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Originally Posted by Evangelical
We have to draw the line somewhere. But actually we don't - the core problem is that church is defined by what caters for people's needs rather than what the bible reveals church should be. This is why today we even see LGBT churches that cater for their needs.
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Again, you seem to think that "what the bible reveals church should be" is agreed on by everyone. It isn't and probably will never be. And you can't decide for everyone else. All you can do is take care of your own conscience, meet where and as the Lord leads you and give others the freedom to do so as well. From that place minister positively. Things generally work out better that way.
From that basis of generality, tolerance and doing one's best to get along (blessed are the peacemakers), God has a platform where he can work.
The only other option is to become the negative busybody you seem to have become. If you insist on "drawing lines" you are just going to aggravate more animosity. I'm not saying there are not times to put our feet down. But let's wait for the Lord to tell us to do so in specific, strategic situations. Otherwise you just begin to sound like the boy who cried wolf, and everybody is going to tune you out. You've been droning on ever since you got here about all the problems in Christianity. It just gets tedious after a while.
What you don't realize is you are also talking about the Church, because whether you like it or not the state of Christianity is the state of the Church. And constant harping is just discouraging.
Simply put, I suggest a more positive approach. If you still feel to be pedantic, do so more strategically, instead of constantly. Less is quite often more.