An Interesting One

Woah I didn't see this coming..

Taken from a Christian friend's blog.

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Church Goers = Good People...True???

Ever since I was in uni, i.e. ever since I left the comfort of my home, my father and some church friends in uni have been pestering me to attend church every single week. And even now, when I'm at work, the pestering persisted. I've always managed to give an excuse and get away with it. I mean, my dad can't possibly come over just to check if I attended church or not, right? Somehow or other, my dad knew that I haven't been attending church anymore and I could tell that his patience is waning. Still, what the heck. Now, come more "beleaguerers"; vince, m, l and y. It came to a point where I felt annoyed and suffocated. Please don't take it to heart.

I still remembered this conversation I had with my buddies last christmas cum birthday party. And it lingered in my mind till now. My friend's boyfriend had backslidden and detested going to church a lot. I think he hasn't stepped into a church for like five years already. That night, at the party, he had an argument with our circle of friends because they actually asked his girlfriend to call it quits with him just because he detested church. He deciphered it as "those who don't go to church are bad people". And he got even more fed up with them.

The reason he stopped going to church was because there are lots of Christians who put up a fake facade. And, sad to say, I secretly agreed with him. I've come across many who called themselves Christians, yet they live a life so unlike one. For instance, free sex, staying together yet not married, betraying pals, helping others for a cost, not acknowledging who the head of the family is, getting jealous of others' successes and intelligence, fasting and praying in public just like the pharisees, boasting of your wealth just to make yourself look good and at the same time disparaging others, giving nothing yet expecting something in return, acting all holy and shiat, being greedy, etc. But if they were to find out that others were doing EXACTLY the same thing they did, or something worse, they would go all shocked and sad and surprised and disappointed, and crushed and the list could go on and on and on and on. Yet, they knew not that they are all fakers. Pretenders. Impostors. Hypocrites. Bogus.

This is also one of the many reasons why I don't want to go to church. I don't want to end up with the hypocrites. Being all nice and sweet, and after that, cursing and swearing like nobody's business. Blerrghhh! This disgust me a lot. And when they bring up the topic of why I don't go to church, I just sat quietly and let them do the talking. It's best to let them talk and say nothing on your part. Then it would be a much much shorter argument rather than you arguing and lengthening the whole thing.

To my avid readers, I know I've hit bulls eye. Maybe not all of the above, but I know I've definitely hit some. That was partly my intention. So, please correct your "un-holiness" before you come charging at me. It could be that I'm holier than you are. Do not see a speck of dust in my eye and not recognising the plank of wood in your own eye. And, I don't think church goers are good people. And my apologies if any of you are offended, for I know some will be, but I don't give a flying tuck.

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Ahem. Although I am not a regular church goer, my reason for not attending is far from that..really!