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Why are Denominations SO important?! The struggle is real.

My first blog, and this has been weighing on me for years with no answers, and my dad isn't a believer unfortunately, and my mom is so set in her corrupt ways its insanity, all I have is you guys. I'll get started. I have been a believer since I was a young girl, got baptized, and grew up in a "church of Christ" church when I loved with my aunt and uncle. After I moved in with my dad, far away from church I quit going,(no choice) although I still was a strong believer. Now I'm grown, and choose to go to any church I want. I went to a few:Coc, baptist,Pentecostal(I think). Now, I have done some serious soul searching, as I am still continuing. I want to be so close to God its crazy. Bit here's my question,dilemma or whatever you want to call it. I want to go to a Church that when I walk in the doors, there is no judgment, I can feel Gods presence in the worship service and sermon and walk out feeling better than when I walked in. I am a seriously open minded person when it comes to Christianity. I do not believe one denomination is right or wrong, and I believe that a "non denominational" is a denomination itself. In my life personally I am being pulled by man, go to this one, no that's one is wrong, I literally had someone roll there eyes when I told them I used to go to a certain church. I BELIDVE THAT IS CRAZINESS!! why does it have to be that way. I do know that pretty much denominations were created because everyone interprets the bible differently. Let me be clear that I do not judge anyone and am open to anything. So my personal though is, why not just look up? Look up to Jesus, Read the bible and follow what it says, be open minded in opinions and that's it. I have literally been told that the Coc does it right, everyone is wrong and if I stray away from there I am going to hell. I found a great church near where I live and its called "the fireplace fellowship". I'm not sure of the denom but I simply do not care. I feel Jesus when I worship there, I sing with tears streaming down my face because I am so moved, however I am not judged or looked at. But there are problems with every church... Corruption is one form or another, some ppl will expect you to look, speak, and play the part to fit in. I do not like that. AT ALL. I really don't think Jesus cared about all of that. Several versus come to mind " to love the Lord with ALL of your heart,mind body and soul" and that is mentioned many times:Matt 22'37 mark 12:30 Luke 10:27 deut 10:12, 6:5,11;13. The bible has a lot of instructions, and I am happy to follow, I just don't understand the ambiguity between denoms. I decided to follow to see where God would take me. Now I growing more and more, but I get so much backlash from men. I guess I shouldn't care but I just want ppl to see that where you go to church doesn't matter, but where is your heart when you go to church?? It did upset me the last time I was at a COC, its very old school, which is fine, and I was singing with my heart and I opened my eyes and saw just about everyone singing but looking at their phone one person was looking around the room while singing, like its routine. I don't know. What do you guys thhink? I was speaking with mom yesterday about it, because she disapproves of me going to "holy rolly" church I don't even know what that is!! I said mom, I'm not there to please ppl at the church but I want to please god when I go in and I would like to be in an environment where it is God filled not people focused, wherever that is. Please give me some insight. I have been opening my eyes and look forward to discussions. As you can see, my mom is pretty much no help even though I tried to see it from her point of view, but I just believe it is s narcissistic one filled with lies that she chooses to believes and she is NOT open to any other opinion. She doesn't even like the new Christian songs because she doesn't even want to. I admit I get frustrated so please pray for me on that. God bless you.

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