A Questioning Memeber...

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I still see my church family...people that I love and I know love me...I see them trying to live out The Great Commission in a way that I believe truly follows the heart of God...I am seeing many question things they used to stand for...and making our individual church more focused on Christ instead of blind unity...

...But there are many more things I am concerned with:

- Our college ministry has grown significantly in the last 10 years. Many people who are actively apart of this group are so "on fire for God" that when they graduate, they struggle with wanting to leave and feel like they are missing out on something special if they are not actively apart of the group.

- Politically, my church is made up of mostly moderate conservatives and right-leaning independents. That being said, our leaders often speak jargon that is often familiar to Conservative Christians that may be considered offensive to those who are not conservatives. Anyone who considers themselves liberal usually says nothing. The good news is, we rarely talk about politics. The bad news is, we rarely talk about the things that are going on in the world. The mass shootings, the rise of white supremacy, and even local issues.
I thought we were better than other churches and other ministries, often seeing the whole thing as a competition. I often grew frustrated with other members who weren't as "committed" as my family.
- In times of crisis, members do reach out to each other and go out of their way to meet each other's needs.
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What do you mean by "rise of white supremacy"?
I don't know of such a thing but please help explain. I saw rise of BLM, which hurt the black communities the most. The fires, vandelism, violence etc destroyed many businesses in black neighborhoods so often they didn't have needed stores open to shop at.

When you speak of political parties, Jesus doesn't approve things in the liberal party but He doesn't support the rich either and I know some of GCX pastors who love being rich.

You thought your church was better than other churches. That's what puzzled me when going to GCX, I didn't see any evidence of them being more spiritual but they considered themselves more spiritual. Do you know why? I saw pride.

How are they trying to live out the great commission that truly follows the heart of God?
What is the great commission?
What does it look like?
Who accomplishes it?
I see the GCX churches trying to accomplish it in their own strength since they use control tactics and put love of neighbor (all neighbors, worldwide) way low on the list.
I personally talked to one of the GCX pastors who didn't care a man was in great need and needed help. He had the ability to help him but told me he won't. What does Matthew 25:35-40 say?
Do we look at the whole Bible or just single out some verses and tell God how it should be done?
That's what I see GCX churches doing.
That's why the Holy Spirit within me felt very uncomfortable there. That's why I knew I had to leave. But the leaders put that shame and guilt on me. I hope they turn to what God says.
I hope they put Him and His Word first.
All of God's Word.
Shalom