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@n1ck | 30 October 09 | |
There are a few questions I think you should ask yourself about the church you are considering attending, to help you with your decision:
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@n1ck | 30 October 09 | |
1. Does the church submit to the Bible as the sufficient and inerrant Word of God?
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@n1ck | 30 October 09 | |
Unbelievable as it may seem, some churches actually deny some of what the Bible teaches and replace it with what they deem to be acceptable. They dilute or try to explain away things. For example, they might say that the Bible has errors and we are free to use our own discernment to decide whether something is acceptable or not. Stay away from them.
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@n1ck | 30 October 09 | |
2. Is the church and its teachings, activities built on the Bible as its foundation?
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@n1ck | 30 October 09 | |
Or do they lean on worldly philosophies, church growth strategies, fashions etc to keep their benches filled on Sundays?
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@n1ck | 30 October 09 | |
3. Do they preach about sin?
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@n1ck | 30 October 09 | |
There are a lot of churches and even famous preachers and TV evangelists who preach a ''prosperity gospel'', and they will tell their congregations all sorts of things to boost their self esteem and make them feel good about themselves. Joel Osteen is one of them. They typically preach about prosperity and wealth and personal gratification. Like Joel Osteen's book, Live Your Best Life Now. Generally these churches will never want to rain on your parade or make you feel bad, they only want to make you feel happy about yourself, which is very dangerous for your soul. For example, when Joel Osteen was asked about this in a radio interview, he openly said that his ministry did not want to preach about sin or make people feel bad about themselves. He just wants to boost self esteem and help people live a nice life. |
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@n1ck | 30 October 09 | |
The Holy Spirit has nothing to do with any church whose ministry has nothing to do with sin.
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