Does Your Church Have Formal Membership?

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Originally Posted by Bro. Robbins

Well, I have to say that I liked it.... especially from an administration viewpoint.

I like that people make a public profession saying, this is my local fellowship, this is my pastor, and this is my local church family. I plan to support it with my finances, attendance, and unity.... and I plan to be active in it's mission. We also made sure that only members in good standing (supporting the church financially and in attendance) could vote on major issues before the congregation... only folks with skin in the game could be part of the decision process as to where we were headed.

I myself, like the differentiation between someone who is a member of that local church, and just someone who attends there from time to time. Back in the day, when you joined a Church of God, we used to take vows before the congregation.... to enter in unity and convenant with one another.

i really dont agree with this my self. no such thing ever existed in the bible. and limiting votes to tithers is really showing favortism.

so though i understand where you are comming from, your getting away from the Voice of God going to, we the people.

If we single people out we do no service to God cause we are making " figurative" the poor man sit on the floor, while we reserve a seat for the richman.

The church i attend. the preacher will tell you he cares less if you tithe or give money. He knows the bills have to get paid, but he isnt gonna bash people for not paying tithes or limit them because they dont give.

That is between them and God not him and man. so i personally disagree with this view. I think this is the fault of catholicism and what the reformation took from it. Though i have took a pledge like you stated in the church of God, i can look back now and not agree withit. I was young in the Lord and i figured that church would have stayed my home.

However when a new pastor took over I new i didnt want to stay there anymore cause of what was happening behind the pullpit. so i left that pledge.

My allegiance is to Jesus Christ and in that i will find people in the Body where ever I go.