Questions: Religion & Spirituality

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I tend to think that the whole system is unbiblical, the services themselves and the whole "pastor is the man of God" mentality that seems to premeate those places.

I know people often attempt to bring up Hebrews 10:25, however the bible often describes something a whole lot different than your typical "church service".

Not to mention pastors were not even mentioned, most attempt to bring up 1 Timothy 3, but that was regarding overseers who, again were not anything like these pastors.

The Bible speaks of a quiet gathering in a person's home, with an overseer to watch over things, everyone was involved.

A "church service", is basically where everyone sits down and listens to a pastor talk about how innocent he is and how everyone not in his congregation is going to hell, taking Bible verses out of context to use to beat people over the head when they do not agree with his views.

That is to say nothing about all the money that pastors take in from "tithes and offerings", originally something meant to help build the temple, now something to add to a pastor's personal bank account for them to spend on luxury while God does not even cross their minds.

I know some will say that I am generalizing, however dig a bit deeper before you start defending a particular pastor, after all, the Bible does say that satan will masquerade as an angel of light. (God also tells us to be diligent.)

So what do you all think? Do you think church services are biblical?

In addition to the sexual abuse of minors that's been in the news for a long time, recently sexual abuse of nuns by priests and bishops has been in the news.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pope-francis-nuns-sexual-abuse-catholic-church-priests-scandal-bishops-a8765031.html

What's the best thing the Catholic church can do to stop this abuse?

Honestly, I think people who are called, consecrated, remnant and set apart should boast in the Holy Ghost to show others the joy they can endure in living life to the fullest and being able to make it through your trials and tribulations easier.

Of course God will not prevent trials from you because it's needed for spiritual growth. The more of the power that the Holy Ghost is shown towards 'atheists', I think they will sooner or later want to experience that too.

In no way am I implying that people who have the Holy Ghost are better than those who don't or people who don't boast in it better than those who don't but we should not be fearful for what others think of us Holy Ghost boasters.

If you feel I am carrying this too far, please have a heart to heart discussion with me.

Please pick the answer that best fits.

Big time MAJOR bonus points for anybody who can fully detail their reply.

Anything that happens in a person's life can be considered a business. Since people work often, they make their jobs their business and many people have social lives, so socialness is a business.

However, since death ends life, maybe it's not a true thing and since death technically doesn't occur during life but after life, maybe it's not a business. There's also some evidence, although not proof that death is not the end: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/biocentrism/201111/is-death-illusion-evidence-suggests-death-isn-t-the-end

Since crime occurs in some people's life, crime is a business. Laziness can be a business.

Not minding your own business but minding the business of others can even be called a business. Wow, is there anyway to escape this?