Church shouldn’t be a rock concert.
I’m old school, though.
You should come to Church in an attitude and dress of humility and decency.
Not everything ‘goes.’ God Is. Your saying something against Him doesn’t let you off easy and never has.
Church shouldn’t be all warm and fuzzy, either. Life isn’t.
>>Church shouldn’t be a rock concert.
Old school people told Charles and John Wesley that hymns shouldn’t be drinking songs. If the music opens the heart to worship, then it is good. I’m “only” 50 years old, but a Chris Tomlin or Hillsong song prepares me for worship much better than 90% of the UM Hymnal. But, then they can take it to extremes with long guitar riffs or drum solos that are all about the artist and not conducive to worship.
But the real danger in the contemporary church is the message. If the message tells you that you are righteous and good, regardless of your actions, it is bad. If it ignores the gospel, or subverts it into the “social gospel”, then it is bad.
The 'post-modern' church has reduced God to a buddy, a best friend.
Jesus is our friend, but God is also HOLY, OMNIPITANT. He is GOD Who cannot look upon sin, but loved us so much He gave His only Son to die for the sins of mankind. The power of His blood is also not being taught in many churches.