Re: Turning Point Church World Outreach Center-Tell Your Story
Date: November 19, 2009 10:21AM
Hello,
I would like to announce this is my new account, because I lost my password to not only my last account, but to my email as well. So I am starting a new one.
This is Conner. I wanted to first start out by explaining my new name, although it may be self evident I would like to get detailed. I choose this name because of the love and freedom I have found in Christ. There have been many shortcomings, and I have realized just how sinful I am when I let myself loose, that when I am not on the leash of what the people of TPC care about me, I am able to fall without judgement, and get up without criticism. I have found the truth, and the disillusionment is still trying to impact my life choices.
And I wanted to state and talk about what is happening with the RLC news paper article.
I was so happy when I read it, every word of destruction bringing a sense of clarity. I was grateful, very grateful. She did an amazing job, and held no punches. I can only hope it won't take that for TPC to bring themselves to the light. So as to not give Christianity a worse name, they do a good job of that already.
It is sad to see people loose faith in God, but it is easy to see who's faith was in God in the first place. Although that does not make the pain of loosing a brother or sister in the Lord anymore difficult, it might have served to say...they might not have been saved if their faith wasn't in God.
Now I don't know if predestination is or is not true. I believe that sometimes it seems to answer questions, just as free will seems to answer questions. Where is the line. I don't know and beyond an intellectual curiosity I couldn't care less (i did steal that line from Justin peters)
What does matter is that many people will be hurt. I hope to be there for them. They might not trust me, and I hope they don't it would be my privilege to show them a life, sinful, yet still pleasing to God, because of Christ in me.
They will see no fancy prayers, no worship that makes you feel guilty if you don't jump up and down like a robot of the youth church century, no having to be somebody your not, no wacky people yelling in tongues.
Just what Christ did, live the gospel. Be an example of hard work, love, and integrity.
I now work for UPS as a part-time driver helper. My driver is one if the not most hard working, loving people I have met.
He has more compassion than a pastor and works harder than one too, yet he is the one living a life that is modest and conservative.
Well thats all for now.
TAD