I recognize that becoming a Christian isn't an overnight process but a journey. Here is a small peek into mine.

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In response to some feedback I got from a couple of individuals. I agree with them that you should answer those who have been hurt by the church in love.

HOWEVER.

As I said it is unwise to write off a whole because of a part. There is also a way you can address your distain respectfully.

I won’t sit by and let someone disrespect my God. Nor speak lies. For you to claim all churches are bad you would’ve had to visited all churches. To claim all Christians are one way you would have to have met all Christians and there is a at least a new one popping up everyday so you’ll have your work cut out.

I hope you hear my sarcasm.

It is not wise to speak on things you do not know. Speak of your experience and leave it at that. When Christians talk of their God they speak of their own experiences. I simply ask that all do the same, respectfully.

I don’t like all churches or pastors, I certainly don’t like all Christians and I don’t agree with all denominations. Yet I will not let any church, any pastor, any Christian or any belief system deter me from getting to know Christ personally.

You are responsible for the way you respond to any situations. Stop placing blame on others for your outcome this not only applies to religious matters but life matters. You can’t control how other people act, no one can control the way you act, everyone ALWAYS has a decision.

So will you continue to disrespect something you don’t understand or will you choose to learn?

Loving someone doesn’t mean only telling them things that will make them feel better it means telling them the truth and the truth of the matter is that disrespectfully venting their frustrations with one church and labeling all churches like such is not right plain and simple.

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"If God is Love and (by definition) an unsaved person is without God, then wouldn’t that make LOVE the best thing to offer the unsaved?"

- ~Micah Spencer

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So you don’t go to church

My Bishop asked the congregation this morning: “Why do you go to church?”

While many of us will rate the success of a church family by the amount of individuals in a congregation the true measure of success is of those who actually come to church for the right reasons.

If you don’t understand the purpose of the church you will come to church with unrealistic expectations.

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