REchurch: A way back from Church Hurts
 

Mending a Broken Church Relationship

http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/18949226

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What is the main purpose of the church? What does God think its purpose is? How well is it serving that purpose?

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Interesting.

He is right; we should not be bitter or even very surprised if we are hurt by someone in a church. The church is a group made up of fallible humans, after all.

There is a big difference between being hurt in a church and being abused by a church. A person shouldn't allow either to make them bitter, because in being bitter they are hurting themselves. However, this man is speaking from an ecumenical view of total acceptability of changing churches or just moving on to a different church, or even denomination-and in some cases, this is the only acceptable answer to a situation-just moving on. There are many OP churches where a person is not allowed to transfer... and if they do, harmful rumors and stigmae follow them to the new church. In those cases, there is hurt on hurt, when a person needs healing.

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What we need to remember that every church will be perfect, until we get there.... We bring our own hurts, our own dysfunctions to the fellowship. A church is a hospital for the hurting. Hurting people often hurt people to protect themselves. I once heard it said, "He who has offended you, has already offended God greater."

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The main purpose of the church would be to worship God and for the saints to manifest Jesus through their lives to the world.

God's purpose for the church in this age is for the gospel to be sent to every creature and every nation.

A church cannot fulfill that purpose without evangelism. Some churches do very well with evangelism while others fail that purpose by concentrating inwardly trying to control the flock instead of adding to the flock.

When that happens, carnality replaces the Spirit and the chances of hurt and abuse become much greater.

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CBO, good to see ya! :friend

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Bro. Hoovie,
That little fella is adorable!!! Know you and your family are enjoying
him! One day, the Lord willing, he will be Daddy's little helper!

Blessings,

Falla39

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Thanks, Timmy. I finally got Verizon Mobile Hotspot, so I can get internet access in the sticks where I moved.

It was good to see that you stuck around. :thumbsup

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:thumbsup