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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked
The pastor was simply telling a great story with good values and morals.

I go to a liturgical church. Every Sunday we have readings of significant chunks of scripture from the historical or prophetical books of the Old Testament, from the Psalms, from one of the New Testament epistles and from one of the gospels. Our priest is expected to be guided by these readings when preparing his sermon. Once I accompanied friends to their "Bible" church. The people were welcoming and sincere and I have no reason to assume they were not living lives focused on Christ. But I heard only one verse of scripture during the entire service.

54 posted on 09/27/2020 10:28:31 PM PDT by TexasKamaAina
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To: TexasKamaAina

This was no fluke. I attended their services several more times. There was never a single reference to scripture. No reading from the Bible, nothing.

I have zero desire to ever go back to that church. I simply attended those services when visiting my friends. They only attended that church for a short time. They no longer attend church at all. While I do believe that there are a few believers that attend that church, I personally feel like they are being fed cake and ice cream instead of something worthy of sinking your teeth into and chewing on for at least a few days.

I don’t just read my Bible, I actually study it. I have been told by other Christians that you should not expect your pastor to “feed you.” I totally agree. I expect him to challenge me, make me think, convict me, or want to make me a better Christian. I don’t want baby food.


55 posted on 09/27/2020 11:10:33 PM PDT by notpoliticallycorewrecked (I thank the good Lord everyday that I no longer live in CA.)
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