Posted by Thistle on May 31, 2002 at 13:20:42:
In Reply to: the lack of accuntablity in the church..i find it appaling posted by Mister Metal on May 31, 2002 at 12:19:06:
: i have been a christian for 4 years and have reached my height of intolerance...why?? because of the lack of accountablity of church members for one another...its appaling..it makes me sick..why does it seem to me that the church as a body is so divided...why is there a lack of accountabilty i say this speaking of the church as a whole...i have never been discipled...and its been very discouraging to me...and it does not say much about the church...at times i feel that the church is not about a thing....except getting more members..a numbers game you can say...i have reached out..and have had people tell me that they will be there to hold me accountable..it juss so happens that this is only hot air coming out of their lips..and they dont ever back up all those words they speak...this is a message board so..i am venting...GOD knows my heart..he knows how sincere i am..
Your desire to be accountable is good. Unfortunately, a lot of people aren't truly receptive to being held accountable. In some cases, the big "pride monster" rears his ugly head and the brother/sister who tries to hold one accountable is considered "legalistic" or "judgmental." Consequently, many people reticent to hold others accountable. If you are really eager to be held accountable, you need to make yourself accountable to someone that you respect. Let that person, or those people, know that you desire to be held accountable. The best way to be discipled is to be a disciple. How's that for circular logic?