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mharrell08:
Hello All:
This above scripture taken from Matt. 10:36 is basically my life. I live in Atlanta, deep south, where church going is as old as I can remember. My wife with my oldest daughter who is 2 go to church and EVERYONE else in my extended family go to their respective churches. Obviously I have been asked why I don't go and what problem I have with going. I tell them the Truth with reference to scripture and what I learned from the bible-truths website and they don't want to hear it. I can live with that because I know our Father has a plan and he will fulfill it. But what gets me is the badgering and the fake worship they say they do and that I am shunning away from. Like I'm the one missing out on something! Today my mother (church goer but swears she is always seeking the truth) said to me that my wife was praying that we go to church together again like we used to. I told her that would NEVER happen again because the truth is being revealed to me daily and I'm not going back. And I get looked at like I have a 3rd eye. Has anyone else been going through something like this or at least know someone who has? Thanks and sorry for the rambling but I had to get that out.
Marques
psalmsinger:
This is what God is working in you. Stand fast. Keep the faith. (I give this advice to myself as well. "one is a lonely number" only when we are dwelling in the flesh) ;D
Rest in the Lord,
Barbara
Beloved:
Now you know how lonely Jesus must have felt during his 33 1/3 yrs on earth.
Dealing with people who sought the rituals and ceremonies instead of the relationship with the Father.
My advice is to let that relationship shine through and be even more loving and filled with joy toward them and during anything that life brings. They will not know how to cope with that.
beloved
Phil3:10:
Marques,
I experience about the same thing you do each Sunday at the dinner table. My wife still attends her Babylonian church and my mother-in-law listens to a loud-mouthed (I am the authority) preacher on the radio. At dinner, the how great the sermon and other activities is always the first topic of conversation. I try to ignore the talk but still feel the stick and just pray that they will one day come to the truths of GOD. Of course, I am certain they are praying that I will change and become like them.
The only need I have is to know HIM, not some man made church system. I can spend 1 hour on this forum and get more blessings than all the hundreds of hours spent in the Babylonian church system.
Praise HIS HOLY NAME!
Phil3:10
Samson:
--- Quote from: mharrell08 on March 23, 2008, 08:55:43 AM ---Hello All:
This above scripture taken from Matt. 10:36 is basically my life. I live in Atlanta, deep south, where church going is as old as I can remember. My wife with my oldest daughter who is 2 go to church and EVERYONE else in my extended family go to their respective churches. Obviously I have been asked why I don't go and what problem I have with going. I tell them the Truth with reference to scripture and what I learned from the bible-truths website and they don't want to hear it. I can live with that because I know our Father has a plan and he will fulfill it. But what gets me is the badgering and the fake worship they say they do and that I am shunning away from. Like I'm the one missing out on something! Today my mother (church goer but swears she is always seeking the truth) said to me that my wife was praying that we go to church together again like we used to. I told her that would NEVER happen again because the truth is being revealed to me daily and I'm not going back. And I get looked at like I have a 3rd eye. Has anyone else been going through something like this or at least know someone who has? Thanks and sorry for the rambling but I had to get that out.
Marques
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Hello Margues,
Yes indeed, I've experienced the feeling of being a spiritual outcast, most of my life. Being a JW for twenty years and now embracing the truths contained here at BT maintain my position of spiritual outcast. Fortunately my wife is supportive of my fellowship and study at this Site. She doesn't go to church and doesn't believe anyone needs to for fellowship purposes. The difference for me comparing my former religious ties(JW'S) and the one here, is that I don't feel the desire or need to ram it done someones throat, like I did when I was a member of the JW'S. When discussing Bible Truths with others, outside of this forum, their biggest resentment usually centers around Gods Will that everyone will eventually be saved, they either won't accept it or dislike that outcome and as you already know, they want THEIR WILL to take place instead of GODS WILL taking place. I would recommend that when a family member asks you question about the truth, you tactfully answer them and if they proceed to try and engage you in debate, remain silent, unless you perceive that they truly want further clarification. The SEVEN FOUNDATIONAL SCRIPTURAL TRUTHS outlined by RAY in one of his studies was a great help to me in that area. Since God will not lie(Titus. 1:2), their is no need to allow anyone to provide a so-called "contradictory Scripture" to refute those seven Scriptural Truths. You can't take one Scripture elsewhere and use it to negate the one your presenting(2Tim.3:16,17).
If anyone asks me about going to Church(Ekclesia), this forum is my Congregation or Church where I go to learn and fellowship. Just some of my thoughts Margues, for whatever their worth.
Your Brother in Christ, Samson.
P.S. As I was entering my Post, Phil. 3:10 made some good comments and my Heart goes out to you for enduring that and biting your tongue, I experience that Sunday dinner comments many years ago, instead it was the Brother-in-Law who stated how similiar the Catholic Church was to the Lutheran, he converted to Catholicism to appease his wife, formally his was Lutheran, I was a JW at the time, glad when that meal ended, didn't attend too many of those.
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