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The Struggle with Religion

I know I will probably receive a lot of backlash for this post, but that has never stopped me before. I grew up in the church and still hold a lot of my values to the scriptures. However, I struggle with many things in the BIBLE and what makes it worse is that I'm ridiculed for asking questions of men who claim to receive interpretations from the God of the BIBLE. One of the things that forever resonates on my mind is the fact that if I was born in another part of the world I would believe with all my heart and mind in that religion and God. Why is it that Christians are so quick to speak down on the religious views of others when in truth and in fact many of them became Christians simply because  they were cultured to do so.  We are told that the word of God remains the same. Yet, we have so many denominations changing bits and pieces of the word to form their own ideologies. When did the God of the Bible give man the authority to do so? Why is it that reasoning and thinki...

Church ministry without God

Have you ever been to a church service and when the singers are singing you feel nothing? You can hear the words coming out of their mouths but they have no  conviction whatsoever? Music is one of the most important parts of church ministry and if God isn't in it, it shouldn't be called Gospel music to begin with. Some singers in church sing for self! They know they are blessed with beautiful voices so they use the church to showcase it but it isn't about ministry. It is simply to let people know what they have going on. They stand before you and they have blank expressions on their faces, while they sing such powerful lyrics. They aren't moved by it but they somehow expect that the congregation will be. The next issue is that of the modern day Gospel music. Call me old fashion but it isn't my flavour at all. Why should I have to be wondering whether I'm listening to Gospel or I'm at a dancehall event? Why does the church have to change itself to resemb...

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