Let’s try the true gospels… we Primitive Baptists wash one another’s feet. Jesus encouraged doing it. Humility…assisting the brethren, loving them, doing unto others. Let that be your Lenten observation.
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Any one here doing anything for Lent?
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Ascetic X
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While I cannot endorse all the rituals, icon veneration, and other practices of Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox churches, the stripping of all traditions and symbols leaves a church as a bland entity that resembles a positive thinking seminar with lecture-driven religious overtones.
Some churches have become so depleted, they don’t even display a cross, just a pulpit. Nothing in the church distinguishes it from a secular setting.
Sure, you can consider all days the same and not even see Sunday as anything special. Paul mentions this.
Romans 14:5
“One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.”
But the more we remove traditional symbols, feasts, fastings, foot washing, asset sharing, organized evangelism, monasteries, catechisms, prayer meetings, sacred terminology, and holy practices, the less separate from the world a church seems to be.
Before long, church people have the same divorce rate as the unchurched. Tattoos, cigarettes, and low cut blouses show up. Believers compromise on everything. Alcohol and hanging out in taverns becomes okay. Then come the cuss words, fornication, adultery, sports obsessions, tax cheating, revenge, violent video games, occult movies, materialism, mammonism — and now the world dominates the so-called church.
Lent, fasting, Maundy Thursday, crosses, Ash Wednesday, fish symbols, female head coverings, etc. will not necessarily combat worldliness and increase spiritual depth. These can all be outward acts by hypocrites or the spiritually immature. But having certain things that separate us from the world seems very nice.
Some churches have become so depleted, they don’t even display a cross, just a pulpit. Nothing in the church distinguishes it from a secular setting.
Sure, you can consider all days the same and not even see Sunday as anything special. Paul mentions this.
Romans 14:5
“One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.”
But the more we remove traditional symbols, feasts, fastings, foot washing, asset sharing, organized evangelism, monasteries, catechisms, prayer meetings, sacred terminology, and holy practices, the less separate from the world a church seems to be.
Before long, church people have the same divorce rate as the unchurched. Tattoos, cigarettes, and low cut blouses show up. Believers compromise on everything. Alcohol and hanging out in taverns becomes okay. Then come the cuss words, fornication, adultery, sports obsessions, tax cheating, revenge, violent video games, occult movies, materialism, mammonism — and now the world dominates the so-called church.
Lent, fasting, Maundy Thursday, crosses, Ash Wednesday, fish symbols, female head coverings, etc. will not necessarily combat worldliness and increase spiritual depth. These can all be outward acts by hypocrites or the spiritually immature. But having certain things that separate us from the world seems very nice.
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No, it's not a bad thing. But purity and devotion before God should be every day. Fasting from food should never be spoken of or drawn attention to - Matthew 6:16-18.
All I can tell you is what I have seen in Louisiana for most of my life. It's disgusting.
Lent = Beginning with Ash Wednesday - "giving up" something for 40 days or "fasting" from something for whatever reason is unclear. Fasting from fornication, chocolate, liquor, porn, using the F-word or some other vice. Once Easter is over - pick it back up.
Mardi Gras = "Fat Tuesday" - Going crazy and getting these things out of your system so you can fast from them for 40 days and brag to everyone what you are fasting from and let them know how miserable you are without those things.
That's my experience with those who practice Lent and boast about it.
Wow, tragic! I can see your concern!
Ben1445
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I did say that it has been my acquaintances who call it such. I don’t go around teaching them how to believe incorrectly.
No…ya had that right the first time.
Ya right on the money there sister!
Now there is also that thing about child abuse that those priests should look ta give up for Lent… of course they would go right back to it after Easter… thank heavens my mother warned me about it before I fell prey… or is that what that what they mean by prey… and ya know, that’s not even an RC exclusive thing no more. Jesus advises putting a millstone around their necks and dropping them into the sea… why not do that for Lent? Well anyway Jesus suggested it…. Soooo
But you forgot about the foot washing…. By your logic it was good enough for Jesus, then it’s good enough for me … tada
Does it count to just let people take shoes off by your front door?
Jesus taught us, “When you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly (Matthew 6:6-7).
And to answer your question… read John 13:1-17. Then please tell me what the Lord was conveying.
And to answer your question… read John 13:1-17. Then please tell me what the Lord was conveying.
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Please define to me what you ar referring to when you use the term, “unchurched?”
Some people on this here thread should really consider spending time at a Primitive Baptist church then compare appropriately. You’d be ,I’m sure pleasantly surprised.