There are many people on this campus that play with the power of God. They think it is funny or humorous to act as if they feel the spirit of God. They falsely speak in tongues and they engage in fake worship. They clearly do not understand the power in the things they perpetrate. When one is worshipping God they are engaging in an intimate moment with Him. God is not to played with.
Since the start of this new semester at UNC, I have seen many people play church. They act as if they are living the Christian lifestyle; yet, they are living the life full of sin and Hell! I understand that nobody is perfect, but Christians should strive to be. Stop the foolishness! Just stop it! Christians endure a lot of crap from people all over the world as being fake and hypocritical, and the people that are playing church are NOT making it easier for us.
We are living in our last days and we as a people do not have the time to be playing games with God!
Since the start of this new semester at UNC, I have seen many people play church. They act as if they are living the Christian lifestyle; yet, they are living the life full of sin and Hell! I understand that nobody is perfect, but Christians should strive to be. Stop the foolishness! Just stop it! Christians endure a lot of crap from people all over the world as being fake and hypocritical, and the people that are playing church are NOT making it easier for us.
We are living in our last days and we as a people do not have the time to be playing games with God!
I agree...its a bad thing that we live in the Bible belt of the world because people think that if you just attend church than you are saved. But that is just another lie. People think that they have the right to live like hypocrites and it makes me upset as well.
ReplyDeleteSnap snap! I most def. agree. I am so sick of it. So sick of it! But wait, as soon as trouble comes around, they are the most holy people ever. Christians need to present themselves as living sacrifice and know that all they do, should be to glory God.
ReplyDeleteHey, I totally respect your opinion and I understand your argument. However, when you say people are "playing church", I'm not sure I understand what you mean. If you are talking about people who go to church but don't necessarily follow a typical Christian lifestyle, then I would have to disagree with you. I personally do not affiliate myself with a religion and I highly respect people who do and who participate in church. Perhaps the people who "play church" are not following a traditional Christian lifestyle but at least they are coming to- what they believe- is worship. At least those people are actively thinking about morals, their life, and God. Perhaps, people who you consider to be "good Christians" should attempt to guide people with love, not slander any small connection they may have with God. Any connection to religion or to a community is a good connection and should be promoted.
ReplyDeleteAllie: I can't speak for Chavez but I know when I'm referring someone "playing church" I'm referring to the horizontal aspect. People that come to church to keep other people from talking about them, or to create a facade of their lives. Furthermore, when people make some of the comments they make about "playing church" it is because we have some idea of what others are doing. Asking people to get their lives straight with God is not a request out of hatred, but concern for the soul, thus a request of love. I think sometimes we confuse constructive criticism with not loving, but in my experience its just the opposite. But, this is just my opinion.
ReplyDeleteChavez: Great blog, really appreciate it!
Well, from my experiences, I have encountered numerous people who play church. In the first three lines of my blog I state my definition of "playing church"- people who play with the power of God: they fake speak in tongues, and they act like they got a personal relationship with God, and they don't. Now I agree with you Allie when you say that it is good for people to attend church, I promote that as well, but I believe that people should strive further and actually obtain a blose and personal relationship with God. And you are also correct about some of today's Christians, we should be more loving, and I strive to love EVERYONE each day, without judging anyone.
ReplyDeleteThank you Allie for your comment...It was greatly appreciated... and thank heartbreaker and the rest who commented on the blog post.
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Chavez I understand the point you are trying to make but you are coming off as a religious zealot. There seems to be too much application of pathos within your post. You should try to create a balance with all three of the rhetorical devices to insure a stable position and argument. But to return to your topic if you don’t agree with certain people’s lifestyle choices then openly tell them your opinions and try to change their ways.
ReplyDeleteThe reason that you find much application of pathos is because I am very passionate about my subject; plus, in the blog reading that Dr. Taylor posted on blackboard stated that the blog needs to be intimate. Meaning that an individual should be open and free. Thus, I use pathos to create an intimate and personal atmosphere within my blog. And I don't think it is my place to tell people that I don't know that they are living an ungodly life. Most people would get offended. All I can do is plant the seed of God.
ReplyDeleteBut thank you for your comment...it was greatly appreciated.
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Sean: I understand why you would argue to see other strategies used more in Chavez's blog entries, however, this is a blog. Blogs are like online diaries and are typically and traditionally places to express one's opinion through emotion. Chavez, perhaps unconsciously, has naturally established the other two elements. Though his ethos and logos are not as prominent as his emotional argument, they are still present. Of course, as you know, the use of all the three elements and the rhetorical triangle is not the ONLY valid way of assessing a work or in this case a blog.
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ReplyDeleteAnonymous what is your point?
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