Where you can find more Jesus and less crap!

What are the requirements of being a Christian? What about the rules that must be followed in order to be called a church?
People are often turned away from church, God, and religion all together because of these so called "rules" and "requirements". The view of church and christianity has been skewed so badly because of the entertainment world and all of the church's out there that have God "figured out". Since when did it become a sin to not sing out of hymnals, or to say the word crap? Come on people seriously? So many people in church's nowadays try to put on a holy facade and make themselves look as perfect as possible. They memorize as many bible verses as possible and on Sundays they dress up and talk about Jesus, but as soon as monday begins they are back to work and that whole "Jesus outfit" gets put away until next Sunday. Sounds kind of like the Pharisees to me. Anyone who wasn't as perfect as they were and kept the Sabbath holy and praised God as they praised God was not worthy to be called a follower of Him. There is nothing in the Bible that says you have to wear a shirt and tie to church, or that if you say the word crap you are going to hell. People get turned away from church because many churches out there put on that "only perfect people allowed" act and therefore if you have sinned or if you have tattoos, or are an alcoholic, or addicted to porn, or you listen to secular music then you are NOT welcome in God's house. This kind of attitude disgusts me. In the eyes of God sinning is sinning, no matter how drastic. Saying the Lord's name in vain when you hit your thumb with a hammer is the same as cold blooded murder! No one on this earth is any better than anyone else, and those who judge while here on earth will be judged tens times worse when standing before Christ. Next time you start to judge someone based on their sins and their outward appearence remember what the bible says in Luke 6:37-42
37"Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
39He also told them this parable: "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? 40A student is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.
41"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 42How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,' when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.'"

A Digital Case of the Mondays

Temper is one thing I've never really had to worry about. I've always been extremely patient in traffic, in line, in everything i do...except for technology. As far as I can remember back in my past, my unfortunate encounters with technology have resulted in or were a result of my loss in temper. I'm not even talking about like hurry hurry I'm quite upset...I'm talking about explosion, yelling, punching everything around me for no reason...All because my dvr didn't fully record something, or my computer freezes, or my cell phone starts acting up. When stuff like this happens i go into hulk mode for a good 5-10 minutes. After I start to calm down i go into sulk mode and don't want to do anything the rest of the day like its the end of the world. What a spoiled baby! How is it that I can be so selfish and so upset about dvr and a cell phone...SERIOUSLY!?! These are luxuries that i can live without and have grown used to because of our highly technological society. How pathetic is it that i can sit on an on ramp for over 3 hours by myself in the middle of the night while traffic is at a stand still, but when my phone does turn on or wont send a text i flip my lid. Technology has always been a struggle in my walk with Christ. I'm always wanting the newest technology and the biggest TVs and nicest cell phones and its starting to make me sick to my stomach. What happened when my parents were growing up and they didn't have color TV, dvr, or cell phones...how did they ever survive! So many times God tells us to leave everything of this world behind and follow him, but time and time again i find myself saying "yeah I'll leave everything behind to follow you God...except my cell phone, what if there is an emergency?" or "Lord, I'm completely devoted to you...let me just watch my recorded shows till I'm too tired to pray and pass out on the couch." I'm finding myself in a position where technology is almost a necessity and it shouldn't be that way. Hopefully I can pull myself together enough to find a middle ground and continue running after god without having to stop and check my phone every 10 minutes.

Newbie

I'm a little new to this whole blogging thing...actually i'm extreamly new to this blogging thing! I decided to start blogging after reading my pastor's blogs. I have so much on my mind all of the time and i figured i might as well share some of my experiences, beliefs, and questions with everyone else. Hopefully it results is positive and helpful feedback. I'm going to start blogging at least three times a week for sure, then if there is ever something important or big on my mind or heart, i'll post it! I'm kinda nervous, but oh well...you never know how something will turn out unless you try it right?

Here goes nothing!

Adam Williams