joeninpo

Hello all! I joined for several reasons. The main reason, though, is that I'm very much against organized religion with large, misled congregations. I am a prophet and a teacher, as well as a perpetual student, and I see way too much blasphemy and hypocrisy in most churches now days. A friend of mine invited me to his church a few weeks ago, and he was really excited about showing it to me. There was a famous coffee kiosk inside and several other vendors. As he was showing me around the rest of the premises, I was shocked at how much was spent on the building. To top it off, they had just purchased a ferris wheel to entertain the children after church. If Christ were here in person today, he would have had a good ol' time throwing the tables around and chasing off the vendors. Christ only entered into a few churches during his time on Earth, and each and every time, he was very critical about having vendors and money changers inside of the churches. Once we actually got inside the church, there was a 30 minute or so jam session by the "choir" and then a 2 hour sermon that involved the reading of 1 scripture. I talked to my friend about it all and he said that they justified it all by saying that it brings more people into the congregation. I don't see how having more people in a building does anyone any good other than the fact that they all feel better about themselves. There was no doctrine, it was all about entertainment, and I left there feeling like I had been to a pep rally more than a church sermon. Now, this is just one example of how churches are operating these day, and I'm sure that you all have plenty of examples in your own areas. As a prophet, I'm drawn to places like this, but only so that others can see the hypocrisy. It's not very fun, but it's what I'm called to do. As a teacher, I need to establish my own "congregation" so that I can teach doctrine so that people can see through the garbage. I just don't believe the same things as most churches now days. I don't see how morality imposed by man is conducive with Grace given by God. So, that's what I'm going to do, and that's why I joined ULC. Also, as a teacher and perpetual student, I'm ALWAYS interested in learning from other people's perspectives about what they believe and why they believe what they do. I look forward to some really stimulating conversations! joeninpo