....interupt the service and openly challenge the minister on a particular point he/she is preaching on?
Please share what your challenge would be.
2007-08-13 15:12:01 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes sometimes .. but i hold my tongue .. if i have somthing to say i will try to discuss it later one on one ..
2007-08-13 15:17:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 2⤋
Yea, I have felt that way. Many times. I guess one thing I don't really care for in a lot of church services is that there is no "interaction" with the audience. I feel like sometimes they go unchallenged and I think that is dangerous. I like the southern black hail and brimstone services where folks get up, dance in the isles, wail, beat their tamborines and stuff. It's crazy but it's real. The folks don't seem to have trouble piping up on a point the Pastor makes... One point in particular I wanted to say something about wasn't worth saying anything about to anyone else but me. It was a Mother's Day service and my Pastor went on and on about how great Moms were and all the great things they do. The problems was, my Mom's been dead since I was 8 months old and I've never had one. Silly, huh?
2007-08-13 15:29:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back before I swore off churches, I public challenged a statement of believe and I publicly challenged the authority of denominational leadership twice.
In the first instance, they were trying to set up a "country club" with no emphases whatsoever on doing good works in the community or accepting correction of the leadership from the body. In the second instance the upper mucky mucks were trying to step in and shut down a local church against the wishes of the members. In the third, a local pastor was manipulating the finances and property of the church and the next level up of leadership wasn't paying attention.
The net result was that I shook their dust off my feet, so to speak. I do not relate to the moniker 'christian' anymore. In my opinion now, I can sooner find a good person in the bar than in church leadership. If someone bears the label 'christian' it has no meaning to me... they must prove themselves just an anyone else must.
2007-08-13 15:59:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it were Sacrament Meeting, I would wait until afterwards and discuss it one-on-one. If it were in a classroom setting (such as Sunday School or Priesthood Meeting) I'd raise my hand and politely present my objection.
A few weeks back a certain sister gave a talk on the Word of Wisdom, only she went way beyond what's in the Scriptures and canonized interpretation. She said that we should avoid sugar, carbonated drinks, white flour, and yeast. I was the fifth person in line after the meeting let out to speak with her about it.
2007-08-13 15:37:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back when I was in foster care I was with a family once who was deeply religious, (I'm an atheist!! >=( ...), and every time they went to church, I (of course) had to go. I wanted to stand up and ask the preacher how the hell it was a sin to be gay if god is loving and accepting (he was preaching about the "sin" of being gay! Pfft) ... But, I didn't, b/c even though the family was annoying religious, they were probably the best foster home I'd ever been in.
2007-08-13 15:40:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if the minister is preaching something not biblical for congregation to do.
No, if the matter is not strong enough to make such scene. I prefer to meet him/her after the service and talk about it.
2007-08-13 15:53:11 · answer #6 · answered by IcyCool 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but I have asked for "clarification" ;-) of a point or two during the fellowship period after the service. Interrupting the service would be just plain rude.
2007-08-13 15:22:04 · answer #7 · answered by Jim K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, because that would be rude. However, I would go to him privately and challenge what he taught.
I study for myself and dont allow a preacher to tell me what to believe without checking the scriptures to see if the things he says are true.
If not, then I am not obligated to continue listening to him....and many times dont.
It is NOT profitable to do it in public...and most pastors dont like their supposed authority QUESTIONED. If your pastor isnt preaching Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the MYSTERY...head for the nearest EXIT.
2007-08-13 15:20:44 · answer #8 · answered by goinupru 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think I understand your feeling. I have tried this before, in a more orderly manner than standing and rudely disrupting the service. I believe in the eternal security of the children of God. The minister did not. I did question him on this issue and he publicly embarrassed me in an attempt to shut me up.
2007-08-13 15:19:50 · answer #9 · answered by C.Thomas.H. 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
This actually did happen at my church one time, although I wasn't the one doing it. Basically what happened was our pastor said you had to do works to get into heaven and this guy stood up and started yelling at the pastor saying he was wrong and then stormed out of the church At least thats what I'm told(I was in a different program at the time)
2007-08-13 15:19:05 · answer #10 · answered by arcomart 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If I truly believe what the pastor was saying was wrong, yes I would. If he/she hasn't provided quotes from the bible to back up what they are saying than I would. It hasn't happened yet with me because everytime i've been in a sermon in whatever church they always use scripture and always pinpoint the meaning behind it perfectly, but if I were at a place and the pastor was preaching lies, then I would challenge him/her, yes I would
2007-08-13 15:18:21 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋