop serving in church?
If it is "Leave Faith", then only one person can force you to leave the faith and backslide - yourself. There is no compromise. No one can point a gun on my temple and ask me to NOT believe in Jesus.
"Leaving Church" on the other hand, is more flexible. If one has to STOP coming to church service because of HOME, then stop for a while. Instead here's many creative way to continue to grow:
1) Bible Study
2) Fellowship in campus/office/etc
3) Can still have quiet time with God by yourself.
4) CGL to follow-up closely, giving encouragement.
The person can leave church for the time being, as long as church does not leave his heart. That's the WHOLE point I am trying to advocate.
To those who wants to "abuse" and decieve themselves, they will still find ways to deceive themselves even if you tell them "don't come to church=unspiritual". They may oblige and come to church, but I doubt they will grow.
Taken from G4C Christian Guitar Forum
SO&S02
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 1:08 am Post subject:
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If a person is physically incapable of coming to a church service, as he is bed-ridden, and will be bed-ridden for a long long time. Can this person still grow spiritually? Is this person still a child of God even though he can't attend church service or CG? Is he compromising his faith by not coming to the church service?
I have not been talking about hot or cold attitdue.
Can a Christian be HOT on fire for God, loving God, read the Word daily, commue with God daily, and yet not able to serve in a church ministry, or even attend a church service or cell meeting in his whole life?
Or is everyone reading what I wrote thinks that I am OK with Christian with bad attitudes who wants to compromise their faith? Notice it is "compromising their faith", not "compromising their schedule to do to church service"?
I will reiterate: "Standing firm for your faith" is NOT equal to "Standing firm for your shedule to go church service". I am all for standing up for your faith in Jesus.
_________________
SO&S02
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 1:24 am Post subject:
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SO&SO1 wrote:
hey guys, there's now somebody who's looking these posts seriously because they are left with only a choice by their family.... TO LEAVE THE CHURCH OR TO LEAVE THE HOME. ONE CHOICE ONLY.
Let be clear on this:
Leave Church or Leave Faith?
Leave church as in stop attending service and stop serving in church?
If it is "Leave Faith", then only one person can force you to leave the faith and backslide - yourself. There is no compromise. No one can point a gun on my temple and ask me to NOT believe in Jesus.
"Leaving Church" on the other hand, is more flexible. If one has to STOP coming to church service because of HOME, then stop for a while. Instead here's many creative way to continue to grow:
1) Bible Study
2) Fellowship in campus/office/etc
3) Can still have quiet time with God by yourself.
4) CGL to follow-up closely, giving encouragement.
The person can leave church for the time being, as long as church does not leave his heart. That's the WHOLE point I am trying to advocate.
To those who wants to "abuse" and decieve themselves, they will still find ways to deceive themselves even if you tell them "don't come to church=unspiritual". They may oblige and come to church, but I doubt they will grow.
SO&S02
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 1:08 am Post subject:
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If a person is physically incapable of coming to a church service, as he is bed-ridden, and will be bed-ridden for a long long time. Can this person still grow spiritually? Is this person still a child of God even though he can't attend church service or CG? Is he compromising his faith by not coming to the church service?
I have not been talking about hot or cold attitdue.
Can a Christian be HOT on fire for God, loving God, read the Word daily, commue with God daily, and yet not able to serve in a church ministry, or even attend a church service or cell meeting in his whole life?
Or is everyone reading what I wrote thinks that I am OK with Christian with bad attitudes who wants to compromise their faith? Notice it is "compromising their faith", not "compromising their schedule to do to church service"?
I will reiterate: "Standing firm for your faith" is NOT equal to "Standing firm for your shedule to go church service". I am all for standing up for your faith in Jesus.
_________________
SO&S02
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 1:24 am Post subject:
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SO&SO1 wrote:
hey guys, there's now somebody who's looking these posts seriously because they are left with only a choice by their family.... TO LEAVE THE CHURCH OR TO LEAVE THE HOME. ONE CHOICE ONLY.
Let be clear on this:
Leave Church or Leave Faith?
Leave church as in stop attending service and stop serving in church?
If it is "Leave Faith", then only one person can force you to leave the faith and backslide - yourself. There is no compromise. No one can point a gun on my temple and ask me to NOT believe in Jesus.
"Leaving Church" on the other hand, is more flexible. If one has to STOP coming to church service because of HOME, then stop for a while. Instead here's many creative way to continue to grow:
1) Bible Study
2) Fellowship in campus/office/etc
3) Can still have quiet time with God by yourself.
4) CGL to follow-up closely, giving encouragement.
The person can leave church for the time being, as long as church does not leave his heart. That's the WHOLE point I am trying to advocate.
To those who wants to "abuse" and decieve themselves, they will still find ways to deceive themselves even if you tell them "don't come to church=unspiritual". They may oblige and come to church, but I doubt they will grow.
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