Do you suppose this type of church service is an apostasy?

Question

I just watched a video on cnn.com about Goth Eucharists and "U2charists". Do you think this new small movement is beneficial and uplifting to God?
http://www.cnn.com/video/player/player.html?url=/video/world/2007/06/08/finighan.rock.and.roll.religion.cnn

Answer 1

Depends. Can it be considered apostasy if they were never really a part of the church of God in the first place? If they were of God, then I don't think that this path would've been taken. Just like people who say they have back slidden, I must confront the issue if they ever took a step forward. There is so much false conversion out there, we must make every effort to ensure people are soundly saved. As far as this church goes, though, I think that too many people are out to make a god in their own image. In the race to be relevant, some churches are never even mentioning such offensive words as sin, repentance, Hell, the blood of Jesus Christ and what He has done for us. It doesn't flow well at the Texas Hold 'em tournament or the Harley Davidson giveaway. Too many are more concerned with getting people into their doorways than showing people how to get to Heaven.

Answer 2

How cool is that!

York Harbor is in Bicycling distance from my house, so I might just check out a U2charist some Sunday.

As far as Goth services, did you see anything evil there? Don't you think it uplifting for anyone, regardless of how they dress to find a way to worship?

Was it not Christ who said "Judge not lest ye be judged", was it not Christ who gave the parable of the good Samaritan? The Samaritans were looked just as down upon as you seem to look down upon the Goth or Rock and Roll cultures. Perhaps you could take a lesson from your own Bible.

Then again, I'm not a Christian, so what would I know?

Oh, and to answer your question, this is NOT apostasy; apostasy is breaking away from a church; all of these services are done within a church to help the church reach more people; there is no breaking away at all.

Answer 3

The Goth thing could work great. Mainly because Jesus was a rebel. As far as the U2 thing; that is just plain foolishness and entertainment.
IMHO.
May the Lord richly bless you,

Answer 4

Depends. Are there any laws in Christianity which say that people can't wear black makeup and clothes, and look serious all the time? Are there laws in Christianity forbidding rock and roll music? If no, then no, they're fine.

Answer 5

I want a commonly used provider, even nevertheless I at present attend a extra modern-day church. i in my view dislike modern-day compliment and worshi[p track. i visit be shifting in a pair of month, and whilst i % a sparkling church i visit in basic terms be staring at ones with a commonly used provider.

Answer 6

Its not the form of worship that counts its the sincerity.
It is probably more beneficial to the worshipers as it gives them relevance in expressing their religious belief..

Answer 7

I didn't get to hear all of what they were preaching so I couldn't say for sure. On the one hand you have this passage.

1 Corinthians 9:19 For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. 20 To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law. 21 To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law. 22 To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.

On the other hand if they are compromising the message of God given in the Bible then they might as well shut the doors and go home.

Answer 8

For sure. What's the deal with clergy that lets this sort of thing go on?