Puzzled

[OneLight]

I present this question. You find a church that is full of "love" for everyone, yet does not preach about sin nor salvation, does not touch the controversal questions of the bible because it may cause waves, nor approaches anyone they know are living in sin, but asks them to join the church. Would you consider this a biblical church or more of a lost church?

[Guest man]

Is this a hypothetical question or do you know of such a church?

[BlindSeeker]

Perhaps Peter addressed the best -

2Pe 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person,

a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly

;

6 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;

7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:

8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

Peace

[OneLight]

This church is real.

[Guest man]

I present this question. You find a church that is full of "love" for everyone, yet does not preach about sin nor salvation, does not touch the controversal questions of the bible because it may cause waves, nor approaches anyone they know are living in sin, but asks them to join the church. Would you consider this a biblical church or more of a lost church?

If they don't ever, ever, ever do what you said they don't, then I wouldn't call it a biblical church. In fact I wouldn't even call it a church. More like a gathering of people.

How long have you attended?

[MorningGlory]

I'd have to say it's just another of a long, long list of 'feel good' churches that don't serve the needs of a true Bible believing Christian. Making the flock 'feel good' won't keep them out of Hell.

[OneLight]

I present this question. You find a church that is full of "love" for everyone, yet does not preach about sin nor salvation, does not touch the controversal questions of the bible because it may cause waves, nor approaches anyone they know are living in sin, but asks them to join the church. Would you consider this a biblical church or more of a lost church?

If they don't ever, ever, ever do what you said they don't, then I wouldn't call it a biblical church. In fact I wouldn't even call it a church. More like a gathering of people.

How long have you attended?

I have been going there for about 8 months and have only heard them preach against sin once, and just one sentence. They talk about where the church is going and the prophesy that has been spoken to them about a revival at a near by college that will touch the students. I also have only heard them give an alter call once, but not after preaching repentance or salvation.

[Guest man]

I present this question. You find a church that is full of "love" for everyone, yet does not preach about sin nor salvation, does not touch the controversal questions of the bible because it may cause waves, nor approaches anyone they know are living in sin, but asks them to join the church. Would you consider this a biblical church or more of a lost church?

If they don't ever, ever, ever do what you said they don't, then I wouldn't call it a biblical church. In fact I wouldn't even call it a church. More like a gathering of people.

How long have you attended?

I have been going there for about 8 months and have only heard them preach against sin once, and just one sentence. They talk about where the church is going and the prophesy that has been spoken to them about a revival at a near by college that will touch the students. I also have only heard them give an alter call once, but not after preaching repentance or salvation.

I would say they're in it for the buck.

But then that's just me.

Are you going to continue going?

[Openly Curious]

I present this question. You find a church that is full of "love" for everyone, yet does not preach about sin nor salvation, does not touch the controversal questions of the bible because it may cause waves, nor approaches anyone they know are living in sin, but asks them to join the church. Would you consider this a biblical church or more of a lost church?

My thinking on this question is that I think this church hypothetical or not is a real church even if the church is very well known for it's many faults. I get this ideology from the book of Revelation at the first part of the book you can read of the seven churches where God was going to punish those churches that had wrongful activity going on in their midst. God commended those churches that were doing right.

I believe today that God knows what each church is doing in their midst and when the time come God can take the churches candlestick away or he will reward his churches that are doing that which is right.

You may benefit from reading the messages to the seven different churches in Revelation.

OC

[OneLight]

I present this question. You find a church that is full of "love" for everyone, yet does not preach about sin nor salvation, does not touch the controversal questions of the bible because it may cause waves, nor approaches anyone they know are living in sin, but asks them to join the church. Would you consider this a biblical church or more of a lost church?

If they don't ever, ever, ever do what you said they don't, then I wouldn't call it a biblical church. In fact I wouldn't even call it a church. More like a gathering of people.

How long have you attended?

I have been going there for about 8 months and have only heard them preach against sin once, and just one sentence. They talk about where the church is going and the prophesy that has been spoken to them about a revival at a near by college that will touch the students. I also have only heard them give an alter call once, but not after preaching repentance or salvation.

I would say they're in it for the buck.

But then that's just me.

Are you going to continue going?

There is a change going on in the church as I write this. They are re-joining with a church that split from them over a year ago, for reasons that nobody will talk about. I can not join because of their doctrines, but my son just joined. He is a new Christian who does not know the bible nor what is right or wrong according to scripture. He believes that he can live with a girl out of marriage and still server God. The church did not approach him on this issue when he went to join, but asked him to join anyway. I am seriously wondering if a church that will allow a member to live in such sin without even talking to him about it is in Gods will? Yes, God knows everything, but I worry for not only my son, but these people who truly believe they are doing Gods work ... am I too judgmental here?