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Originally posted by NUPE4LIFE
Teenage, single mothers bringing babies up to be blessed?
Doggystyle, what's wrong with that. We have all sinned and come short of the glory of the lord. It's not the child's fault that he/she was born out of wedlock. We don't have a choice about the situations that bring us into this world, but no matter what we are still God's children. We all need his protection and his blessings. Even though I feel that gospel music hasn't gone too far on the whole, I do agree with you when you say that we must not secularize God.
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I said nothing about the children. My point is that it is too acceptable. What possible morality is the church teaching. It must be ineffective or either too many see nothing wrong with the situation. A church has a problem when every Sunday, there is a child be dedicated without a father present. My point is that when you let the world start dictating to the church, the Gospel loses. I don't care whether church is "exciting" or "entertaining". Your main purpose should be to be fed by the word and Christian fellowship. By watering down Church to entertain those with short attention spans or those who don't understand the difference between worship and a party, the Gospel gets minimized or lost. I have heard too many people say, "I had a good time at church/revival", but can't tell you in detail about the sermon or how applicable it is to one's daily life. To each his own though, thats why there are different churches for different tastes. Its just an opinion and not condemnation.