See i would gladly meet up with brothers and sisters any day n worship with the Lord.. what i cant do brother is be around a bunch a fakes ya know those who wont even speak to each other yet they see each other week in n week out yet never stepped foot in each others homes never been to a celebration or a mourning ceremony that dont even know the trials that those they see are going through that brother is not brothers n sisters gathering that is the fruit of the false preacher all he concerned about is that lil change he gonna get most them preachers dont even know who is even in their gathering..i know what the Lord says n He aint ever told me to go play make believe brother i see to many homeless out here i see to many struggling just to eat n pay bills personally we help anyone we can in anyway we can we just dont throw money at a man to read what we can read ya know?..
I apologize if i offend ya but i cant say i aint seeing what i am seeing we are the Witnesses for the Lord n He coming soon
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Gosh, sister, it would take a lot more than that for me to be offended especially by you! lol
Don't you know, I can remember when you first joined!
What's offensive to me is professing believers, and I say professing because I don't know if they are or not; putting the good fruit in with the bad without differentiating and not actually knowing how there can be a difference. Our Lord knew, and so did the believers, who by the way were Pharisees...though I'm not so sure about any Sadducees!
Thankfully our God doesn't paint with a wide brush when it comes to judgment day, but each will stand on their own, with Jesus or without for all they have done in word and deed. That should have everyone trembling awaiting that day which will come for all of us.
My dad was of the same mind as you about being around the hypocrites in church. He wanted to smack them around a bit, because he knew the life they were leading was full of lies, and what they did in church didn’t reflect who they really were.
I've always been of the mind, that without Godly people being around them, and telling them, showing them the truth of God's word, how will they know, or be convicted of the sin in their lives. Hopefully by the Holy Spirit they will be led to change, and if they don't know Him, then draw them to Him as Lord and Savior! As some say, church isn’t for the healthy, but for the sick who need healing in more ways than one, even in ways they may not realize they need!
Seen it more than once, and they're no longer there, and are out in the world living the lives of sin, that they always wanted to, but without the conviction that they found in church! Then it does depend on the church, and more importantly the congregation in that assembly. That is another reason discernment is important, even in a church building amongst other believers. Many forget why they're there, and don't realize if you don't bring Jesus with you into the assembly, then you've probably never had Him to begin with. So, stop play acting, and start listening to the Word of God being preached, and talk to one of those around you that do know and have Him who will gladly help you too as well! It's having one of those come to Jesus moments, that everyone needs.
Always depends on whether the church one is going to actually believes in Him and stands on God's Word. Sadly, it can be fine with one pastor, and when another pastor takes over, it can change overnight, and not necessarily for the better either! That's why every believer needs to keep testing what they see, hear, like the Bereans did with Paul!
With the Love in Christ Jesus.
YBIC/Moderator
Nick
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