Where I know I am going wrong in life... But I don't know any better...
I avoid going to church because I have an impure spirit that many pastors in the past have told me that it's affecting them or the members in the church... BUT The bible says
Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah
13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter,[a] and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades[b] will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be[c] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[d] loosed in heaven.” 20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.
The Bible also says do not foresake the gathering of fellow believers..
The Bible also says....1 Corinthians 12:12-27
New International Reader's Version
One Body but Many Parts
12 There is one body, but it has many parts. But all its many parts make up one body. It is the same with Christ. 13 We were all baptized by one Holy Spirit. And so we are formed into one body. It didn’t matter whether we were Jews or Gentiles, slaves or free people. We were all given the same Spirit to drink. 14 So the body is not made up of just one part. It has many parts.
15 Suppose the foot says, “I am not a hand. So I don’t belong to the body.” By saying this, it cannot stop being part of the body. 16 And suppose the ear says, “I am not an eye. So I don’t belong to the body.” By saying this, it cannot stop being part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, how could it hear? If the whole body were an ear, how could it smell? 18 God has placed each part in the body just as he wanted it to be. 19 If all the parts were the same, how could there be a body? 20 As it is, there are many parts. But there is only one body.
21 The eye can’t say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” 22 In fact, it is just the opposite. The parts of the body that seem to be weaker are the ones we can’t do without. 23 The parts that we think are less important we treat with special honor. The private parts aren’t shown. But they are treated with special care. 24 The parts that can be shown don’t need special care. But God has put together all the parts of the body. And he has given more honor to the parts that didn’t have any. 25 In that way, the parts of the body will not take sides. All of them will take care of one another. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it. If one part is honored, every part shares in its joy.
27 You are the body of Christ. Each one of you is a part of it.
Jesus also said...The Calling of Levi
…30But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31 Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 32I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”…
The Faith of the Canaanite Woman
…23But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” 24 He answered, “ I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.…
So in knowing all of these things to be true! I still don't attend church under the guise that I am too sick to attend church... I don't know anywhere in the Bible where it ever says that... Me being schizophrenic and the devil preventing me from attending church because the Nations will drink in her adulteries not mine... That an impure spirit will harass the innocent pastors and innocent church members like it always has in the past, as Pastors have brought it up to me. Or knowing that it's harassed people whom I care about who've lost their jobs because of my impure spirit harassing them and people complaining about them because I gave them the impure spirit in the first place! So woe is me! I don't ever want the church to suffer like that ever again so I don't attend, but I do listen online to my 4 different favorite pastors, so I do have church in my life online, I'm just not attending a physical church and making friends in real life, but I have made friends online who are probably even more devout and faithful and knowledgeable than those who attend my local churches...
I'm sorry to God, and need to know if these are legitamate reasons in His point of view... Am I off the hook, or do I need to follow these scriptures to a T even in my condition? Lord Hear me Please I need to know....
Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah
13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter,[a] and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades[b] will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be[c] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[d] loosed in heaven.” 20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.
The Bible also says do not foresake the gathering of fellow believers..
The Bible also says....1 Corinthians 12:12-27
New International Reader's Version
One Body but Many Parts
12 There is one body, but it has many parts. But all its many parts make up one body. It is the same with Christ. 13 We were all baptized by one Holy Spirit. And so we are formed into one body. It didn’t matter whether we were Jews or Gentiles, slaves or free people. We were all given the same Spirit to drink. 14 So the body is not made up of just one part. It has many parts.
15 Suppose the foot says, “I am not a hand. So I don’t belong to the body.” By saying this, it cannot stop being part of the body. 16 And suppose the ear says, “I am not an eye. So I don’t belong to the body.” By saying this, it cannot stop being part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, how could it hear? If the whole body were an ear, how could it smell? 18 God has placed each part in the body just as he wanted it to be. 19 If all the parts were the same, how could there be a body? 20 As it is, there are many parts. But there is only one body.
21 The eye can’t say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” 22 In fact, it is just the opposite. The parts of the body that seem to be weaker are the ones we can’t do without. 23 The parts that we think are less important we treat with special honor. The private parts aren’t shown. But they are treated with special care. 24 The parts that can be shown don’t need special care. But God has put together all the parts of the body. And he has given more honor to the parts that didn’t have any. 25 In that way, the parts of the body will not take sides. All of them will take care of one another. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it. If one part is honored, every part shares in its joy.
27 You are the body of Christ. Each one of you is a part of it.
Jesus also said...The Calling of Levi
…30But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31 Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 32I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”…
The Faith of the Canaanite Woman
…23But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” 24 He answered, “ I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.…
So in knowing all of these things to be true! I still don't attend church under the guise that I am too sick to attend church... I don't know anywhere in the Bible where it ever says that... Me being schizophrenic and the devil preventing me from attending church because the Nations will drink in her adulteries not mine... That an impure spirit will harass the innocent pastors and innocent church members like it always has in the past, as Pastors have brought it up to me. Or knowing that it's harassed people whom I care about who've lost their jobs because of my impure spirit harassing them and people complaining about them because I gave them the impure spirit in the first place! So woe is me! I don't ever want the church to suffer like that ever again so I don't attend, but I do listen online to my 4 different favorite pastors, so I do have church in my life online, I'm just not attending a physical church and making friends in real life, but I have made friends online who are probably even more devout and faithful and knowledgeable than those who attend my local churches...
I'm sorry to God, and need to know if these are legitamate reasons in His point of view... Am I off the hook, or do I need to follow these scriptures to a T even in my condition? Lord Hear me Please I need to know....
