Who believes that (most)churches and (most)christians need to get their act together?

Question

I am a pround christian(PCA presbyterian) youth and feel a strong need for reform in the churches. Many things are going on that should not be, and many christian and non-christians will suffer the consequences of mislead churches. I would like to hear some advice on how to better my faith, and the faith of those around me. PEACE and may GOD bless, keep, and guide all.

Answer 1

If you truly want to know why good loving people sometimes get angry with Christians you actually need to listen to what they are saying. You need to try to understand how what you are doing is making them feel.

It hurts your feelings when someone pokes fun or makes disparaging comments about what you believe in. You know it does. People’s beliefs are precious to them, just as yours are precious to you. Simply thinking or saying but my beliefs are right and theirs are wrong does not help. In fact it is always seen as arrogant and often comes off making the one saying it sound like a fool.

People believe in what makes sense to them from their perspective, even if it makes no sense logically when it is looked at from any other perspective. Look around you at the great diversity the creator has given us to experience in this life. See the colorful and ever changing panorama that we have here to experience within. If this shows us any one thing about our creator, it makes it apparent that He/She loves this idea of diversity. If you look at any aspect of life, trees, birds, languages, or even sunsets you see an almost dizzying array of possibilities. This life we have been given by our Father/Mother God is a veritable feast of diversity from which we may chose what pleases us.

Such is the gift this life we have been given. Why is it so hard to imagine that our creator’s obvious love for diversity would not extend to the way his children expressed their love for him? If it seemed appropriate to have thousands of types of insects, birds, trees and sunsets etc. how likely is it that She would have suddenly become so narrow minded when it came to ways to express ones faith. Think about it. Just for a moment forget what you have been told over and over about their being only one correct way to approach God. Would this God who so obviously thrives on diversity even want that? When viewed from this perspective it makes one wonder about the source of the my-way or the highway idea of god. Sounds a lot more like ego bound narrow-minded human control issues than the work of our God who seems to have made diversity his trademark.

There is only one God; He/She has had many names. After all should we expect people who speak different languages to all call God by the same name? This would hardly seem to be a logical expectation. Jesus told us to love our neighbor, not to judge our neighbor or try to fix our neighbor, Only to love them. We are hardly being loving when we are insulting the way they express their love for our creator by telling them we have a better way. This can only make us seen like an arrogant know it all. The obvious consequence being our comments will hurt their feelings and they will say or do something to return the insult.

If we want our faith to grow we need to stop going around singing “MY Gods better than your God “. We need to shut up about their beliefs and start teaching by example. If we have learned anything about loving our neighbors like Jesus asked us to, it will show. People will be drawn to this loving belief system and want to know more about it. This is what being a Christian means. Anything else is just being an arrogant know it all.

Love and blessings
don

Answer 2

I think the biggest problem facing churches today is people have adjusted their definition of what sin is to the times. The Bible says God doesn't change, so why do we based on political correctness?

A lot of churches I have had attended the past few years have gotten side tracked. As if it's becoming all about a select few's egos and have forgotten they are there to serve the Lord.

Others water down the sermons for fear of offending or upsetting. You never hear a "fire and brimstone" sermon anymore. I believe that is needed once in a while.

Its great churches have become less formal and some even very unconventional, to attract those who have been turned off by church int the past. But the message and goals should stay the same as it always has.

I don't know if this is what you were looking for, but this is what I have observed in my walk. GOD BLESS U 2!

Answer 3

first study the bible get to know how to answer questions from any body that asks about your faith.find out why the isrealites were so blessed by jehovah in the old testament. then you will understand why jesus came to the earth to save them. get back to what the apostles taught and not what the churches teach today.jtry to fiqure out what pagan doctrines god hates and are lies.usually an encylopedia will help with that.then ask yourself what would jesus do eph 5:10 should be read often

Answer 4

I agree with you, to be committed to Christ takes strength from the Holy Spirit and there are many people who don't want to be that close to God and follow His commands. We need to come along side those who are shallow and encourage them to a deeper walk of faith.

Answer 5

I agree. This liberalism is driving me nuts but, it is allowed for a reason we cannot see. I think it is to start weeding out the wheat from the chaff?

Answer 6

you can't force faith on people they need to come to know the Lord themselves

Answer 7

Most people will not reject the Gospel of Jesus Christ because of our morals, but because of our lack of compassion.

Answer 8

I agree, but you'll probalby have to start your own sect and make it very popular.