Churches & Entertainment

Why are so many churches succombing to entertainment to attract crowds?  There is a fervent emphasis on entertainment in churches. It is true, many Christians want to feel good and have a good time when they go to church. But so does the world when they go to the theatre, stadium, and resturants.

Why is this so prevelant in Churches? The answer is: Motive.

The fact is: What motivates us, conforms us, thus, methodology is conceived. Many Churches are in step with the methodology of the world. The emphasis is: Do whatever it takes to get people into church. In reality, we should do what it does take to get the Church to go to the World with the Gospel without trickery.

Charles Spurgeon, the great English Baptist preacher, declared with passion,

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"The devil has seldom done a cleverer thing than hinting to the Church that part of their mission is to provide entertainment for the people, with a view to winning them... providing amusement for the people is nowhere spoken of in the Scriptures as a function of the Church...The need is biblical doctrine, so understood and felt that it sets men of fire."


Amen and amen! The World cannot afford a worldly Church.

Sincerely,Dr. Arthur Belanger
 

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