There is much anger, hatred, divisiveness in our culture. There is much rebellion towards the things of God, and God Almighty. To the point that people are not ashamed of their ungodly behavior and blatantly embrace the demonic realm.
Legalism and Religion
Some of the people who have gotten offended and say they will never enter a church building again are those who have attended legalistic churches and see God as rigid, judgmental, condemning, mean,
The DIS CROWDThere are individuals that would call themselves Christians that do not attend church because of something that has happened to them. They are hurt and offended. Some of these people say they will never attend church again.
It is clear that as followers of Christ we need to find opportunities, create opportunities, create safe environments to be able to connect with individuals who need to experience the love of Christ but would most likely never walk
It is clear that rubbing shoulders with people who are different than us is not part of our culture. It is clear that unless we make the conscious, determined choice to rub shoulders with those unlike us, it is
Rubbing Elbows/Shoulders is an idiom that speaks of being in the same place as other people. An example is meeting with others at a party, at a coffeehouse, at a social club. The concept of just having some interaction
Does anyone remember the ‘good ole days’ when people ‘rubbed elbows’ or ‘rubbed shoulders’? You know a time when you interacted with people regardless of their belief system. You may have even had friends that were of totally opposite