Someone told me just now that they were faithful to God because they listened to gospel music and went to Sunday School (albeit late).
How true is this?
Faithful to God
Discussion in 'General Baptist Discussions' started by SaggyWoman, Jan 11, 2009.
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Only if it's Southern gospel music. Those fans are very spiritual. Being late to SS is quite fashionable these days.
Those folks who show up early just want everybody to see how spiritual they are. The love Southern gospel, too.
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Scarlett O. ModeratorModerator
Faithfulness to God is 24/7, not just on Sundays or when one is listening to the radio.
And faithfulness to God isn't in music or Sunday School attendance.
Faithfulness to God comes from a heart like the psalmist's heart in Psalm 143:8-12.
Faithfulness to God is in our submission to Him and our obedience to His commands every day....every hour.
Faithfulness to God isn't in what we "do". It is who we are.
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preachinjesus Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Some of the most faithful Christians I know don't do Sunday School and can't handle Gospel music. Yet their lives are a wonderful reflection of the grace of God available in Jesus Christ.
Too often we, even evangelicals, make faith about actions and forget it is a gift from God that leads us into graceful salvation. :) -
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Did they same they were saved because they went to Church? That would be in line with their thought process.
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To that person it may very well be true. Did we all come to Jesus the same way?
There is not enough information to respond intelligently. We can respond only by conjecture.
Cheers,
Jim
The poor bloke outside Spurgeon's church: "I'm just a fool and nothing at all, but Jesus Christ is my all in all." Quoted by Spurgeon -
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In one of my churches, we often questioned the actions of one chap who always came to church late and left early. He laways sat in a back pew.
I decided to pay him a visit. Once indoors I could see notes all over his furniture. Every chair had a note pinned to the backrest.
I asked him what the notes were for. He said they were his prayer notes. He kneeled before each chair and prayed for the people and things on the notes. He was a prayer warrior!
Personally, he was extremely shy and had difficulty in crowds. He also had a hearng problem and said he could best hear me where he sat.
The problem that wasn't a problem was solved. I took him out to lunch and invited him home to supper with my family.
I learned to judge slowly, open my eyes and ask questions. Something I didn't learn in Bible College.
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