(Taken from
“Christian Counterculture”, and on-line magazine which I’m sure has a
copyright on all their material so do not publish this
or
let anyone else know what they are saying because you may have to face
God Almighty someday for it.)
1st Corinthians 14 According
to Today’s Christian Culture*
What then shall we say,
brothers? When you come together, the Worship Leader leads the worship
time, the Associate Pastor makes the announcements, and the Senior
Pastor gives the sermon, after the children have been removed to
“children’s church” of course. All of these things are done for the
strengthening of the laypeople — who only have an hour or so a week to
be really spiritual.
If anyone besides the Pastor
thinks they have something to say, they should not interrupt the
service. Rather, they should remain quiet. (There’s plenty of time for
that after church, preferably in the foyer.) Let them sit in the pew and
face the back of the neck ahead of them.
As is taught in church
membership classes, the laypeople are to remain silent while in church.
(It might stumble someone!)
Who do they think they are,
anyway? The Pastor speaks with authority; he has been ordained. The
layperson has not. If someone desires to remain a church member in good
standing, let him or her acknowledge that what I am writing is our
official denominational practice.
If someone ignores this, the
church ushers will promptly escort him or her out the doors of the
sanctuary. Moreover, they will be directed to find another church.
Therefore, my brothers, be
eager to sit back and be blessed by your ministerial team, and do not
draw attention to yourself, thus interrupting the Spirit. But everything
should be done exactly as it is set forth in the church bulletin.
*We advise comparing this with your own preferred Bible translation*
- Chris Simonson
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