RE: 10 Reasons for the Institutional Church. You've heard, of course, of those prisoners and patients who become "institutionalized?" They become so bound by the rules and regulations and the programs; so used to having things done for them or to them; so used to being told what to do, how to do it, and when to do it, that they cannot operate outside of the restrictions and/or in liberty.I will leave it to you to contemplate for yourself the repercussions for those people who are likewise bound by Denominational Doctrine, man-made rules and regulations, (legalism,) and the programs found in "institutionalized" churches,.... and my definition of "institutionalized" is where the building or the denomination or the program becomes more important than either Christ or the Gospel.I, for one, cannot tolerate "institutionalism" in the church.
Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 5:00AM
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thanks for the link, daryl! I see we're fellow gcts grads... God bless! drew
Drew:Thanks for your blog. I've been enjoying it quite a bit.
RE: 10 Reasons for the Institutional Church. You've heard, of course, of those prisoners and patients who become "institutionalized?" They become so bound by the rules and regulations and the programs; so used to having things done for them or to them; so used to being told what to do, how to do it, and when to do it, that they cannot operate outside of the restrictions and/or in liberty.I will leave it to you to contemplate for yourself the repercussions for those people who are likewise bound by Denominational Doctrine, man-made rules and regulations, (legalism,) and the programs found in "institutionalized" churches,.... and my definition of "institutionalized" is where the building or the denomination or the program becomes more important than either Christ or the Gospel.I, for one, cannot tolerate "institutionalism" in the church.