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Originally posted by SigmaChiCard
Here's a question....Does going to church prove any point toyou whatsoever? I'm not saying here's no point....many learn fromit as I hope they should.....but the cathli church conflicts with too many of my philosohies and so I leave frustrated and antagonized.

This is a question that I have asked myself. CHurch has veered so far from what God intended it to be. The reason that there are so many denomination is not God's work, but man being selfish and wanting to do things their way. The Catholic chruch, way back when, wanted power that was not divine. They dictated so many rituals and exact ways of doing things. People still lacked that spiritual connection directly with God. So other denominations came about, Lutheranism, Protestantism, Baptists, Methodists, Seventh Day Adventists, etc. Everybody is so divided, and church is so...showy nowadays that the personal connect is still lost in may cases.

I think that too much we end up being "religious" as opposed to "spiritual". Meaning that when your religious, you are ALL into the church and church functions and whatnot, but you don't pray and TALK to God. Then there are those that are spiritual, very intuned with God, they pray, read the Bible, and lead a Godly life. I think that its more important to be "spiritual" than "religious", because, God wants you to be intimate with Him, not an organization or a pastor, HIM. I'm not saying church is completely useless, because He does say in the Bible to congregate with fellow believers, but at the same time, Too often church leaves me spiritually lacking. I get more from just talking to people about God than I do going to church. Too much tim eis spent on stupid stuff. And a lot of times, the church is full of people who sin all week, come to church, get all happy, then leave out talking bout the lady with the orange bird on her hat. WHAT??? I mean, no one is perfect and we won't be for a while, but come on.

At the church I go to know, its...okay, but I don't feel anything there. Not saying I'ma give up on church, but I need to find one where I FEEL God.