Can You Tell?

[doc329]

There are so many people who are biblically under educated that they cannot recognized phony religious leaders from true preachers of the gospel.
They are so weakly sentimental that they could not possibly believe that someone in religion could deceive them.
They seem to be totally unaware of the fact that great sections of the Bible warn against religious deceivers.

False teachers can choose their words well. They make their religious wares very attractive to sell.
By this they mislead, deceive, and cheat their followers.
But their religious inventions have nothing but mere attraction.

In His Service
Doc

 

[GaelSong]

Hi doc, I find this to be very true. I try to believe the best in everyone and have become very disalusioned (sp?) by preachers. It can be hard to discern whether a person is true or not.....I'm still learning this one.

 

[jesusfreak3786]

I am having a hard time finding a church to go to for this reason, I feel like I am dying inside, I have lost a lot of my conrol and I am drifting away. God help me.

 

[doc329]

jesusfreak3786

I Know your feelings. Years ago I attended a church that did not preach the
Bible the way it should have been preached.
All their sermons consisted of was how they became ministers not why.
It was always me....me
I will pray for you. Don't give up

 

[psyne]

I feel the same way 4 years ago I was part of a faith community that I had to leave to join the Marine Corps. When I was in the Marine Corps I was a lay reader and was involved in the faith development of my company. Now that I am out I have been unable to find a faith community that calls to me. Though in truth I have been less persistant than I should be always finding excuses as to why I was to busy to go to church, or why the church wasn't for me. I believe it is 50% me, and 50% the fault of the churches I have visited. My fault for not passionately seeking God, and the churches fault because they have become soapboxes for the ministers talking about their life, their values more often then talking about God's glory. I hope I can find a new community to be a part of, and like jesusfreak3786 I too feel dead inside. Today was the first time in months I spoke to God and in truth I felt disingenuous that rather than have a conversation with God I was speaking to myself. I know that is just my own self doubt that God is listening but I also know I have been avoiding God for so long that I have built my own barriers. I hope I can find a spiritual guide and return to God, and become involved with a faith community, and down the road do some youth ministry as much for myself as for the young men and women who need a guide as well.

 

[doc329]

Psyne

All things are possible . Trust in the Lord
and He will never fail you. Remember there is a
light at the end of the tunnel.

 

[jesusfreak3786]

jesusfreak3786

I Know your feelings. Years ago I attended a church that did not preach the
Bible the way it should have been preached.
All their sermons consisted of was how they became ministers not why.
It was always me....me
I will pray for you. Don't give up

Yes thats how it is, I am tired of looking, and not finding, but now that I just wrote that, to give up would be to lose a certian faith in God, He said look and you will find, I suppose I should look again. I know God keeps his promises. Thank you for the encouragement.

 

[jesusfreak3786]

I feel the same way 4 years ago I was part of a faith community that I had to leave to join the Marine Corps. When I was in the Marine Corps I was a lay reader and was involved in the faith development of my company. Now that I am out I have been unable to find a faith community that calls to me. Though in truth I have been less persistant than I should be always finding excuses as to why I was to busy to go to church, or why the church wasn't for me. I believe it is 50% me, and 50% the fault of the churches I have visited. My fault for not passionately seeking God, and the churches fault because they have become soapboxes for the ministers talking about their life, their values more often then talking about God's glory. I hope I can find a new community to be a part of, and like jesusfreak3786 I too feel dead inside. Today was the first time in months I spoke to God and in truth I felt disingenuous that rather than have a conversation with God I was speaking to myself. I know that is just my own self doubt that God is listening but I also know I have been avoiding God for so long that I have built my own barriers. I hope I can find a spiritual guide and return to God, and become involved with a faith community, and down the road do some youth ministry as much for myself as for the young men and women who need a guide as well.

Please for you and me together don't give up. Maybe we can be an encouragment to each other to go to different local churches. Praise God in the meantime, there is always something to thank God for, even though we feel so misrable. God help us both. much love me.

 

[doc329]

We must lean on each other and we will receive strength and courage.
Trust in the way of the Lord, and we will be blessed.