Why do you come to this conclusion?
2007-01-26 11:30:11 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
well normally i fall asleep during church when my mom used to make me go and when i listened to the preist it really confused me no offense
an atheist
2007-01-26 11:38:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not at all. It means that the minister is boring like hell and he should sent to some comedy club for a retreat. I always suspect about the religiousness of the people who go to church regularly. They need someone to keep reminding them that it's cool to be religious and to meet other cool people.
I came to this conclusion because i often find the dumbest people in church than even in a rundown bar on Friday night.
2007-01-28 00:21:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It probably means that you've never been to a great church like the one that I attend where one person described our Pastor as a cross between Martin Luther King and Martin Lawrence because he knows how to preach God's Word and still have the whole church cracking up at the illustrations he uses. If you want to see what I mean you can take a few minutes and listen at http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/enduring_truth
2007-01-26 19:40:45 · answer #3 · answered by Martin S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. Growing up, I went to a Catholic Church and was almost never happily sitting there. I talked to family and friends and they suggested a different church. It still is a Christian church, but it's Contemporary (versus the Traditional Catholic Church). Now, my family and I go every week and actually WANT to be there. It's a great feeling!
2007-01-26 19:38:18 · answer #4 · answered by Mom of One in Wisconsin 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Going to church is solely to serve and worship God. If a person is attending church for any other reasons, they are not worshiping or praising God! It is also how we fellowship with others.
God wants ALL people to believe in Him, His Son Jesus Christ, and worship Him. So why would anyone think they are not meant to be 'religious'?
Being religious means that you are "manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity" and are "scrupulously and conscientiously faithful".
However, the only way that the word is being used in our society today is to mean "of, relating to, or devoted to religious beliefs or observances."
Therefore, all who have faith in God and put that faith into their everyday actions are religious - regardless of whether they are sitting in church or worship Him through their every word and action.
Do all things for the glory of God and His Son Jesus Christ; even if it is something that 'I' personally do not want or like to do. Put aside the 'I' want and begin thinking about what 'He' wants from us!
My final thought on this is something my grandmother used to say"
"JOY is acheived and felt when we remember the order of improtance in our life: Jesus Others You!"
2007-01-26 19:55:10 · answer #5 · answered by whathappentothisnation 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you just haven't as of yet had the spirit touch your heart!
Maybe you just are sitting in the wrong church's congregation!
Maybe You just haven't focused on what is being taught so it hasn't sunk in yet.
Maybe you haven't prayed in earnest to understand what it's all about.
Maybe you have no desire to believe!
You must first have the desire, to understand, to feel the spirit,
to focus on what is being taught and let it sink in!
You have to take an active part in sitting Happily in church by doing these things and praying for understanding and for your own witness of what is being taught! After you do these things, then watch the difference!
2007-01-26 19:43:03 · answer #6 · answered by Carolyn T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you talking about architecture or theology? You can sit happily anywhere if you're on a nice, fat cushion. But that doesn't mean you necessarily agree with what's being said in the pulpit. Or you can sit spellbound, on bare boards, if the message is truly compelling. Your emotional and philosophical acceptance levels aren't automatically tied to your comfort index.
2007-01-26 19:36:06 · answer #7 · answered by old lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Churches are places of gathering to worship our God if you are unhappy think on why are you unhappy have you not done the correct thing about something in your past, its easy to get happy ask be forgiven then sit happily in a church. You will have it made for you
2007-01-26 19:38:17 · answer #8 · answered by burning brightly 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no thats not true, it's human nature, some people like praising God traditionally (like every sunday) and some people just like to do it alone. It's like being a fan of something. You can either go to the concert or just listen to there music on the radio. The concert may give you a better experience and understanding of the lyrics or you may feel awkward and rather sit in your car and hear them on the radio.
2007-01-26 19:41:42 · answer #9 · answered by pheli07 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i CAN RELATE TO THAT IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY OR SATISFIED OR BORED GO SOME WHERE ELSE WHEN I WAS YOUNGER i WAS A catholic and was bored and got little out of it except they wanted my money now that I am grown up I am a CHRISTIAN and completely happy I even teach people the Bible so go find what is right and true I did be happy best wishes gorbalizer
2007-01-26 19:40:21 · answer #10 · answered by gorbalizer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, everyone is meant to be religious.
Continue to go to church, maybe if you join a small group or make friends with people in your Congregation then it will be more enjoyable for you.
2007-01-26 19:36:39 · answer #11 · answered by em<3 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋