A young person’s accountability, achieving independence, church attendance, and parental responsibility are topics, again. Claiming that she understands, a young writer at “Yahoo! Answers” using the ID “Marcy” (Level 1 with 2 points, a member since July 30, 2014) posted the following:
My dad doesn't understand... please help! (Religious question..)?
I told my dad I don't believe in organized religion and he told me I needed to go to church to believe and follow God.. but I don't him I didn't need to I can pray where ever I want and I don't need a priest or a church to do... So he said when God comes down to take us or if i'm standing before God in the end he's not going to speak for me he is going to speak for himself... So he pretty much told me to go to hell.
Me and my dad never had a stable relationship since he was never their for me when I was little and we never see eye to eye..But I don't know what kind of father would say that to their child..! This happened yesterday and I haven't talked to him since.. I'm to scared to go downstairs and talk to him..
I can't believe he doesn't support my religious chose.. The bible said that you do not need a priest or to be in a building to follow God, all you need to do is pray and ask for forgiveness and your set for life (Or when you pass away...)
He also said my grandfather was a bad person because he supported me... (my grandfather is more of a dad than my real dad ever was..) My grandfather has gone to catholic schools all his life and church all his life and he's read the whole bible more than once but here is my dad judging people, being selfish, and he use to smoke and drink!
I don't know what to do! Please help... He doesn't understand... :(
(Sorry if my grammar is bad.. I wrote this quickly and I don't feel like correcting because I need an answer now..)
THE GOLDEN ARROW: Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, (Hebrews 10: 23-26, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: Understanding Spiritual Growth? (03/13/2015); Forced To Attend Church? (02/22/2015); Disliking Other Christians? (06/03/2014); Kicked Out By Parents? (11/27/2013); Before Getting Baptized? (11/28/2013); Church is Good? (06/15/2013); Feeling Loved By GOD? (06/16/2013); The Faith of Ones Parents? (11/18/2012); Reading Only The Red Part (11/19/2012)
“Marcy”, be cautious of those who are quick to give “advice to the lovelorn,” and personal counsel on faith that has not come forth from GOD through meditation, prayer, or the holy writings. The behavior you are describing threatens the solidarity and unity of the church, and is often labeled as apostasy (i.e., falling away), backsliding, and denying we need each other. Here are some points shared among Christian believers that have helped many avoid error and spiritual confusion:
(1.) The kingdom of GOD, and the church of Jesus Christ operate upon the basis of spiritual elements such as sacred knowledge, divine law, sacramental practices, godly principles, prophecy, and revelation. In baptism, the inborn spirit of a believer “dies”, and there is rebirth of a new creature, one having spirit substance from the makeup of divinity. All who are “born again” must “grow up again,” and become mature by meeting the challenges of life (we say, growing pains) upon the earth, and behaving in association with others who have similar spirit content from GOD.
(2.) As the offspring of Adam, all mankind has become defiled through the invisible operations of sin. Through the ministries of Christ upon the earth and from the heaven, men are now able to recognize and resist sin more completely and correctly; however, sin is not eliminated or totally removed. Believers must accept permanent change of their spirit content to become conformable to the model of Christ. Such inseparable aspects of spirit must be acquired and maintained in balance as faith, holiness, longsuffering, love, trust, truth, wisdom, and wrath against sin.
(3.) All Christian believers are to operate as priests and kings, who also teach and spread the gospel through their “identity”, their lifestyle, manner of dress, speech, etc. within a closed community of those who are chosen. While established by new birth as sons and daughters to GOD, believers are not yet perfected (we say, finished, ripe, ready for harvest at the second coming of Jesus). In the same way new born babies must have nourishment and support from adult caretakers, young believers need support and encouragement throughout their growth and passage from level to level of accountability, authority, duty, responsibility, and understanding.
(4.) There are different benefits from participation in the church as a carnal, material and social body (you say, institution), and the church as a body comprised of only those spirits in eternal commitment to Christ. Because we remain in flesh, we continue to require experiences of being under authority, exchange, focus, hearing, providing leadership, sharing and taking initiative. Believers are to receive those prepared and sent from Christ with the same spirit they would receive the Master. Only the church may properly supply believers set apart for Christ with such resources as affirmation, comfort, companionship, communion, discernment, giving, gratitude, praise, service and zeal.
There is a lot more that should be said, correctly understood, and spiritually taken into account. (For example, (5.) Know that when your attitude and behavior become so combative and rejecting of parental counsel, the Spirit of Jesus Christ is not at work in you. Often, the problem is not that parents are in error, the error is with the one making complaint. This is specially true where we begin to condemn and regard family as tools of the Adversary, and can not discern a divine intent and sacred motives in those expressing their love by opposition. Our prayer should be that we may change (ask, listen, reflect, show gratitude), not that GOD change them so we can have our way.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
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