Sometimes in Spirit Filled churches ,it seems like ministries and ministers try to build up people's emotions rather than their personal faith in Christ.
But wouldn't it be correct to help people get built up in their faith in Christ rather than their emotions,because emotions will betray us but our personal faith in Christ will keep us in times of distress.
Should Christian churches help to build people's personal faith in Christ or build up their emotions ?
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People who are always looking for fault,can find it easily all they have to do,is look into their mirror.
There they can find plenty of fault.
When I base my faith on the Creator of the universe choosing to put His Spirit inside of me and forgiving me of all my sins, excuse me if I get a little emotional, If I can scream for my football team--I do--then get outta my way when it comes to my Savior, and NOBODY needs to build it up for me!!!!!!!
Please don't think I'm agains't displaying as I'm all for shouting,dancing,praising in church but I believe when our feet hit the ground we need to know what we are jumping for.
But we walk by faith, as our emotions can betray us as sometimes we don't have the emotions ,but having a strong faith in The One True God will carry us a long ways.
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People who are always looking for fault,can find it easily all they have to do,is look into their mirror.
There they can find plenty of fault.
Sometimes the emotion that sustains you is not an exuberant, happy, dancing one but a deep heart felt love for Christ and his truth that has been instilled by the teaching of the Church.
Emotions can rise and fall on any wind or whim. Emotions will not sustain any person through a trial by itself. Emotions can help keep a person uplifted which helps to defeat the trial. Churches should teach saints the basis for their beliefs, back the teaching up with scripture, and then show them the works of the spirit in the church. This builds faith that will create the emotion that will carry them through a trial.
Let me explain what I'm trying to convey,one time I was in a church and the pastor was a wonderful Christian brother but in that service He said if anybody wants to get something from the Lord in this service they need to get out of their pew.
If anybody gets something from The Lord in a service,it will be because they reached to God in faith, not wheter they are in a pew or in the front near the altar,their faith level determines what one receives from God in my opinion.
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People who are always looking for fault,can find it easily all they have to do,is look into their mirror.
There they can find plenty of fault.
Let me explain what I'm trying to convey,one time I was in a church and the pastor was a wonderful Christian brother but in that service He said if anybody wants to get something from the Lord in this service they need to get out of their pew.
If anybody gets something from The Lord in a service,it will be because they reached to God in faith, not wheter they are in a pew or in the front near the altar,their faith level determines what one receives from God in my opinion.
Most emotion will change to faith... Not talking about someone who is jumping around with their eyes half open, hoping to be seen... but people who are genuinely worshipping, sometimes without any feeling of excitement or exuberance but simply because He is Worthy... God is attracted to them like lightening to a Oak in a field. You can't tell me different, because I've experienced it.
God doesn't always wait for us to move before He does.. but most often He DOES wait for us to move.
If you look at Jesus' earthly ministry most of the people recorded in the books that He healed or touched first did something, or He told them to do something. Everything from pressing through crowds to touch the hem of His garmet to go and showing themselves to the Priest to stretching forth their hand to taking up their bed.
When I need something from the Lord, He can easily touch me in my pew.. and there are people that He will.. but sometimes He wants to see a little step of Faith... a little Praise before the Promise. A little Worship because he's Worthy and not because He's taken care of the problem.
There is hype.. I understand that. Some preachers don't have anything whatsoever to say, and they scream and yell and spit and foam and there's nothing whatsoever there. But when my Pastor says "get in the aisle" I do it. He never spits and foams, and he's not a perfect man, but I've yet to be in a service where He told us to do something, that God didn't step in.
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Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
Sometimes in Spirit Filled churches ,it seems like ministries and ministers try to build up people's emotions rather than their personal faith in Christ.
But wouldn't it be correct to help people get built up in their faith in Christ rather than their emotions,because emotions will betray us but our personal faith in Christ will keep us in times of distress.
Should Christian churches help to build people's personal faith in Christ or build up their emotions ?
First and foremost, yes, a persons personal faith should be the first prioity of the church and/or ministry. Through sound, Bible based teaching, our personal faith in Christ in girded up so to speak. Also, a continual prayer life builds our faith: Jud 1:20 ¶ But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
However, sometimes, as we go through life, we tend to get a little "emotionally dormant". Our prayer life, our Bible study, even our joy becomes mundane and repetitive unless we are given an "emotional charge" from time to time. Thats where a balance is needed. Churches and/or ministries that tend to appeal to peoples emotions too much tends to have "shallow" Christians who aren't deeply rooted in the Word.Their diet consiste of the "milk of the Word". But those whose faith is made strong through a steady diet of "meaty" teaching and preaching is more solid and can weather the storms of life more consistently.
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"Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him...." -Psa. 37:7
Waiting for the Lord is easy... Waiting patiently? Not so much.
First and foremost, yes, a persons personal faith should be the first prioity of the church and/or ministry. Through sound, Bible based teaching, our personal faith in Christ in girded up so to speak. Also, a continual prayer life builds our faith: Jud 1:20 ¶ But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
However, sometimes, as we go through life, we tend to get a little "emotionally dormant". Our prayer life, our Bible study, even our joy becomes mundane and repetitive unless we are given an "emotional charge" from time to time. Thats where a balance is needed. Churches and/or ministries that tend to appeal to peoples emotions too much tends to have "shallow" Christians who aren't deeply rooted in the Word.Their diet consiste of the "milk of the Word". But those whose faith is made strong through a steady diet of "meaty" teaching and preaching is more solid and can weather the storms of life more consistently.
Amen you need to be teaching this in alot of places.
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People who are always looking for fault,can find it easily all they have to do,is look into their mirror.
There they can find plenty of fault.
Amen you need to be teaching this in alot of places.
I would. If I were a teacher. I'm just a student. And what about yourself, Brother? You have an incredible way of saying with just a few words things that it takes me forever to say- and then, I don't always say it right.
Hey, brother, you got another reason to come north... we can go over to Florence to meet SE!
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"Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him...." -Psa. 37:7
Waiting for the Lord is easy... Waiting patiently? Not so much.
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