-adj. - the same in structure, quality, etc.;similar, identical.
If this describes our normal attendees of our church services, we are probably in trouble. Why is this? Well for one thing, it doesn't describe Jesus' ministry other than him not being a respecter of persons. Secondly, it probably means that there are no sinners attending our services. No new people visiting.
In short, it probably means we aren't making much of an impact in our community. Unless everyone in your community looks and acts just like you. I have seen very few, if any, communities that this accurately describes.
Sinful people will mess up maybe what we are normally used to in church. They may speak at inappropriate times. They may wear clothes that we aren't used to. Sometimes, they may use words we don't use. Contrary to what some would have us believe, it is not disrespect to, dishonor of , or disinterest in God's laws or holiness. Most of the time, they simply don't know. Other times they may expose something silly that we do for no other reason than someone we knew did it before us. Sometimes tradition is great, other times it just gets in the way of what needs to be done to reach a lost and dying world.
2 Cor. 4:3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
Work on mixing things up. Keep in mind that I am not in any way condoning sin. It should have no part in the leadership or membership of a church. But if everyone looks, talks, and acts like you that darkens the doors of your church, does the crowd look like who Jesus preached to, or the Pharisees?
If this describes our normal attendees of our church services, we are probably in trouble. Why is this? Well for one thing, it doesn't describe Jesus' ministry other than him not being a respecter of persons. Secondly, it probably means that there are no sinners attending our services. No new people visiting.
In short, it probably means we aren't making much of an impact in our community. Unless everyone in your community looks and acts just like you. I have seen very few, if any, communities that this accurately describes.
Sinful people will mess up maybe what we are normally used to in church. They may speak at inappropriate times. They may wear clothes that we aren't used to. Sometimes, they may use words we don't use. Contrary to what some would have us believe, it is not disrespect to, dishonor of , or disinterest in God's laws or holiness. Most of the time, they simply don't know. Other times they may expose something silly that we do for no other reason than someone we knew did it before us. Sometimes tradition is great, other times it just gets in the way of what needs to be done to reach a lost and dying world.
2 Cor. 4:3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
Work on mixing things up. Keep in mind that I am not in any way condoning sin. It should have no part in the leadership or membership of a church. But if everyone looks, talks, and acts like you that darkens the doors of your church, does the crowd look like who Jesus preached to, or the Pharisees?
