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My state, Louisiana, is having some major closings by the governor.

Deacon

Deacon

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Yeshua1 said:
heard though that in some states, churches are going to keep open despite 250 count limits!
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It’s not a law, anyone can meet.
It’s just a good public policy to reduce the spread of the virus.

A large church that continues to hold services is thumbing their nose at their community.

Reasons to meet:
1. “We trust God will protect us from the virus” - no such promise is give in the Bible.

2. The Bible tells us meet - yet there are times when it is expedient not to meet.

3. The church budget will take a hit - see reason #1, “trust God”

Rob
 
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Yeshua1

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Deacon said:
It’s not a law, anyone can meet.
It’s just a good public policy to reduce the spread of the virus.

A large church that continues to hold services is thumbing their nose at their community.

Reasons to meet:
1. “We trust God will protect us from the virus” - no such promise is give in the Bible.

2. The Bible tells us meet - yet there are times when it is expedient not to meet.

3. The church budget will take a hit - see reason #1, “trust God”

Rob
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When does this move /cross the line though from being prudent to now walking in fear?
 
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Scott Downey

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Yeshua1 said:
When does this move /cross the line though from being prudent to now walking in fear?
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People should fear the fire, which means they will seek to avoid getting burned. Fear can be a healthy thing, like the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

Note verse 7...
Romans 13:6-8 King James Version (KJV)
6 For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear;honour to whom honour.
8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
 
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Scarlett O.

Scarlett O.

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Yeshua1 said:
When does this move /cross the line though from being prudent to now walking in fear?
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For me, it's not fear - it's a precaution.

My Sunday School Director just called me 15 minutes ago and said that any teacher who feels like they don't need to be at church - not feeling well, elderly, got lots of small children - should stay at home and not feel bad about it. I teach and said I was coming tomorrow.

The Director will put any overflow in classes where teachers are there. We are not expecting anyone to stay home, but there are a couple of older teachers who have been sick and I feel they need to stay home anyway.

Just precautions and prudence.
 
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RighteousnessTemperance&

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Scott Downey said:
Virginia too. Wife being a school teacher has to do online teaching now. She is not too happy about this.
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I think a lot of students are none too happy about such measures either.

However, I suspect many will be happy not to deal directly with the virus, or with infecting a loved one who fatally succumbs, a definite concern for some of us.
 
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