Sunday, February 10, 2013
Churches opposing Jesus
At what point do churches believe it is a good idea to say something like “If you are just coming here, not getting involved, and simply attending or coming here to take and not contribute, we’d rather you not come back"? This bothers me to the core. Yes, it great when someone can be a part of a body of believers and be able to bare each others burdens etc. I would encourage people to do so. But turning people away? I would say that that is in complete contrast to the Gospel. Sure, churches want people to be involved and to be a “member”, but turning people away that don’t? That disgusts me. It’s not okay and I’m not going to pretend that it is. Churches should be preaching a Gospel that loves and cherishes everyone, regardless of how uninvolved they are. Churches should naturally be attracting people who are unfamiliar with the Gospel. Most churches want people from outside the church to step in and see what they’re all about. Now imagine that your first time inside that building you have to sit down and listen to some guy telling everyone (including you) “don’t come back if you’re not getting involved.” I don’t think many of those people would want to come back after hearing that and I wouldn’t blame them. A church that is telling people things like this has no business telling people what Jesus is about. Because, frankly, it doesn’t come off like they are fit to do so. Jesus had a multitude of people following Him everywhere he walked. They were curious to what he was all about. When a church tells its congregation to be completely involved or not at all, they’re turning those curious individuals away from Jesus. What kind of church turns people away from Jesus? To say at the very least, it’s not my kind. And it certainly isn’t Jesus’s kind.
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