I came into the church in 1975 in Boston

[aron]

Originally Posted by P. Hayes64

I am currently a part of a small church in Fort Worth, but always feeling tremendous guilt that I am not attending the local church.

"always feeling tremendous guilt" - this is the result of a ministry of judgment and condemnation. In order to escape this feeling, you must recognize it for what it is. Call it what it is, and it will no longer bother you.

It turns out that disobedient spirits love to hide out in religion! Who woulda thunk it? They bring you in, "love bomb" you if you go along, get you to unquestioningly agree with their characterization of everyone else as fallen, dark, natural etc and that you alone are "God's best", and then you have the hook in you. Whatever they want you'll do, or you'll feel the tremendous guilt and weight of the condemnation which you already agreed was justified.

But there is no condemnation in Christ Jesus. He was judged for our transgressions. Refuse those feelings of guilt for what they are. And be wise, and recognise the teachings that lie behind them. Once you begin to question those teachings, they will no longer have power over you.