Comments on: Why You Don’t Get to Pick Who The Church Are http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/index.php/2009/12/why-you-dont-get-to-pick-who-the-church-are/ Blogging my walk with Christ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:07:35 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: megan http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/index.php/2009/12/why-you-dont-get-to-pick-who-the-church-are/comment-page-1/#comment-9143 megan Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:25:13 +0000 http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/?p=1818#comment-9143 People in your "church" are only people who are willing to believe what you believe..... and get "saved"...otherwise they are just lost souls who you feel you are responsible to "save".... and you'll allow people in your little circle but there will always be limitations, big or small. And that's the hypocrisy that never ceases to exist. People in your "church" are only people who are willing to believe what you believe….. and get "saved"…otherwise they are just lost souls who you feel you are responsible to "save"…. and you'll allow people in your little circle but there will always be limitations, big or small. And that's the hypocrisy that never ceases to exist.

]]> By: megan http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/index.php/2009/12/why-you-dont-get-to-pick-who-the-church-are/comment-page-1/#comment-9142 megan Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:23:50 +0000 http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/?p=1818#comment-9142 Is the church a homosexual? A gay couple? With children? Is the church a person who listens to Marilyn Manson?---Or is the church a place where those people come to "get help" and to "realize the truth" and "get saved" and "rescued" for being who they are. I wonder. Is the church a homosexual? A gay couple? With children? Is the church a person who listens to Marilyn Manson?—Or is the church a place where those people come to "get help" and to "realize the truth" and "get saved" and "rescued" for being who they are. I wonder.

]]> By: Anne Lang Bundy http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/index.php/2009/12/why-you-dont-get-to-pick-who-the-church-are/comment-page-1/#comment-8340 Anne Lang Bundy Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:11:04 +0000 http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/?p=1818#comment-8340 Oh my! How on earth did I skip this on Tuesday? Thank You Lord for RSS. Any true, blood-bought, heart-belongs-to-Him friend of Jesus Christ's is a friend of mine. Even the smelly ones (whether literally or behaviorally). If I think I don't like them, I remind myself that I love them. And if I listen long enough to hear their hearts, I'll like them, too. Oh my! How on earth did I skip this on Tuesday? Thank You Lord for RSS.

Any true, blood-bought, heart-belongs-to-Him friend of Jesus Christ's is a friend of mine. Even the smelly ones (whether literally or behaviorally). If I think I don't like them, I remind myself that I love them. And if I listen long enough to hear their hearts, I'll like them, too.

]]> By: Russell http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/index.php/2009/12/why-you-dont-get-to-pick-who-the-church-are/comment-page-1/#comment-8273 Russell Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:47:11 +0000 http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/?p=1818#comment-8273 Thanks Peter for your post... :-) Thanks Peter for your post… :-)

]]> By: Frank http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/index.php/2009/12/why-you-dont-get-to-pick-who-the-church-are/comment-page-1/#comment-8282 Frank Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:24:19 +0000 http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/?p=1818#comment-8282 Amen! No more to add. Amen! No more to add.

]]> By: Nick the Geek http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/index.php/2009/12/why-you-dont-get-to-pick-who-the-church-are/comment-page-1/#comment-8275 Nick the Geek Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:56:15 +0000 http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/?p=1818#comment-8275 I've always wondered what we would do if sin were worn in the open for everyone to see. Sure some people might have their sin blatant but most of us get to hide ours. Would we act differently to each other ... probably. Would be behave ourselves ... I'm not so sure. Certainly interesting that we like to point out visible sins so our sins aren't noticed though. I've always wondered what we would do if sin were worn in the open for everyone to see. Sure some people might have their sin blatant but most of us get to hide ours. Would we act differently to each other … probably. Would be behave ourselves … I'm not so sure. Certainly interesting that we like to point out visible sins so our sins aren't noticed though.

]]> By: Sarah Salter http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/index.php/2009/12/why-you-dont-get-to-pick-who-the-church-are/comment-page-1/#comment-8274 Sarah Salter Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:33:14 +0000 http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/?p=1818#comment-8274 A couple years ago while I was doing preregistration for a youth retreat, I had a youth pastor call. I could tell she was hesitant to ask her question, but eventually, she had to. "My Pastor wanted me to ask if Tara can come to the youth retreat. She's over six months pregnant and is obviously showing. The Pastor feels she will be a bad example to the youth at the retreat, but if you say Yes, he'll let her attend." We answered a resounding, "YES! She can come! She's more than welcome!" My sin and your sin is no prettier than Tara's sin. Why should she be excluded from ministry just because her consequences may be more visible? TARA IS THE CHURCH! The Church is made up of sinful people will obvious and not-so-obvious consequences who just need to be given the chance to enter into God's presence, regardless of what they look like or where they come from. Sorry for the mini-post, Peter! (But not sorry enough to delete it! haha!) Thanks for your post. It was wonderful! A couple years ago while I was doing preregistration for a youth retreat, I had a youth pastor call. I could tell she was hesitant to ask her question, but eventually, she had to.

"My Pastor wanted me to ask if Tara can come to the youth retreat. She's over six months pregnant and is obviously showing. The Pastor feels she will be a bad example to the youth at the retreat, but if you say Yes, he'll let her attend."

We answered a resounding, "YES! She can come! She's more than welcome!"

My sin and your sin is no prettier than Tara's sin. Why should she be excluded from ministry just because her consequences may be more visible?

TARA IS THE CHURCH! The Church is made up of sinful people will obvious and not-so-obvious consequences who just need to be given the chance to enter into God's presence, regardless of what they look like or where they come from.

Sorry for the mini-post, Peter! (But not sorry enough to delete it! haha!) Thanks for your post. It was wonderful!

]]> By: Jaime http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/index.php/2009/12/why-you-dont-get-to-pick-who-the-church-are/comment-page-1/#comment-8269 Jaime Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:02:58 +0000 http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/?p=1818#comment-8269 "...it’s people – and it’s not always the people you want it to be." I love this. Isn't it just so human of us to want to pick and choose? And so divine of Father to pick a bunch of misfits like us? Thanks Peter! "…it’s people – and it’s not always the people you want it to be."

I love this. Isn't it just so human of us to want to pick and choose? And so divine of Father to pick a bunch of misfits like us?

Thanks Peter!

]]> By: nAncY http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/index.php/2009/12/why-you-dont-get-to-pick-who-the-church-are/comment-page-1/#comment-8264 nAncY Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:35:01 +0000 http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/?p=1818#comment-8264 i think that maybe we all can easily have too many of our own personal and human expectations of what the church is and what it is not. and that we can easily be led by those expectations instead of by God. i think that maybe we all can easily have too many of our own personal and human expectations of what the church is and what it is not. and that we can easily be led by those expectations instead of by God.

]]> By: JasonWert http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/index.php/2009/12/why-you-dont-get-to-pick-who-the-church-are/comment-page-1/#comment-8260 JasonWert Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:47:56 +0000 http://blog.hafchurch.org/peter/?p=1818#comment-8260 Right on, man! I couldn't agree more. Right on, man! I couldn't agree more.

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