Would you join the Elevation Church?

[rsr]

Short answer: Nope. I have never attended or been a member of a church that did not have financial transparency.

a group of overseers responsible for deciding the Charlotte minister's salary is made up of other well-known megachurch leaders.

What Baptist church leaves such a thing to outsiders? And what Baptist pastor would connive in usurping the local church's authority by setting up such a board or would agree to serve on it? Bah.

 

[rlvaughn]

In seeking to the leadership of the Spirit I would expect that leadership to harmonize with the Word that the Spirit has given. I believe Scripture teaches every Christian should be baptized and fellowship with a local congregation. I believe Scripture commands Christians to follow to the leadership and teaching of their church. We should not join a congregation where we know we cannot conscientiously do that. I believe Scripture requires us to withdraw from those who walk disorderly. We cannot both unite with and withdraw from the disorderly at the same time.

Here is an example made a little more extreme, which might help make the point. If I received an impression, dream, vision or voice from "God" telling me to join the Roman Catholic Church, rather than go and join the Roman Catholic Church I would question whether the impression, dream, vision or voice was actually from God.

Perhaps this will help in understanding the mentality of believers who see a church like Elevation and answer, "No, I would not join."

 

[Yeshua1]

Correct. I led a bible study 3 years ago which aided in reshaping church doctrine. And last year started preaching....


Yup. I can't say I'd like it, as I wasn't real crazy about coming where I am now. But I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that He told me to come here.

fwiw, I knew 4 years ahead of actually coming here. I had no idea of timing, etc....tried to be faithful where I was, and trusted God to lead/make the way....

If He told me to join her church, I would

So you think God will lead and guide you to attend a chuch whre thetrue gospel and real doctrines are not stressed?
Such as a Joel Osteen/Kenneth Copeland for exampel?

 

[Yeshua1]

In seeking to the leadership of the Spirit I would expect that leadership to harmonize with the Word that the Spirit has given. I believe Scripture teaches every Christian should be baptized and fellowship with a local congregation. I believe Scripture commands Christians to follow to the leadership and teaching of their church. We should not join a congregation where we know we cannot conscientiously do that. I believe Scripture requires us to withdraw from those who walk disorderly. We cannot both unite with and withdraw from the disorderly at the same time.

Here is an example made a little more extreme, which might help make the point. If I received an impression, dream, vision or voice from "God" telling me to join the Roman Catholic Church, rather than go and join the Roman Catholic Church I would question whether the impression, dream, vision or voice was actually from God.

Perhaps this will help in understanding the mentality of believers who see a church like Elevation and answer, "No, I would not join."

Th basic question to me is why would God direct us to a church not teaching real gospel nor truths of the Faith?

 

[JamesL]

So you think God will lead and guide you to attend a chuch whre thetrue gospel and real doctrines are not stressed?
Such as a Joel Osteen/Kenneth Copeland for exampel?

Heck, he led me to a Reformed church, so why not?

 

[Yeshua1]

Heck, he led me to a Reformed church, so why not?

A Reformed church, if conservative, will be teaching the real doctrines of God, not those I metioned!

 

[JamesL]

A Reformed church, if conservative, will be teaching the real doctrines of God, not those I metioned!

maybe not the ones you mentioned, but still not the real doctrines of God...

 

[Yeshua1]

maybe not the ones you mentioned, but still not the real doctrines of God...

Which would be what?

 

[PeterM]

No, but not because of personalities one way of the other. And not because I don't know a given staff member's salary. As a pastor, I have never published my salary.

I wouldn't be a member of Elevation strictly for theological and ecclesiological reasons.

 

[Yeshua1]

No, but not because of personalities one way of the other. And not because I don't know a given staff member's salary. As a pastor, I have never published my salary.

I wouldn't be a member of Elevation strictly for theological and ecclesiological reasons.

Wha would those be?