Comments on: To All You Poor People That Had to Grow Up in the Church http://eternalperspectives.com/2005/09/23/to-all-you-poor-people-that-had-to-grow-up-in-the-church/ . . . searching for sanity in a Christian culture gone mad Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:56:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: sparrow http://eternalperspectives.com/2005/09/23/to-all-you-poor-people-that-had-to-grow-up-in-the-church/comment-page-1/#comment-1271 sparrow Fri, 30 Sep 2005 16:20:14 +0000 http://eternalperspectives.com/?p=258#comment-1271 I grew up in the church (a legalistic and sometimes misguided one) and I have heard these statements before. You make an excellent point; a needed point; no ifs, ands, or buts. I grew up in the church (a legalistic and sometimes misguided one) and I have heard these statements before. You make an excellent point; a needed point; no ifs, ands, or buts.

]]> By: Ben http://eternalperspectives.com/2005/09/23/to-all-you-poor-people-that-had-to-grow-up-in-the-church/comment-page-1/#comment-1270 Ben Fri, 30 Sep 2005 05:25:16 +0000 http://eternalperspectives.com/?p=258#comment-1270 Nice thoughts Michael. And thanks for being transparent. I am reminded that Jesus said, "To whom much is forgiven, the same will love much..." Something to think about. Nice thoughts Michael.
And thanks for being transparent. I am reminded that Jesus said, “To whom much is forgiven, the same will love much…”
Something to think about.

]]> By: Mike http://eternalperspectives.com/2005/09/23/to-all-you-poor-people-that-had-to-grow-up-in-the-church/comment-page-1/#comment-1260 Mike Tue, 27 Sep 2005 20:27:26 +0000 http://eternalperspectives.com/?p=258#comment-1260 <em>(<a href="http://gaddabout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Matt</a> left this comment on another post, but I'm pretty sure it belongs here.)</em> Mike, I grew up in church and, as a teenager, was not much unlike you. There is a curse that comes with seeing the darker side of church life — the backbiting, the bitterness, the destructive forces. FWIW, as much as God to overcome my bohemian lifestyle as a teenager, it was probably a greater hurdle to overcome my hate for the church as a young twentysomething. My opinion of the Church, at the time, was probably as demonic as they come. If Satan had a criticism of the church at the time, it might have come from my mouth first. I cursed the church because I saw them destroy my father. (Matt left this comment on another post, but I’m pretty sure it belongs here.)

Mike,

I grew up in church and, as a teenager, was not much unlike you. There is a curse that comes with seeing the darker side of church life — the backbiting, the bitterness, the destructive forces. FWIW, as much as God to overcome my bohemian lifestyle as a teenager, it was probably a greater hurdle to overcome my hate for the church as a young twentysomething. My opinion of the Church, at the time, was probably as demonic as they come. If Satan had a criticism of the church at the time, it might have come from my mouth first. I cursed the church because I saw them destroy my father.

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