some many of you are too lazy to attend sunday survices, or would much rather sleep in or something?
2007-03-04 05:50:52 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't think it's a waste of time. I used to work on Sunday so I got out of the happen of going to church. I was recently in a car accident so now I don't have a car. The lord command us to worship on Sunday. I lost my way to God or Jesus. I confess sometimes I think Jesus doesn't hear me or know I exit. I don't feel his presence in my life. I want too. I confess I am a sinner and I need Jesus to be my Lord and savior. I know I need to find a good church home. Some of the people in church are fakes and are not good Christian. I think they make it hard on non believers or new people coming to church. At the same time my mom said church is not about the people in the church. It's about Jesus. It is also about your salvation. Sometimes you have to ignore people like that and go to hear the word and grow in the Lord.
It is important to attend church for the following reasons:
(1) It is an Expression of our Love for God.
(2) It builds up our Spiritual Strength.
(3) It brings a special visitation of the Lord’s Presence.
(4) It provides fellowship with other Christians.
(5) It is an act of obedience to God.
(6) It provides accountability to spiritual leadership.
(7) It combines our spiritual strength in prayer.
(8) It honors the Lord’s Day.
2007-03-04 06:11:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't go to church often but not because I think it is a waste of my time per se. I get up early enough. My problem with the church that my family are members of is that I don't believe in the same thing as they do. I think that the personal relationship with God is the most important thing, not whether or not you say this or say that at once particular moment in the service. It all seems to be so "practiced". The Bible says that we are not to do things the same way all the time. It is called vain repetition and according to Jesus, he says that when that is done, he will say "I did not know you." I am not saying that all churches are like this but the ones in my area are pretty much the same. Very conservative and dislike anything new or challenging.
2007-03-04 14:01:59 · answer #2 · answered by Poohcat1 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Except for the socialization and free coffee and donuts at the end, Church is indeed a waste of time. I do enjoy talking to people but its much more rewarding to take to people who understand what I believe and why I believe it.
If I go to church, I am friendly, social and kind to all participants there but I don't agree with a single thing they say. I keep my opinions to myself unless I can think of a very, very tactful way of saying it and we are away from the church...usually eating out or something.
I have some very nice christian friends who are wonderful people but I don't agree with them fundamentally on their belief of GOD. I lilke the people but not their religion.
I have a very wonderful Hindu friend who I think is up the creek without a paddle but I love him very much...I love HIM not his religion. His religion is pure CRAP and is causing him more difficulty in his life than solutions. I am very concerned for him and wish I could help. I feel the same about most Christians, Jews and Moslems also.
I wish there was a Center for Inquiry (or a Council for Secular Humanism) near where I live...I'd love to have meetings with people who believe like I do. Its so fun to socialize and work together for something on occasions. I'm an individualist but really do need to "group up" once in a while.
2007-03-04 13:58:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's absolutely a waste of time in most Christian churches. All they ever do is tell you you're a bad evil sinner, tell you not to have sex, and then ask you for money.
However, I used to attend a Unitarian Universalist church, and I really got a lot out of it. Someday I may even go again. (I no longer go because I moved too far away from the UU church that I really liked, and don't especially like the one that's where I live now.)
2007-03-04 14:10:42 · answer #4 · answered by catrionn 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely!!! Most modern churches ( regardless of what their followers would have you believe, are much more interested in filling the pews with tithing butts rather than anything else. The best form of church ( in my own opinion ) is to find a beautiful natural setting, a few friends who share your ideas about God, and hold your own services. As to the 10% the bible instructs you to give in the name of God, you should find someone, or many someones who are in need of your caring. Though helping is in thier mandate, I dare any retracters to compare thier churches bank accounts with what they actually give back to thier communities. I bet you'll be shocked to learn that though they expect 10% from all of us, what they actually give back is far less then that.
2007-03-12 13:37:34 · answer #5 · answered by porhtronranie2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We should go to church because the Word tells us not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together (Hebrews 10:25). We are members one of another. A person who thinks they can be fine with God without being involved in the body is not familiar with God's Word, or rejects the authority of the Word in the life of a believer.
2007-03-12 00:45:25 · answer #6 · answered by Rick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is not true. Many of us do not attend church because of the bigotry of the attendees and the fact that most organized religion is incorrect. Religion has been raped for centuries as the leaders of the churches have altered it for their own power and glory and not that of God's.
2007-03-12 11:45:27 · answer #7 · answered by redwinegirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never belonged to church in my life, probably only been inside any church about 20 or 30 times maybe.
2007-03-04 13:57:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably, if they were honest, most people who go to church would truly find it a waste of time. A church is basically a club. You need not belong to a church to have a spiritual life you find satisfying to you. Just live according to your moral values and pertinent laws and you should be fine.
2007-03-04 13:56:09 · answer #9 · answered by andromedasview@sbcglobal.net 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
shared worship and fellowship are wonderful in theory - however, the reality is that there are many hypocritical, judgmental people found at religious gatherings
so I choose not to follow a religion, and to live my life the way I believe it is meant to be lead - with love, kindness and acceptance of others, knowing how easily it could be me walking in those shoes (for better or worse)
most religions believe in an omniscient spirit, so I do not see the need to be within a certain man-made structure in order to have a relationship with my higher power
2007-03-04 13:56:49 · answer #10 · answered by HearKat 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋