Comments on: church shopping

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 10:37:46 +0000

Sometimes, many times actually the immature one is the pastor. Without telling my entire story, my pastor’s wife got offended with me and refused to speak with me for 6 months. When we finally did sit down to “reconcile” it became clear that she would not forgive me. To this day, she has not forgiven me.

I expected to be at this church forever, but my pastors sins forced my hand. Don’t be so quick to judge the body.

Many who have left LCF have done so after feeling very controlled and judged. It is not just to attribute this to immaturity. Only God knows and he’s not telling.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:54:14 +0000

Jason, I agree. (Dan, I agree with you as well) On the other side of the “inconvenience” is great spiritual maturity! It’s just that it is tempting to bail out before you open up your life and get to the other side..

By: Candy Grl 572

Candy Grl 572 — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:33:12 +0000

I appreciate how you pointed out that the solution to this problem is in the hands of church leaders. There will always be people who bail on their church because they are challenged to mature, but if they didn't have another church to hide in (and another and another) they would have to face those tough issues in themselves.

Although another solution would be to all become Orthodox.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:51:04 +0000

Amen about the “playing church” observation. This tragedy is self-sustaining. Immature Christians abandon churches when they’re inconvenienced, yet it is just this inconvenience (whether it be personality conflicts or direct rebukes) that would develop them past immaturity.
Sadly, many shoppers convince themselves, every time, of a “valid” reason for leaving. Many will live and die in this delusion and immaturity.

Proverbs 18:1
“Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire;
he breaks out against all sound judgment.”