CaptainXeroid
Following Christ
Sorry for the snip from 2 different posts, but you make 2 excellent points.pdoel said:...I think Jesus would be appalled at the idea of Churches turning members away for ANY reason....I think the idea of a Church not allowing people because they feel they are sinners is appalling and against everything the Church SHOULD be.
If the question posed had been "Should churches exclude people because they are sinners?", I would answer emphatically "NO!" for the reasons you stated.
The question, however, is "Should a church be allowed to choose it's members?", to which I answer emphatically "YES!"
Think about it this way....If I walk into a Jewish temple or Islamic mosque and proclaim that I believe Jesus is the Messiah, should either congregation be required to accept me as a member? I think we can all agree the answer should be "no".