Why are there so many different Churches?

When we first become a Christian, we all wonder and feel that we all should feel the same way and all believe the same. So why do we have different Christian churches and different ways of worship?

“This is my own opinion, I think that is because our humanity tells us that if we feel that something God told us, or something that the Bible tells us to do, that our humanity tells us we have a right to take a vote on it. And if our humanity, NOT GOD, says to us, I don’t like that scripture, or I want less scripture teachings and more worship, then we start hunting for a Church that does just that. Then later we feel that is church doctrine and everyone should worship sitting on their hands, and only be taught for 10 minutes at the max.”

Check this out: John 1: 1-14 1In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning. 3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. 6There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. 7He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe. 8He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. 9The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.10He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13children born not of natural descent nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God. 14The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only,who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Okay the point I am trying to make here is simple, many churches today say they believe in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Yet they feel like they have the right to vote on scriptures as true or not, yet If God didn’t feel like the Word was important then why have your Son, your only Son become that Word in the flesh? The Bible is all about Jesus from beginning to end. Yet we all think, myself included (some times), that we can say, oh even though God said it in such & such scripture, it’s just not convenient for me to slow down, I want to go fast. After a while of speeding, we become dead to that sin, meaning we feel its okay no matter what. And some of us might even look for a Church that wants to say it’s okay to speed or disobey the laws of the land. Even though the Scriptures tell us that God set up all authorities thus I should obey.

Can you believe it, there are churches that accept homosexuality as okay yet God says that is wrong, plain and simple? Sexual immorality of all kinds is wrong. Check this out:

1 Corinthians 6:9 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders. Leviticus 18:22 22 " 'Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable. Leviticus 20:13 13 " 'If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

Plain and simple to me, yet since we have a friend at work that seems nice, and someone stands up at Church and says we cannot judge a homosexual person, your going to believe that person versus what God has said over and over in scriptures. Why we want to? It’s easier, and so we get to this:

Matthew 7:13-14 13"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

Few find the truth when it is right in front of us, sitting in that book with dust all over it, cause we think that someone is going to teach us God’s way at Church without their own personal agenda. I don’t think so, please read it so when someone says something to you, or you feel a certain way, you will know the truth, or if they have their own agenda hear it, know that and that needs to stop. Ask yourself what does God say about this?

We all rush into what feels good, wide is that gate….

Defending the Truth

Question, are we as Christians defending the truth? Meaning are we making sure are our answers are yes in Christ? Are our choices to take hold of the truth over reasoning away the truth? I believe this is a good saying; if we are defending the Truth, Then we are defending our faith and Jesus! Our foothold and our stronghold will be found in Jesus!
If we are defending anything else, if we are reasoning away the truth,
If we are making choice’s that lead us away from the Truth, the we may be defending sin, now the foothold and a stronghold, the enemy has in our lives!

Should we as Christian take hold of every thought and make it captive to Jesus and the truth? I think we should the scriptures tell us to. If we are reasoning away the truth with worldly labels, like acceptance, judging others and so on. This may seem mean or harsh, but if someone was to say to you, “let me take that jacket to the cleaners for you. And sayLOL’ll have back to you by the end of the week.” Three weeks go by and they haven’t gotten it back to you and you ask them what happened to my Jacket? They say, “will I forgot about, and then proceed to say something like, I have an issue with procrastination, and then say I wasn’t feeling good the day after, and then say my car wouldn’t start the next day.” Which is it car trouble, forgetfulness, or procrastination? The Dictionary says procrastination is to put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness. To postpone or delay needlessly.

Let’s be careful about what we say to others, let make sure what we say we will do, or what we defend about ourselves or others line up with the word of God. When we say to ourselves that I may take care of that tomorrow a then tomorrow comes and we chose not to. Then we have only hurt ourselves. But if we tell our friends that we will do something tomorrow and decide not to, are we being an honest person to them? Let’s chose to defend the truth with everything we do. Not just in Church, but at home, at work, at the coffee shop. Romans 6:17-18 But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted. 18You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
1 Corinthians 13 read the whole chapter 13:5-7 Love It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

So how can we be sure as believers that we are lining up with the truth? By knowing the scriptures, studying the bible, be mindful of what you say to others; make every moment of every day a commitment to God and the truth.
Romans 12:1-2
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. 2Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
John 14:6-7 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him."