News, Punch thy neighbor? 'Fight church' doesn't turn the other cheek.
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In other words, fight your neighbor, and hate your enemy?
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Originally Posted by Vizio
It's a gimmick. We're seeing a lot of gimmicks nowadays in today's Christianity. No different than a church doing a production of Star Wars on Easter Sunday.
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Originally Posted by DewDropInn
It's a ministry. Do you have a problem with people having alternative-type churches to reach people who would otherwise never walk into one?
How much time have you spent in the 'hood, Vizio? How much time have you spent in the barrio where something like this will keep kids off the streets and, maybe, light a spark of faith?
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Originally Posted by allenk893
Not sure how I feel about this. People don't beat each other up in Heaven. I totally get doing outreaches to groups that otherwise wouldn't step in a church but this is slightly pushing it.
It's true!
No one reads the link. Just go by the Title
Read the article. It is about a pastor whose hobby is mixed martial arts.
From the article:
I’m a pastor by trade, and the next morning I was set to preach the Easter sermon.
But on that night, I was preparing for something else entirely. This wasn’t the normal, churchgoing crowd.
I was about to enter the cage and compete in a mixed martial arts bout.
When I tell people I’m a pastor and a mixed martial arts fighter, I usually get some puzzled looks.
Read the article. It is about a pastor whose hobby is mixed martial arts.
From the article:
I’m a pastor by trade, and the next morning I was set to preach the Easter sermon.
But on that night, I was preparing for something else entirely. This wasn’t the normal, churchgoing crowd.
I was about to enter the cage and compete in a mixed martial arts bout.
When I tell people I’m a pastor and a mixed martial arts fighter, I usually get some puzzled looks.
Read the article. It is about a pastor whose hobby is mixed martial arts.
I read it. I also went to the church website to see where it was. I'm very familiar with ministries that do this type of thing and have seen people's lives changed because of them.
It's quite amazing (and a special kind of blessing) to sit in a church next to a guy covered in prison tattoos who is there (with his wife and child) after turning his life around because he's connected with a non-traditional pastor. And church.
In other words, fight your neighbor, and hate your enemy?
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Originally Posted by Mr5150
It's true!
No one reads the link. Just go by the Title
Read the article. It is about a pastor whose hobby is mixed martial arts.
From the article:
I’m a pastor by trade, and the next morning I was set to preach the Easter sermon.
But on that night, I was preparing for something else entirely. This wasn’t the normal, churchgoing crowd.
I was about to enter the cage and compete in a mixed martial arts bout.
When I tell people I’m a pastor and a mixed martial arts fighter, I usually get some puzzled looks.
I participated in this sport years ago, not by choice; it can be quite bloody and violent.
My only question is, what motivates a person to 'fight' his brother and 'hate' his enemies?
Read the article. It is about a pastor whose hobby is mixed martial arts.
From the article:
I’m a pastor by trade, and the next morning I was set to preach the Easter sermon.
But on that night, I was preparing for something else entirely. This wasn’t the normal, churchgoing crowd.
I was about to enter the cage and compete in a mixed martial arts bout.
When I tell people I’m a pastor and a mixed martial arts fighter, I usually get some puzzled looks.
I shall never again bash a brother except it be in the name of The Lord!!!
I shall never again bash a brother except it be in the name of The Lord!!!
And both sides claim victory in the name of God, which is uncertain and questionable?
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