QUOTE(kron_ka @ Feb 1 2016, 11:57 AM)
But the church is making it into a distraction. They are saying Serving in Ministries, is the antidote to your problems. The worse part of it, they are making all the congregation feel guilty for not serving. They are always repeating in their message, "when you serve you are blessed, don't always expect to receive". Are we to go to church each day, thinking that we have a Bank account with God? If I don't serve enough then I have a bank account deficit with God. If I overserve, then I can feel comfortable because my Bank account with God is in surplus, I can rest on my laurels?
This is exactly what the church is preaching : " You are not serving enough, you are always coming here to receive, you must give give and give, and not expect to receive. You have no right to receive". I have heard some members left DUMC because the repeated message of guilt. We are people free of SIN, why keep on pestering this "guilt" message to us????
And who is heck says, we don't deserve to receive? We are entitled to receive God's redemptive message, the release from sin that Jesus gave us, when he sacrificed himself on the cross.
We serve out of the generate sense of love for God and kindness for the people around us. Not because we want to increase our account in HEAVEN. Its no wonder, the people serving, are so lack of genuineness, so lack of self belief, burn out and only interested to do it for their own self interest.
Bro, its very hard to be a blessing to others, when others, are so selfish because of the guilt message portrayed by the church. This is what most churches are relaying to its members, they are using the DUMC formula.
You know what's the worse part? Yesterday the Pastor was talking about being a blessing to the unbelievers, help them, serve them as a community. Yes this part I agree, but what the heck happen to being a blessing among us brothers and sisters in Christ? Are we to neglect that? Its no surprise to me, that they are always playing politics at church because of the unkindness among the brethren that goes around.
Then just ignore whichever part of the message that doesn't edify you. But that doesn't mean you cannot be a blessings to others. People look up to guys like that. Despite whatever "injustice", you can be calm, cool, collected and Christ centred.
No, stop talking negativity and start living instead of complaining. Learn the principal to properly divide in your life. To separate and divide what is weed and what is chaf and yet remaining humble and loving others as well as forgiving. Always walk in this virtues. That's a Bible principle btw.
If you refuse to do that, you only creates more gongs and resounding cymbals. 1 Corinthians 13:1
How long you want to live in bitterness? Being bitter on the Church, the people indirectly means that you are saying you can handle the situation yourself and put God aside.
That is not the Christian life.
This post has been edited by unknown warrior: Feb 3 2016, 10:33 AM