[Faith-talk] Issues with your church and conflicts of interest in American churches enquiry

[Linda Mentink]

Peter,

You have so many questions, and most of them can be answered thusly:

Some read the Bible and live by it; others read the Bible and do 
whant anyway; some don't read the Bible, and believe everything the 
priest says.  The Bible says homosexuality is a sin, that the pastor 
is to be the husband of one wife, etc. If you read it all the way 
through, many of your questions will be answered.  When you post, you 
have so many questions to ask us. How about asking one at a time, and 
we'll guide you to Scripture if we can, or help you to find the 
answers if we don't know them.  Many church buildings are used for 
things other than worship; thus the building is not set apart for the 
Lord's work and worship. We have gone far, far away from the 
teachings of the Bible, and that's why you are finding so many 
conflicts; the flesh is warring against the Spirit with a capital S.

Blessings,

Linda

At 12:39 PM 6/22/2010, you wrote:
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>     I'm wondering what your issues with your church, denomination and
>faith is in the community and in your walls of the Holy Temple? My
>issue with catholicism is mainly now boiled down to two concepts like
>purgatory and selling of gifts or of other services inside of church
>walls. If you have answers about this catholic question just let me
>know. Also a pastor from NYC of the bapitst faith pointed out two
>contentous supposed out of scripture rituals. One he said is not
>eating meat on certain days and the other is for a man  priest not to
>get married and mentioned some quotes in the Bible. I see another
>thing in american christian churches is that they forbid gambling, yet
>they perform bingo. Isn't that the pure idea of gambling? You are
>paying a little for a chance to earn more. Whether that is for profit
>or not it's still a form of gambling. Also forbidding gambling legally
>within a state like my state of Alabama is contrary to the teaching of
>free will right?
>     Finally, I see many church members believe in the free will nature
>of owning your own gun like the 2nd admendment without understanding
>the harmful affects of uncontrolled firearm control. How can church
>members reconsile this altercation? Then, the different meanings of
>being reborn through Jesus Christ like some people are so bold as to
>unknowingly think infants could perhaps go to Hell in case they are
>sinful. What about the Age of Reason then? The state of capital
>punishment are justified in what biblical context? Seriously you are
>judging and commiting a consensus  dated Iraqia style eye for an eye,
>which is forbidden by Jesus Christ himself. Also, what do people mean
>when they say there is only one way to Heaven? Seriously so many
>interpretations of the Bible and not even teologeons agree on almost
>anything anymore and one way meaning one particular demination or
>what? I'm also wondering the validity of churches that have homosexual
>clergy members and things of that sort. Thanks for any feedback.
>
>God bless,
>Peter
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