What do you think of this?

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Originally Posted by edjen01

i am sorry that you do not feel i'm answering the issues. i thought i was.

i'll personalize it.....another church that actively targets people in my church to come to thier church...i do not believe i should concern myself with members of another church. does that answer the question?

no it does not. You obfuscated. The question was not "are you concerned about member of another church?"

The question is, is it unethical for members of another church to call members of YOUR church and try to convince them to change churches. Or for them to come to YOUR church service on the pretense they just want fellowship, then try to convince members to leave that church and join his church.

1) is it unethical?

2)if so would that congregation be a good congregation to be in?

3)if the pastor of that congregation allows such conduct is he being unethical?

4) If so, should the pastor of the targeted church try to keep the other church from causing division on his church?

they are not in my church for me to feed....so they are not my concern.

Again you are obfuscating. The issue is not the members of another church and whether or not they are being fed.

if they choose to do this, that, or something else....it is not my concern.

Again the issue is not what THEY chose to do. The issue is the congregation they are targeting

my plate is full caring for the ones God has allowed me to care for. if they are right or wrong....is not for me to say or judge....they are not mine....they are HIS.

Not the issue.

Should I be concerned about the saints I am pastoring....yes.

Should you be concerned that another church in town is actively trying to divide your congregation? Actively trying to take saints OUT of your congregation to fill their own congregation, not because they view them as lost souls as they are doctrinally the same. Do you think such a church would be a healthy place for YOUR saints to be in? Would you not be concerned that another church is trying to convince the saints under your pastorship away? When there is a whole city of lost souls to win?

See the issue is the saints you pastor, but yes you DO need to determine if such a church across town is a healthy church to be in for YOUR saints.