WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO COME AS YOU ARE IN TODAYS CHURCHES?

[terrance douthard]

I HAVE BEEN READING SOME BLOG RESPONSES ON THE TOPIC OF NOT LETTING UNSAVED PEOPLE WORK IN THE CHURCH( SPECIFACTLY MUSICIANS) I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW WE AS THE CHURCH HAVE GONE FROM OPENING THE DOORS OF THE CHURCH TO THE UNSAVED,UNCHURCHED PEOPLE TO PUTTING REQUIREMENT ON WHO COME TO THE CHURCH BE IT A MUSICIAN,CHIOR DIRECTOR,SINGER OR EVEN JUST A REGULAR MEMBER. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT MANY OF THE RESTRICTIONS WE SET AT CHURCH HINDER THE BUILDING OF GOD'S KINGDOM,AND AS A RESULT THE UNSAVED RUN FROM CHURCH. SO I ASK AGAIN WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO COME AS YOU ARE?

[terrance douthard]

IT DOES HELP REVEREND, AND I AGREE WITH YOU. I BELIEVE CHURCH LEADERS SHOULD BE DEVELOPED. IN MY OPIONION THAT GUY YOU ARE REFERRING TO SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A DEACON SINCE EVERYONE KNEW HE WAS A WOMANIZER, BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE THAT WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THERE MOTIVES ARE FOR COMING TO CHURCH. I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN PEOPLE COME AND FELT REJECTED BECAUSE OF THE MAN MADE STANDARDS WE SET UP. I'M SPEAKING OF THEM THAT ARE REALLY THERE TO CHANGE THEIR LIFE TO WALK IN THE WILL OF GOD.