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to attend church in order to spread "the word" ya don't it's one thing to talk the talk, quite another to walk the walk.. actions speak much louder than words |
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Hypo: What if you were aware of the "sins" of a preacher; would you continue to congregate at his/her church? yes, I dont expect any preacher to be without sins, if he was without repentence for his sins, that might send me looking elsewhere,,,, Preachers are humans, and I feel they are in a position to set examples, how many times can a person repent? |
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to attend church in order to spread "the word" ya don't it's one thing to talk the talk, quite another to walk the walk.. actions speak much louder than words I agree. |
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Hypo: What if you were aware of the "sins" of a preacher; would you continue to congregate at his/her church? yes, I dont expect any preacher to be without sins, if he was without repentence for his sins, that might send me looking elsewhere,,,, Preachers are humans, and I feel they are in a position to set examples, how many times can a person repent? only God knows that one,,, |
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to attend church in order to spread "the word" I never saw it as spreading the word, as much as I did sharing the word. Much like a potluck where people come together to share their dishes, church has been a place to congregate with each other and share the influence of Jesus on our lives. Should religious people be obligated to attend church in order to share the word? The reason I asked; my family tell me I "need" to go to church. Why do I "need" to go? have their always been churches and if not, did none of those who lived before the first church have a place in heaven? I dont think everyone has a duplicate journey, some will be sheep and some will be shepherds some will be leaders and some will be followers some will be teachers and some will be students,,,,,I dont really think any of those stations has less of a place in heaven than the next I say all this to say, if the end destination is to be heaven, I dont think it matters what buildings we visited or congregated in The point is to congregate and build 'strength' and 'support' through the numbers. Some can do that amongst their own friends or family and others, like myself, who are a bit too exposed to the world need to balance that exposure with a visit to the church on a regular basis, as a support and reinforcement and a motivation to keep in the walk,,,,, Thank you 
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Hypo: What if you were aware of the "sins" of a preacher; would you continue to congregate at his/her church? yes, I dont expect any preacher to be without sins, if he was without repentence for his sins, that might send me looking elsewhere,,,, Preachers are humans, and I feel they are in a position to set examples, how many times can a person repent? A person can only repent once per thing they are repenting from. To repent from something is to refuse to do something. Simple example - To repent from eating, would be to stop eating. That is why it is so important to repent when asking for forgiveness. Would asking for forgiveness be in vein if one continued to do that which they asked for forgiveness of? Yes it would be. It wouldn't truly be sought after. Would be in vein. Another example - A thief. If this thief turns their heart over to God and wishes to receive forgiveness for their previous thievery and wrong doings, they would have to repent from that action first. Cause again, how can one receive forgiveness if their asking is in vein and not truly sought after? |
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Hypo: What if you were aware of the "sins" of a preacher; would you continue to congregate at his/her church? yes, I dont expect any preacher to be without sins, if he was without repentence for his sins, that might send me looking elsewhere,,,, Preachers are humans, and I feel they are in a position to set examples, how many times can a person repent? I agree. Great explanation. A person can only repent once per thing they are repenting from. To repent from something is to refuse to do something. Simple example - To repent from eating, would be to stop eating. That is why it is so important to repent when asking for forgiveness. Would asking for forgiveness be in vein if one continued to do that which they asked for forgiveness of? Yes it would be. It wouldn't truly be sought after. Would be in vein. Another example - A thief. If this thief turns their heart over to God and wishes to receive forgiveness for their previous thievery and wrong doings, they would have to repent from that action first. Cause again, how can one receive forgiveness if their asking is in vein and not truly sought after? |
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