No, they do not rebuke people for not being at any particular service. We have a large church, and within any given week, there are hundreds of people who are out of town for work, on vacation, in the hospital, at home with sick family, working overtime or a second job because of the economy, attending their childrens' school events, etc., etc., etc.
No my pastor is a grown up, as well as a real pastor, and not a tyrannical nitwit who managed to slip into church office by means of a failed and corrupt system that lets anybody claim church office and keep it.
So, is anyone in your church capable of being guilted about anything? LOL
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Hither by Thy help I'm come;
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed His precious blood.
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The one great fallacy of fundamentalism is that we actually believe that while we are confessing the sins of others that the Lord will not look as intently on our own.
As I have gotten older, I have tended to become less dogmatic over certain issues: "(1 Cor 2:2 KJV) For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified."
Why should they? We should serve God out of love, not out of guilt. LOL
True, we should. But on those occasions where I may not be motivated by love, then my sense of duty, my sense of obligation, of obedience, whatever you want to call it, kicks in.
My husband has mentioned/preached on attendance on occasion.
~Gina
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The happiness of the domestic fireside is the first boon of Heaven; and it is well it is so, since it is that which is the lot of the mass of mankind. ~Thomas Jefferson, 1813
True, we should. But on those occasions where I may not be motivated by love, then my sense of duty, my sense of obligation, of obedience, whatever you want to call it, kicks in.
My husband has mentioned/preached on attendance on occasion.
~Gina
Well, I believe that the sense of duty, obligation, obedience, are motivated by love. Love is a verb, not an emotion. So, in my estimation, you ARE still serving out of love, even though you may not want to.
Just like in a marriage, we do things for our husbands because we love them, even when we don't feel like doing them or would rather be doing something else.
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Do any of you pastors, or does your pastor rebuke those who miss Sunday/Wed nite?
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