tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post4721961320411910502..comments2023-10-19T10:34:33.030-05:00Comments on Praisegod Barebones: Selfishness Masquerading as Church DisciplineBart Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-87797251740790988642011-01-01T11:01:28.295-06:002011-01-01T11:01:28.295-06:00Very well said! I just think it's a shame for ...Very well said! I just think it's a shame for people to abuse power like that.shakeologyhttp://www.coolfunfitness.com/products/Shakeology.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-12993742432889276322010-11-06T22:07:49.031-05:002010-11-06T22:07:49.031-05:00Hi BART,
I read this and thought about how Christ...Hi BART,<br /><br />I read this and thought about how Christ-like and compassionate your offer was to the man who had sinned so terribly:<br /><br />"I offered, upon his release, to go with him to a church somewhere else, to make the pastor aware of his terrible temptation, and to engage his new pastor into a partnership to make sure that this man will be held accountable not to put himself Christianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969310497166526545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-70119434771571718222010-11-03T14:42:51.451-05:002010-11-03T14:42:51.451-05:00Christina, I am so sorry to hear your story. I don...Christina, I am so sorry to hear your story. I don't think I've ever known of such a thing as having been booted out of a church by text message!<br /><br />I've only seen a couple of categories in which it made sense to me that a church might want a member, even if repentant, to go to church somewhere else. One would be if the offending member had been the pastor. It could be Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-35210666162462462522010-11-03T09:02:00.910-05:002010-11-03T09:02:00.910-05:00My husband and I have recently been "abused&q...My husband and I have recently been "abused" by our former pastor. We (without reason or biblical reference) were told that we need to find a new church, via text message!!!! It is hurtful and selfish as you mentioned, but the worst part is we can see the pride that he is leading this church with and those that are weak, just continue to follow him. Everything inside of me wants to tellChristina Petersonhttp://bcpeterson7578@hotmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-7254946735494023872010-10-31T10:54:03.861-05:002010-10-31T10:54:03.861-05:00Thank you for this, Bart. I have observed that of...Thank you for this, Bart. I have observed that often, "discipline" is used as a means to enforce the pastor's authority. In other words, people are disciplined not for sinning against God, but for disagreeing with the powers that be in the church. <br /><br />Thanks.Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01637750764381837761noreply@blogger.com