i think i feel the same way about bush and the republican party as i do the church. in this way:
i'm sick and tired of people finding faults here and there (yes there are many valid ones) and responding with bitterness and abandonment.
bush is imperfect, has really disappointed me now and then. the republican party as a whole, in fact. but should i abandon my conservative values because i've been disappointed? surely not. yes, i get that it's kind of cool to lash out against the government, but the whining needs to end. it's more important to stand for what's right than to complain about what isn't. i just want to see some more positivity. come on.
as far as the church is concerned, i see the same problem. why is it so popular right now to bash the church? i have personally been burned in the church. i get it. i am fully aware that the majority of church bodies are dysfunctional messes. and the people in them are basket cases. myself included. a lot of the issues in the church need to be adressed straight up, and godly leadership is crucial and too often non-existent. however, all of these things still do not make it neccessary for us to alienate ourselves, distance ourselves from what some disdainfully refer to as "organized religion."
please. give me a break. the church is the church and we should be praying for reform, holding eachother accountable, reaching out to eachother and the WORLD in love, but not tearing ourselves down from within in the process.
that's all i'm saying.
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I love you so much & I am so very proud of you. Grandma
John 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Psalms 133:1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
1 Timothy 2:1-2 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
2 Peter 2:10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
Scripture has a lot to say about stuff like that. Thanks for addressing this topic!
it's more important to stand for what's right than to complain about what isn't.
YES YES YES
And KarenW beat me to the 2 Peter passage.
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