Are Pentecostal people judgmental?

[Anonymous]

About a year ago I was attending the Assemblies of God church. Now I finally realized Christianity is not a religion or a church building Christianity is a relationship with God. During the time I was there the pastor talk about how if you donated money to the church the more money the more chances you be blessed and make it to heaven. The pastor care more about tighing rather then saving souls. One time we were at this buffet for our woman church conference for all woman and how to be a good Christian woman. I saw a bionary person struggling holding his tray and trying to grab the silverware. I saw how he was struggling so I went up to binary person out took the meal to the table so not to long it took for my pastor to ask to speak privately the pastor lost it and he was yelling ask me why I help this individual. I show the pastor the scripture about loving our neighbors and the scripture about I shall not judge according to the pastor in his opinion he told me to keep silence that how that individual will go to hell. Not only that after someone went and told the pastor that I had tip the waiter $100 and about how I help a woman pay for her medical needs the pastor got even more upset requesting that I must pay 50% of my income to the church and just stay focus at the church. I left for good that was. my last straw and never look back. Now I am attending a Lutheran church and I used the 10% of my income to help out people. I invited one time one of my friends who is a Jehovah witness and still the pastor said she was demonic. But yet he insisted she come to church and pay tighing. All this pastor spoke about was tighing rather then wanting to help people for their salvation. I was accused of being a witch all because I couldn't speak in tongues. A lot t of Pentecostal beliefs do not make since. I have learn we can still be loving and caring people without having the need to belong into a religion. Anyone here left Assemblies of God Pentecostal church?

[LiamJHayden]

Pentecostals have a tendency to fall into experience over Scripture.

Churches that make the money the primary are serving Mammon, not God.

What I did was find a local, small church where the pastor drives a regular car, walks the walk, and the focus is on the Gospel and helping the homeless, orphans, and widows.

[Asker]

Excellent all Glory and honor to the lost High Heavenly Father.

[strateguy632]

So you met a rotten apple. You can't blame generalized a whole group.

[Asker]

You make a great point. Not all Pentecostal are bad people. I guess all congregations have that one particular person who wants to be Mr or Ms Know it all.

[Taniisokay]

I didn't know that how some churches operates. Giving 50% of the income? That's stealing. *I am Muslim*

You can leave the church, that's stealing from your income and you don't know if they are helping people with your money ANYWAY.

Peace to you 😊

[DrPepper12]

Wow. Always. Trust. Your. Gut. You need to get FAR AWAY from this "pastor". If you believe you only need that, not an organization but a personal relationship with "God".

[Anonymous]

Sounds like you found the wrong church to join. Christian churches can do both, promote following God's law and loving the sinner while hating the sin.

[Opinion Owner]

* wrong congregation

[Asker]

You are right you know a friend sister in Chris told me the same thing you said. Seem like I'm in the wrong house.

[Dargil]

They would call it "discernment" according to fundamentalist doctrine. That is their choice to make.

[beefcakebradybatson]

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[Agape93]

Very

[Asker]

You too had bad experiences with Pentecostal?

[Agape93]

Most people do. They're bigots. Like baptists but weirder

[Asker]

Yes most point finger oh this is bad bad bad to the point it affects their mental health.

[BarryLiverstone]

Yup everyone judges

[Asker]

I guess even animal judge each other in their own language.

[BarryLiverstone]

For sure, even animals judge. It’s how they make decisions and compare