I've been trading messages with someone I met through Revelife lately, and after typing this message in response, I felt I had to share it. I think I made a valid point.
...and that's why I don't call myself a Christian. For the most part,
I have nothing to do with it at all. Most of our "Christian" morals are
present in nearly every religion. I believe that there is a God, or a
higher being. I can believe that, and not have to worship that. I live
in the Bible Belt. From what I see, most of the "Christians" in this
area is just that (fake). Look at all these huge churches -- in Little Rock we
have one church that expands acres. It is larger than a mansion. Every
time I see these churches, I wonder to myself, "Couldn't that money be
put to better use?" I understand a lot of people won't help themselves,
but sometimes there are people who can't. In Conway, there is a
homeless man who has... I can't remember what it is called, but he's
badly deformed and everything. He can't get into a shelter, and he
really does use the money people do give him to feed himself. In
Conway, there is at least one church on every corner. I understand
that just about all churches have their outreach programs. But how many
of those churches have them set to their community? Most are reaching
out toward others -- and I have no problem with that -- but sometimes,
it is the community they are in that needs it most. I live in one of
the poorest counties in the entire state. In fact, last census there
were only somewhere between five and ten people with six digit incomes.
We have a church that had the nerve to say that, after a disaster, the
people affected didn't need anymore help and to stop helping them --
while many of those people in that disaster (it was the Atkins
tornadoes on February 5th) were still homeless and without food or
clothing.
My lack of faith lies largely with the church. When it comes to my
decisions and the way I act, I do keep as close as I can to God's word.
I'm not perfect -- none of us are. However, I'm not about to group
myself with people who preach one thing and -always- act another. I
probably just haven't found the right church. That's likely the biggest
problem I have. That, and I'm being forced to go to one that does, in
fact, have a bad reputation. It always has, regardless of who pastored
it.
There is a also a difference between intentionally disobeying and
disobeying without realizing it. I don't intentionally disobey the
Word, unless it is when it comes to cursing. I have a bad habit with
that, and I've yet to meet someone who never curses, Christian or not.
When it comes to people wanting you at church solely because unless you
attend, there will not be any seniors to have a celebration for at the
end of the year, or solely because they don't believe you'll be a good
role model to someone they won't give a thought about in a year or two,
there is something wrong. Don't you think so?
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