Although it is One's fundamental right to choose to worship any being he/she desires, we know in this part of the world, one is actually subjected, or cajoled to worship the same God One's parents worship.

It is better to cajole or coerce One than meting out the capital punishment. It is very bad and wicked of those who go as far as killing their own who Port place/object of worship.

My question is: If you actually know you are heading to heaven and unbelievers/infidels are on their way to hell, why would you kill the unbeliever/infidel for not worshipping what you worship? You intend sending him/her to hell quicker than he/she wanted? Funny.

Oftentimes you see young people leave the churches where their parents worship to other churches; many for different reasons.

I am not saying that porting church is bad or sinful, after all, if you are not being spiritually fulfilled where you are, you seek fulfillment elsewhere. But, most of this young people leave because of ulterior reasons. Here are some of those as I have observed:



[b1. Spiritual Fulfillment:[/b]

Some people leave their family churches because they are not spiritually fulfilled where they are. Some feel they don't receive the word of God as they should and so they port to where they feel God would speak to them more clearly.

2. Miracles:

For those that do not know they can make miracles happen themselves, they port to a church where it happens if it doesn’t where he/she worships, not minding if the miracles are real or fake, if they have to pay stiff prices or not. From the search for husband, wealth, to the search for babies. Name them. You all know what I’m talking about here, so help me site some examples please.

3. Social reasons:

Many young people, or even some adults after attaining some social status, see their parents’ churches as ‘Old School”, and thus want to move to where their likes are, where it’s “happening”. For instance, guys who want to perm their hair would not remain in an Anglican, Catholic or Deeper Life church; you know where they would gravitate to.

4. Cover-up:

Many young people actually leave their original churches because they want to have the liberty to live in sin while inside the church. Yes, I just wrote that. Since their parent’s presence in the same church wouldn’t give them that chance, they seek where they can hide and do what they want. We know some guys go to church just because they want to woo a lady.

But the question is: must you go to church?

Remember, Galatians 6.7 says “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he
also reap.”

5. Marriage:

This mostly applies to ladies. When some ladies, after looking around their church and concluding that there are no eligible man that suits their taste, they seek where they would have options. I know a lady who was doing well and was in a church that forbids their members from marrying from outside the church. O Boy, when time kept moving only in clockwise direction without a pause, she ported. The rest was history.

6 Material Benefits:

I once went visiting and spent some few days with some boys in Kaduna, somewhere around a place called “Television”. I was surprised when one of the boys came back from church one Sunday with raw rice and other food ingredients. He said it was so in that church once in a while, and that had attracted him to the church. This was a boy who smoked wee-wee like he wouldn’t have Oxygen to live on without it.

There are many other reasons, but let me not bore you further for now.

Advise: If you want to serve God, serve Him in Spirit and in Truth (see John 4.23-24)

Parents should still ensure they put in eye in the affairs of their kids irrespective of where they worship. It is your responsibility to bring up your child in the way the child should go.

Shalom!

http://www.obitteleo..com.ng/2015/11/church-porting.html

Very true
Am guilty of number 4

Had to leave my parents church because I have sooo many questions and they cannot answer it. Nobody questions the authority there else, you'll be tagged rebellious.

I attend my new church for spiritual fulfillment.

Some churches today are disconnected from the present generation thats why they cannot reach them.



The problem with many churches and pastors is that they are disconnected from this generation, they don't speak their language, they don't even understand what appeals to this generation and that's why they cannot reach them - Pastor Lanre Oluseye, HOTRphc

Blizzy9ja:
Some churches today are disconnected from the present generation that why they cannot reach them

The problem with many churches and pastors is that they are disconnected from this generation, they don't speak their language, they don't even understand what appeals to this generation and that's why they cannot reach them - Pastor Lanre Ogunseye, HOTRphc

You may be right. But could you mention some of those areas where these 'disconnections' occur?

Lionize:


You may be right. But could you mention some of those areas where these 'disconnections' occur?

A lot of pastors don't try to find out what young people are listening, they dont pay attention to how they dress, whats going on in the world around them and dat make them lacking in content

The church needs to evolve without bringing in worldliness.

Blizzy9ja:
A lot of pastors don't try to find out what young people are listening, they dont pay attention to how they dress, whats going on in the world around them and dat make them lacking in content

The church needs to evolve without bringing in worldliness.

I would appreciate a specific instance as to the listening part and what the pastor should do. For the dressing, the pastor would preach against indecency, hence the young people would run where they are allowed to "come as they are".

viclawz:
Very true

Am guilty of number 4

Hahahahaha. I bet many are.

kristen12:
Had to leave my parents church because I have sooo many questions and they cannot answer it. Nobody questions the authority there else, you'll be tagged rebellious.

I attend my new church for spiritual fulfillment.

Have you ever engaged your leaders on some of those issues? Could you share some of such questions?

Lionize:


I would appreciate a specific instance as to the listening part and what the pastor should do. For the dressing, the pastor would preach against indecency, hence the young people would run where they are allowed to "come as they are".

christains can still dress well, look trendy and at the same time decent... I dont want to be misquoted i can explain very well if u engage me in a personal conversation.

Lionize:

Hahahahaha. I bet many are.

Lionize:


Have you ever engaged your leaders on some of those issues? Could you share some of such questions?

Yes I have.

Questions about doctrines especially.

kristen12:

Yes I have.

Questions about doctrines especially.

You know you have to support your position with the Bible.

Some hide away from being noticed and burdened with responsibilities.

Port

Most churches are business center....last sunday I walked out on a church because I came to worship not trade my money for blessings.

Left to me, the only reason i will want to leave my parents church is cause of the fine shawties in other churches or the alibi to lie when i dont go to church and they ask me... But if you will follow the later, make sure you scatter your shirts ion your room and place your shoe outside...

Girls pasture

Imagine your parents church is deeper life, no swag just some boring people, and you were invited to christ embassy. From the gate young sweet ushers will bring you in, you look at your front, come and see sweet choir girls, look back sef all the girls looking sweet, Pastor climb alter with his jerry curl smiling anyhow, you look where pastor was seated, see he beautiful wife... it's enough for a young man to port, me I no dey shame, I don port tire.

The Vigilante Is Coming

I left because the church was suffering from strategic drift. They are struck in the past and have failed to move into this new dynamic environment.

They can provide real life answers to questions that bother the youths of this generation.

For instance;

1. Why can't some people speak in tongue?
2. How to handle your love life as they believe you should not be dating. The only relationship you are allowed to go into is courtship.

Kachisbarbie:
The church doesn't allow us wear TROUSER

Because their parents churches speak the truth, tell them what they should hear, not what they want to hear. So many churches today are speaking what the congregation want to hear not the other way round.

kristen12:
Had to leave my parents church because I have sooo many questions and they cannot answer it. Nobody questions the authority there else, you'll be tagged rebellious.

I attend my new church for spiritual fulfillment.

Have you been able to question the authorities of your new church?

nowadays people are more concerned about the word "church" than the word "christianity". . . why is that?

So real expecially number 5.As for me i always go to Church that will close early latest before 12:30 ,so i can come back and watch Matches. Like today game Villa vs Arsenal, only God knows if i will step out of my door today.

hmmmmmm

All these lists sef! everybody na expert. no be onething go carry person enter church before?

Mintayo:
Because their parents churches speak the truth, tell them what they should hear, not what they want to hear. So many churches today are speaking what the congregation want to hear not the other way round.

agree...


number 3 is one common reason people do

Am planning to port from my parents church o

But @least after graduating plus NYSC......make them pay my school fee first