Comments on: Effects of change within the church http://brotherhoodnews.com/2010/04/13/effects-of-change-within-the-church/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:24:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jugfork http://brotherhoodnews.com/2010/04/13/effects-of-change-within-the-church/comment-page-1/#comment-564 jugfork Wed, 01 Dec 2010 04:01:10 +0000 http://brotherhoodnews.com/?p=2387#comment-564 I have had situations where people (elders, preachers, members) who claimed to be following the old paths, and called themselves "faithful" had wrong understandings of the Bible's teaching and when I tried to point out their error, I was labeled the false teacher and accused of causing dischord in the congregation. If we are going to follow our own desires and not the Bible, we may as well decide to do whatever it is we want to do because there is no difference. Great article. I have had situations where people (elders, preachers, members) who claimed to be following the old paths, and called themselves “faithful” had wrong understandings of the Bible’s teaching and when I tried to point out their error, I was labeled the false teacher and accused of causing dischord in the congregation.
If we are going to follow our own desires and not the Bible, we may as well decide to do whatever it is we want to do because there is no difference.
Great article.

]]> By: John Strother http://brotherhoodnews.com/2010/04/13/effects-of-change-within-the-church/comment-page-1/#comment-500 John Strother Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:21:29 +0000 http://brotherhoodnews.com/?p=2387#comment-500 It would be interesting to know more about the changes. This whole accounts could just be sour grapes. It would be interesting to know more about the changes. This whole accounts could just be sour grapes.

]]> By: Mr. H http://brotherhoodnews.com/2010/04/13/effects-of-change-within-the-church/comment-page-1/#comment-493 Mr. H Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:52:57 +0000 http://brotherhoodnews.com/?p=2387#comment-493 Let the lesson be learned. Change usually occurs slowly and incrementally. Honest Christians must see the patterns early, and ground themselves in God's Word. Change agents don't necessarily set out to change the church, but to harmlessly make small changes here and there, chip-chip-chipping away at the edges, sanding the corners, until the lines and nuances of the church become indistinguishable from our denominational neighbors. We must attempt to see where the small changes can lead, and address the ideas boldly, with love. Let the lesson be learned. Change usually occurs slowly and incrementally. Honest Christians must see the patterns early, and ground themselves in God’s Word. Change agents don’t necessarily set out to change the church, but to harmlessly make small changes here and there, chip-chip-chipping away at the edges, sanding the corners, until the lines and nuances of the church become indistinguishable from our denominational neighbors. We must attempt to see where the small changes can lead, and address the ideas boldly, with love.

]]> By: J. Randal Matheny http://brotherhoodnews.com/2010/04/13/effects-of-change-within-the-church/comment-page-1/#comment-490 J. Randal Matheny Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:27:35 +0000 http://brotherhoodnews.com/?p=2387#comment-490 The editors would like to clarify that the editorial was written by Daron Hoggatt. I only edited and posted it. The tag at the bottom is generated by the software, and we're looking in to getting it changed to something like, "Posted by ...," to reflect more accurately the editors' role. Our apologies if this has caused confusion. The editors would like to clarify that the editorial was written by Daron Hoggatt. I only edited and posted it. The tag at the bottom is generated by the software, and we’re looking in to getting it changed to something like, “Posted by …,” to reflect more accurately the editors’ role. Our apologies if this has caused confusion.

]]> By: Emery Cathey http://brotherhoodnews.com/2010/04/13/effects-of-change-within-the-church/comment-page-1/#comment-489 Emery Cathey Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:19:16 +0000 http://brotherhoodnews.com/?p=2387#comment-489 Randal, I, for one, appreciate your stand with the Bible. It is very obvious to me observing the changes in the church that much "drifting" has occured in the past 50 years alone! I agree with you and appreciate you trying to get things changed where you once worshipped, but got out when change back to the truth didn't appear going to happening. Emery Cathey emeryc37@verizon.net Randal,
I, for one, appreciate your stand with the Bible. It is very obvious to me observing the changes in the church that much “drifting” has occured in the past 50 years alone!
I agree with you and appreciate you trying to get things changed where you once worshipped, but got out when change back to the truth didn’t appear going to happening.
Emery Cathey
emeryc37@verizon.net

]]> By: noah98 http://brotherhoodnews.com/2010/04/13/effects-of-change-within-the-church/comment-page-1/#comment-488 noah98 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:59:38 +0000 http://brotherhoodnews.com/?p=2387#comment-488 Great article which really nails what's going on in the brotherhood! Anymore, I'm finding elders in the brotherhood who are not steeped in the Word of God, whose passion is not Christ , but their own glory. Their goal is increasing attendance by whatever means. Simply put, they've gone the way of the world. When you see secularism creeping into our worship services in the form of musical instruments as well as women taking leadership roles, even serving the Lord's Supper, it's time to walk away and "shake the dust off your feet." They've rejected the Word and the Gospel. Great article which really nails what’s going on in the brotherhood! Anymore, I’m finding elders in the brotherhood who are not steeped in the Word of God, whose passion is not Christ , but their own glory. Their goal is increasing attendance by whatever means. Simply put, they’ve gone the way of the world.

When you see secularism creeping into our worship services in the form of musical instruments as well as women taking leadership roles, even serving the Lord’s Supper, it’s time to walk away and “shake the dust off your feet.” They’ve rejected the Word and the Gospel.

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