or is this everywhere?
2007-08-30 06:37:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
there is always competition every where you go
2007-08-30 06:43:43 · answer #1 · answered by FarmerCec 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Generally men are competitive by nature. So there are some men that compete within the church. But as we walk with Christ and mature as people, things like that tend to fall away. There will never be a church of more than 100 members that doesn't have a competitive man or two. Just part of our design. In fact, most men are competitive in some area, whether job, money, sports or religion.
2007-08-30 13:46:23 · answer #2 · answered by dvl_h8r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I observed some of this when I used to be a christian.
Opinionated: Nobody needs the 'help of the lord' to overcome this - age will do the trick quite nicely in most cases.
Not that competitiveness is a bad thing in itself, as long as it isn't take to extremes.
On the other hand, the christian ideal of humility doesn't work either. If everyone prefers other opinions over their own, nobody will ever offer an opinion. That would make it very easy for an unscrupulous egotist to lead them around like sheep.
2007-08-30 13:44:44 · answer #3 · answered by Dharma Nature 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes esspesilly when it comes to trying to date the single women in church,
I have had also other men try and compete for my ministry, but they went about all the wrong way, they tried to undermine my ministry, it almost worked untill I caught on to what he was doing.
It is a shame that christian men do this, so we just need to pray for them.
2007-08-30 13:43:49 · answer #4 · answered by Cookyduster 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Within any church, there will be some competativeness found.
The proper and appropriate attitude, according to the New Testament, is to be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself.
2007-08-30 13:45:12 · answer #5 · answered by Hope 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its human nature and should be avoided. Mature Christians have overcome such trivial attitudes and actions with the help of the Lord.
2007-08-30 13:41:12 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My friend it happened to Jesus' disciples so if it happened to them, it still happens now. (hummm)
However, as we the Christian men grow and mature in the Lord and submit our lives to him it then replaced by true brotherly love and we end up preferring one another as the Scripture declares.
2007-08-30 13:44:57 · answer #7 · answered by bevaun 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As to who is the holiest, or who will be the first to score with that blonde in the third pew?
2007-08-30 13:41:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My dad can outpray your dad.
I'd say it's everywhere. It's in our nature.
2007-08-30 13:43:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't seen it my church.
2007-08-30 13:40:11 · answer #10 · answered by NONAME 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋