Faith Deconstructing: Two different types of people
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- There is much to discuss while in the process of deconstructing, and here, we dive a little into the difference between two types of people in their own deconstruction journey. I only share what I'm learning so far in my process, and this topic has been pretty eye opening for me!
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Many times, when someone "re-examines their Faith", .....i would offer this, to be cautious about.
Suppose, you were in a very strict or abusive church. Then, you got away or left it. And you feel good about that. But-- too often-- those same folks who do that, then go from a strict or abusive church to a far-too-lax and loose/casual "hyper-Grace" church where hardly anything is a sin and its all so "totally caszh, duuude" and everything is all about "llooovve" and "Grace"....but no accountability. No difference from "the World". Christians are to be the "Salt of the earth" but where is the salt? I think its good to ask questions and to feel a confidence in one's beliefs. But its sad that sooo often people get out of something and then swing to some opposite extreme. Beware of that. You might enjoy some youtube videos (about Christianity & current "culture") by Natasha Crain.
I appreciate your perspective! I am indeed very much in my faith still. The reason why I started to reevaluate things is because I’ve been discovering more and more how many “cherry-picked” scriptures are used for manipulation and guilt, and taken out of context, being backed in someone’s personal judgment.
Rather than deconstructing in looking for a way out, I looked at all the ways and “why’s” I chose to stay in my faith! The biggest issue with people walking away is that God is put in a box and often expected to act as a convenient genie in a bottle, meeting people’s expectations and to be predictable, which is the furthest thing from who God is!
The other biggest thing is that church wounds or unmet expectations put people in a box to resemble Christ perfectly, but how can flawed and imperfect people be “perfect”? It is healthy to listen to your intuition, and that gentle nudge to move on to another church, rather than putting the entire church community into a lump of failure. There’s so much more I can address with this, but I’ll leave this here.
I'm happy you chose to stay in the faith, regardless of the toxicity that you experience. God wants us to have a relationship with him, not to use it to beat other people down with it. Continue reading and keep praying. I have learned so much not attending a church. If you want, check out the old time pastor named Lenord Ravenhill, his entire focus is about everyone having an individual prayer life with God. And another cool pastor is Charles Spurgeon, his sermons wonderfully show the Love God has for all of us.
Thank you so much for affirmation. I truly appreciate your kind words. I’ve heard of and have read some of Charles Spurgeons books; amazing reads for sure!
Thank you so much for your recommendations, and for the commending words to continue in my faith, and seeking more wisdom and insight. I have learned so much over the last two years, and it still amazes me that I will forever be seeing the heart of God in new ways!
Bless you, friend!