I haven't read all the posts here and I really don't have the time to wade in the way I would like to but I'll at least tell you what I tell HeavenlyOne all the time...
The perfect church does not exist, there is no perfect pastor, there are no perfect people. If there were such a thing as a perfect church, it would become imperfect the minute one of us set foot in the door.
Do we go to church for people or do we go to church for God?
Am I saying you have to go to a UPC church? Most certainly NOT! Am I saying its OK for you to stay home and not go to church at all? Most certainly NOT! Go for GOD and yourself, if for no other reason, but go nonetheless.
Every major denomination believes that church attendance or the assembling of ourselves together (even if its a small group in a home) is biblically necessary. So why do some "christians" blow it off as if its not necessary?
I don't plaster my story on the internet but HeavenlyOne could tell you that I personally know more about "spiritually abusive" churches and pastors than the average bear. I continue on, I go to church, because of GOD...not people. People are going to be people no matter where you go.
Do I think you will bust hell wide open if you don't go to church? Not necessarily, but then again, I won't say that you'll make it to heaven either. Thats for God to judge, not I.
I gotta go....take care Mich and it was great to meet you!
I haven't read all the posts here and I really don't have the time to wade in the way I would like to but I'll at least tell you what I tell HeavenlyOne all the time...
The perfect church does not exist, there is no perfect pastor, there are no perfect people. If there were such a thing as a perfect church, it would become imperfect the minute one of us set foot in the door.
Do we go to church for people or do we go to church for God?
Am I saying you have to go to a UPC church? Most certainly NOT! Am I saying its OK for you to stay home and not go to church at all? Most certainly NOT! Go for GOD and yourself, if for no other reason, but go nonetheless.
Every major denomination believes that church attendance or the assembling of ourselves together (even if its a small group in a home) is biblically necessary. So why do some "christians" blow it off as if its not necessary?
I don't plaster my story on the internet but HeavenlyOne could tell you that I personally know more about "spiritually abusive" churches and pastors than the average bear. I continue on, I go to church, because of GOD...not people. People are going to be people no matter where you go.
Do I think you will bust hell wide open if you don't go to church? Not necessarily, but then again, I won't say that you'll make it to heaven either. Thats for God to judge, not I.
I gotta go....take care Mich and it was great to meet you!
Good post. One of the few posts that Wholehearted and I probably both give thumbs up to!!
I haven't read all the posts here and I really don't have the time to wade in the way I would like to but I'll at least tell you what I tell HeavenlyOne all the time...
The perfect church does not exist, there is no perfect pastor, there are no perfect people. If there were such a thing as a perfect church, it would become imperfect the minute one of us set foot in the door.
Do we go to church for people or do we go to church for God?
Am I saying you have to go to a UPC church? Most certainly NOT! Am I saying its OK for you to stay home and not go to church at all? Most certainly NOT! Go for GOD and yourself, if for no other reason, but go nonetheless.
Every major denomination believes that church attendance or the assembling of ourselves together (even if its a small group in a home) is biblically necessary. So why do some "christians" blow it off as if its not necessary?
I don't plaster my story on the internet but HeavenlyOne could tell you that I personally know more about "spiritually abusive" churches and pastors than the average bear. I continue on, I go to church, because of GOD...not people. People are going to be people no matter where you go.
Do I think you will bust hell wide open if you don't go to church? Not necessarily, but then again, I won't say that you'll make it to heaven either. Thats for God to judge, not I.
I gotta go....take care Mich and it was great to meet you!
I haven't read all the posts here and I really don't have the time to wade in the way I would like to but I'll at least tell you what I tell HeavenlyOne all the time...
The perfect church does not exist, there is no perfect pastor, there are no perfect people. If there were such a thing as a perfect church, it would become imperfect the minute one of us set foot in the door.
Do we go to church for people or do we go to church for God?
Am I saying you have to go to a UPC church? Most certainly NOT! Am I saying its OK for you to stay home and not go to church at all? Most certainly NOT! Go for GOD and yourself, if for no other reason, but go nonetheless.
Every major denomination believes that church attendance or the assembling of ourselves together (even if its a small group in a home) is biblically necessary. So why do some "christians" blow it off as if its not necessary?
I don't plaster my story on the internet but HeavenlyOne could tell you that I personally know more about "spiritually abusive" churches and pastors than the average bear. I continue on, I go to church, because of GOD...not people. People are going to be people no matter where you go.
Do I think you will bust hell wide open if you don't go to church? Not necessarily, but then again, I won't say that you'll make it to heaven either. Thats for God to judge, not I.
I gotta go....take care Mich and it was great to meet you!
Lady Rev, not to take away from your post but I looked at your avatar and read about peace and then thought "Oh, sure! This lady is going to look at that deer and say........POW!!!!!!". Heheh.
Lady Rev, not to take away from your post but I looked at your avatar and read about peace and then thought "Oh, sure! This lady is going to look at that deer and say........POW!!!!!!". Heheh.
ROFL!
You got that right!
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I've gone and done it now! I'm on Facebook!!!
Lady Rev, not to take away from your post but I looked at your avatar and read about peace and then thought "Oh, sure! This lady is going to look at that deer and say........POW!!!!!!". Heheh.
I haven't read all the posts here and I really don't have the time to wade in the way I would like to but I'll at least tell you what I tell HeavenlyOne all the time...
PROOF that LR preaches to me ALL THE TIME!!!
LOL!
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I've gone and done it now! I'm on Facebook!!!
Did you ever decide what route you are taking on your trip? I was hoping you might get to visit CC and we could meet you.
Of course now I guess you would be visiting the Universalist church in town.....LOL!!
LOL, I have been back from my trip for several weeks
I finally decided that I was going to be so exhausted that I was just wanna get home as soon as possible on that last day, which turned out to be true! We ended up getting up at 4:30 in the morning that sunday and high tailing it home!
Hybrid Mode
