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Originally posted by f8nacn
You know what, the "real" church are those people who walk by the WORD and NOT argue and attempt to BEAT DOWN scriptures into someone's head regarding an issue! The word says to plant a seed, once that seed has been planted, someone else will come in a water it, there will be a harvest and GOD will get the glory! If nobody here is responding positively to your posts and/or this thread, maybe because it the method used! However, again, I say...let the "real" church say amen because they are the ones who know that they are living the life that God has set before them, they are the ones who are walking in the blessing, they are the ones who are walking uprightly, they are the ones who are walking in the veracity of God's Word, they are the ones who are a TRUE reflection of God, they are the ones who know when to leave well enough alone, they are the ones who are feeding the hungry, helping the sick, etc., they are the ones who aren't quick to point fingers to say doing that is wrong and this is right...
Come on now, you say you are a Christian and that you Love God more than you love sin, but do you realize that when you are JUDGE someone and their organization, you are doing just that - SINNING!
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One may say that by you making the claim as to who is or isn't the "real church" means that you yourself are judging others - which isn't that the exact same thing you accuse Strongbeauty of doing?
The "real church" most definitely does include what you've posted above, but it also includes accountability which is what you're confusing with "final judgement/condemnation". You can't leave that part out because it makes you uncomfortable, is concerning something that you want or if won't win you the approval the friends.
If you recall as a Christian, we are accountable to one another, which includes not causing others to stumble as well as to help other believers along their walk, which sometimes does include pointing out the sin in their lives (
Luke 17:1-4, Rom 14:19, Proverbs 27:17 - “Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend's countenance.” ). (There is so much scripture concerning this that I don't have the time to post it all while I'm at work.)
By doing this that DOES NOT mean that you are somehow better or holier than the other person (because please believe it will happen to you). The intent is out of care and concern, not condemnation and I firmly believe this is the case for most believers who are both "doers" and "hearer's" of the Word.
We are definitely our brother's keeper.
ETA: dag on typos...
But seriously Strongbeauty, NewBee and anyone else could have came in here walking on pillows and speaking gently as a baby's whisper but the minute they answered the OP's question citing their religious reason, they would have received the same reception. People SAY they want honesty, but do they really?