I get
uncomfortable in groups when issues of control overstep Biblical
principles. I want Truth and I believe
there is absolute Truth in the Scriptures that needs to be taught. But when issues like how one worships, what
one wears, what kind of music is acceptable, and these issues that are truly
personal preferences become doctrine, I stop and think.
Boundaries are
necessary but tight control over things that are not found in the Scriptures is
sketchy to me. I think there is a danger
in getting too picky, which was a trait Jesus reprimanded the Pharisees for.
I have personal
preferences but I don’t turn them into principles and doctrines for everyone
else to follow. I visited a church and
had some major difficulties with the service and found some it offensive to
me. Rather than complain and condemn
them, I just choose not to go there again.
I know there were many sincere people there; it just wasn’t suited to my
style, my
understanding of
what a worship service should be.
Those who teach
and preach the Sovereignty of God need to let God be Sovereign in the lives of
His individual children.
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