(July 22, 2013 at 3:09 pm)BadWriterSparty Wrote:(July 22, 2013 at 5:58 am)Godschild Wrote: Christ rebuked the religious leaders of His day for the rituals, especially those that dealt with leaving others outside of worship and those that put some on pedestals. We have some things in our churches that we might call ritual, but in the case of the Baptist it's to bring the church together in worship of God. There are rituals in today's church that are beneficial, now I'm speaking of the protestant churches. The Catholics and Orthodox will have to speak up for their rituals. Prayer should never be a ritual in any denomination.
Is it not a ritual to go to Church every Sunday? So you're telling us that you're against that?
That IMO is not a ritual, it is a day of rest and worship that is set aside for God, some Christians worship on Saturday observing the Jewish Sabbath, which I believe is fine, actually Christians should be in worship every day.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
