A friend of mine, that makes me look liberal by the way, attended a church for a Revival Service last night.
He already knew this church was more liberal than he is, and knew the evangelist was liberal. But he and his wife went anyway.
They asked him to greet the people, he did. He testified... and layed into them in his testimony and exhortation.
Then, during the preaching, he gets up off the second row and walks out with his wife... and creates a scene then.
When he told me this morning what he had done, I corrected him. To me, he already knew what he was going into, plus if he accepted the invitation to testify as a guest, he should be respectful, encouraging, and once taking that invitation, I think he's obligated to stay during preaching... no matter what goes on short of them trying to sacrifice babies and small children in the altar, LOL.
There have been times that I've had to leave a service because something was going on that was totally out of the Word and wasn't anything I should be a part of. Those have been few and far between. But I think my friend was just wrong for his behavior...
So... here's the question.... ever had a time you had to just get up and walk out of service because of something that was going on? How did you handle it? Was there any aftermath?
About a year after we were married, my wife's church (and now mine by default) had gotten a new pastor a few months before and he started teaching a class to married couples (only) just before Sunday morning service. To this day his teachings on "marital relations" were so out of whack and over the top (and I've mentioned it here many times) that people still can't believe it. After the class was over we looked at each other and left the building before the service even started.
We never went back (OK, we did once for a wedding and again a year or so later for a funeral) as members.
I guess this doesn't qualify as "walking out during the service" while it is going on but it is the closest example I/we have.
As I think about it more there have been a few times over many years where I was sick and left early..... (I tend to get very bad ear infections.)
See, you didn't go intending to walk out... and even tried to stick it out. To me that's the only time its acceptable.
I told my friend, he knew what he was getting into, and I think he just went to make a scene and come off as holier than thou to these folks. I told him, "You're the reason holiness Apostolics have such a bad reputation... can't get along with anybody except yourself."
Needless to say, he's not happy with me right now. But I think he was in the wrong. Sure the guy preaching was in error, if what he tells me the guy really said.... but that doesn't mean he should cause a scene just to prove how right he is to these people.
See, you didn't go intending to walk out... and even tried to stick it out. To me that's the only time its acceptable.
I told my friend, he knew what he was getting into, and I think he just went to make a scene and come off as holier than thou to these folks. I told him, "You're the reason holiness Apostolics have such a bad reputation... can't get along with anybody except yourself."
Needless to say, he's not happy with me right now. But I think he was in the wrong. Sure the guy preaching was in error, if what he tells me the guy really said.... but that doesn't mean he should cause a scene just to prove how right he is to these people.
You are correct!
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See, you didn't go intending to walk out... and even tried to stick it out. To me that's the only time its acceptable.
I told my friend, he knew what he was getting into, and I think he just went to make a scene and come off as holier than thou to these folks. I told him, "You're the reason holiness Apostolics have such a bad reputation... can't get along with anybody except yourself."
Needless to say, he's not happy with me right now. But I think he was in the wrong. Sure the guy preaching was in error, if what he tells me the guy really said.... but that doesn't mean he should cause a scene just to prove how right he is to these people.
Librul.
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Well, his pastor has a reputation for doing the same thing when he visits other churches.... really bad.
And they brag about it...love to say, you should have heard me tell them people a thing or two. I've got to the point I won't visit conventions or services with him and his wife.... and I know she gets embarrassed by how he does.
Well, his pastor has a reputation for doing the same thing when he visits other churches.... really bad.
And they brag about it...love to say, you should have heard me tell them people a thing or two. I've got to the point I won't visit conventions or services with him and his wife.... and I know she gets embarrassed by how he does.
So sad that they don't see that as wrong.
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Dean of the School of Hard Knocks
Is it really any different than some people who come here and make some bold proclamation, then are never heard from again? No doubt many are telling their church members over the pulpit or on other message boards to their preacher friends how they "set them straight!".
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