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malitia
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hi everyone! i have had a lot of fun reading about your experiences, squabbles and opinions. i am not a church goer but i have been to loads of churches in my time but have been pushed out because of one reason or another. the churces i have been to are, C & S, redeemed, ministry of fire, foursquare,7th adventist, celestial church of christ, christ apostolic church , gospel apostolic church, the apostolic church, catholic, anglican, deeperlife, jehovah witness kingdom hall and the synagogue. i have not been to a penticostal church i don't think, but of all these churches the only ones i wasnt rejected from are RCCG and kingdom hall.
you may be wondering what all this has to do with celestial church right? the first time i went was with my uncle and her family. one of the elders laid eyes on me and decided i was unclean and made me sit outside in the rain least i taint the church children. my uncle is a shepard and has been for over 20yrs, but he didnt stick up for me, it was like he was ashamed he didnt see it before. i was only 7.
when ever i spent the holidays with my uncle i got to go to different parishes. i met different elders, prophets and the like. some were so horrible! some of them made me do unspeakable things. i never learnt anything about nothing. they often made me drink water with perfume in it UGH! when i got older i got a little more curious as to why they kick out people who don't have the uniform (i mean not every one can afford it) and y the burn candles and drink purfume and eat sugar dipped in honey and that made a lot of people mad! they don't like questions!
so it made me study the bible more and challenge them when ever i got the chance. it wasnt long befor my uncle said it was alright for me not to go. i was 13 the last time i went. i was only a child but in every parish i went to i was treated like dirt and outcasted.
i strive to gain knowledge in every way and with what ive learned about "worshipping God" with reference to the bible is the old testament is contradicted by the new testament. so you can only be guided by one of them. the new testament is more intune with our everyday life. no need for mediums "candles, alters, sacrifices and the like" to worship God. nobody is unclean. God accepts everybody. Love your neigbour as u love yourself.
so weather you worship at church or at home, in the end your heart is the temple. no one can see it but you and God. if you get a false profecy God will surely punish that false prophet for misleading you.
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