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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
I read this in an email and found that it mirrored my feelings to a T! "Just being in a church doesn't make you a Christian any more than being in a garage makes you a car!" Too true!! LOL  |
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Drauntz Member Elite
since 2007-03-16
Posts 2905Los Angeles California |
The email said a truth. here is my question to you what is church? who is Christian? A car without a garage is still a car, right? A car without a road is still a car, right? A car without a driver is still a car. right? A car without a gas is still a car, right? A car is judged by its function or by its look? A church with no people is still a church? A church with no pastor is still a church? a group of people listening to a pastor preaching under a tree(every Wed in a little park) .... what do you all that?  |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Even calling yourself a Christian doesn't make you a Christian--not any more than my calling myself "serenity" makes me serene. *laughing* There is a guy doing a series on Sundance, who takes umbrage about this sort of thing, not just in the Christian community, but with religions all over the world. "John Safran vs. God" (This series can be found in its entirety at youtube) There's one particular portion of an episode whereupon he flies to Salt Lake City Utah, brings along a buddy and two bicycles, dressed in suits with nametags that proudly state ATHEIST-- these guys knock on doors at eight a.m. on a Saturday morning armed with Darwin's Origin of Species to give their "testimony" to the Mormon community.  One old guy took a swipe at him with a broom! Check it out, PdV! and it's great to see you!  |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
In the true sense of the word, the people are the church... |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
I like the symbolist interpretation as well. |
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Drauntz Member Elite
since 2007-03-16
Posts 2905Los Angeles California |
"Even calling yourself a Christian doesn't make you a Christian--not any more than my calling myself "serenity" makes me serene" you are so right.!!!!!!! |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
All of the above. I'm not "sunshine" every day. Ask the spouse! So good to see you, Sharon. If we took everything to a literal view, I wonder what we would really see? Ahhh...the gate opens.....  |
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oceanvu2 Senior Member
since 2007-02-24
Posts 1066Santa Monica, California, USA |
Now dat's bringing it all back home! Best, Jim |
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