toldailytopic: Church pet peeves.
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heir
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in pulpits all over the world. just sayin'
2 Corinthians 11:13-15 KJV For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
2 Thessalonians 2:7 KJV For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15 KJV For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
2 Thessalonians 2:7 KJV For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
SaulToPaul 2
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A robed pastor in a beautiful building with stained glass windows and a steeple on top couldn't possibly be spewing poison to the congregation he loves and weeps over could he?
This prayer reminds me of one of my church pet peeves: The word "just" scattered throughout prayers is a sin against Hebrews 4:16 which commands us to come "boldly" before the throne of grace. Christians timidly tell God in prayer that they are "just" asking Him to do this and "just" asking Him to do that and yet hypocritically claim they are coming "boldly" before the throne of grace. What a bunch of liars.
Pew sitters who think they are good Christians just because they show up at church regularly. Look at how much free time retired Christians have to actually do something for God. If every single able-bodied retired Christian in the country would show up at an abortion mill for just 1 hour per YEAR, every abortion mill in the country would be jammed with protesters every minute their doors were open. Pew sitters. Oh well, it's their own rewards they are throwing away, not mine.
Buzzword
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Just remembered another from the church in which I grew up:
Pastors who preach on some scholarly point which has ZERO MEANING to anyone not attending seminary.
Example: The "debate" over which Mary poured perfume on Jesus' feet.
The majority of us are still wrestling with day-to-day questions of God's will for our lives.
No need to complicate matters by throwing in insignificant arguments.
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Pastors who give lessons in Greek or Hebrew from the pulpit.
Same reason.
Pastors who preach on some scholarly point which has ZERO MEANING to anyone not attending seminary.
Example: The "debate" over which Mary poured perfume on Jesus' feet.
The majority of us are still wrestling with day-to-day questions of God's will for our lives.
No need to complicate matters by throwing in insignificant arguments.
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Pastors who give lessons in Greek or Hebrew from the pulpit.
Same reason.
Especially those who don't know anything about Greek or Hebrew other than what they read from their favorite commentator.
Carpe per diem! :think:
Peeve bonus round:
Oh, and people who hold your hand too long while encouraging you to attend more regularly. Yeah, nothing says "you're at home here" quite like being held against your will and treated to the inference that you're a slacker.
Samstarrett
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My biggest pet peeve about church is when pastors insist on giving some bible verse before they take the offering/tithes. The majority of the time they take a verse that really doesn't have to do with giving and stretch it to be somewhat applicable. :sozo: JUST PASS THE BUCKETS!!
My 2nd pet peeve is how the praise/worship time has become so much of a production in many churches.
I like simplicity. These mega-churches rub me the wrong way in many ways (And I don't mean the pastors! :shocked
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What do you think sermons should be about?
Why?
Once I heard one say regarding moral problems in America, "People would rather come out of the closet than clean it".
Yeah, a little more of that would be a good thing.
Why? Or do you mean if the leader acts like the Spirit gave them that line or something?
Good list. :thumb:
Uh, preaching the power of God unto salvation. Did you miss it in her post?
:chuckle: Yeah I saw that. But is EVERY sermon supposed to be about the same thing. Might get kinda boring.
What do you mean by that?
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