Church is Boring. Hymns are annoying.

[VIDEODROME]

Oh man...

For some insane reason, my parents like to watch the corny reruns of Hee Haw. It's whole premise seems to be telling jokes that suck, and they know they suck, and they hope you'll laugh at how bad the jokes are.

I will say that Junior is mostly funny more because of the way he mumbles his lines than because of the actual jokes.

 

[Christian Liberty]

@The OP- Whatever you do, don't listen to the Romanists, Orthodox, etc. in this thread. There's a reason I posted the text I posted. The Mass, confessional, and mortal sin doctrine are a complete perversion of the gospel of grace. See Ephesians 2:8-9, Galatians 1:6-9, and John 10:15-29

A child could tell the wickedness of the RCC in the light of those texts.

 

[Christian Liberty]

Why would it depress you? You should feel absolute awe at the love and humility it took for God Himseld to die for you!

Its actually disgusting, as is your avatar. Christ rose again on the third day. He isn't still on the cross. Why do you think he still is in Romanist churches?

(Here's a hint: It has something to do with the mass and the blasphemous doctrine of transubstantiation.)

 

[TaftFan]

Why would it depress you? You should feel absolute awe at the love and humility it took for God Himseld to die for you!

Not that I am too familiar with Catholic and similar churches, but the mood doesn't seem to exactly foster celebration. It depends on peoples personality, I guess. Art admirers or bird watchers would probably fit well in a Catholic church.

 

[TaftFan]

I'm a Pentacostal in the south so church services never get boring, LOL! I actually get spiritual fulfillment out of them as well.

If you want entertainment, which I don't recommend should be your reason for going to church, find a black-heritage church.

 

[VIDEODROME]

Why would it depress you? You should feel absolute awe at the love and humility it took for God Himseld to die for you!

Well, I also felt the same way when I saw that Mel Gibson movie. Like I'm watching a snuff film.

I mean if Jesus wanted to leave behind some lessons for better living that's cool. But maybe capturing the moment like in sculpture seems like a morbid thing to look at every week.

I'm curious, while this subject is brought up, are there any Churches that display a Resurrected Christ rather then the one being brutalized and killed? It seems like that would be more inspiring.

 

[eduardo89]

Its actually disgusting, as is your avatar. Christ rose again on the third day. He isn't still on the cross. Why do you think he still is in Romanist churches?

(Here's a hint: It has something to do with the mass and the blasphemous doctrine of transubstantiation.)

Catholics look at the crucifix as a remembrance of His pain and suffering that He placed upon Himself in order that we could by-pass the consequences of sin. Because we receive our salvation through Our Lord’s death, we gaze upon the crucifix with reverence, adoration and thankfulness to Him, the Lord of lords.

 

[heavenlyboy34]

Its actually disgusting, as is your avatar. Christ rose again on the third day. He isn't still on the cross. Why do you think he still is in Romanist churches?

(Here's a hint: It has something to do with the mass and the blasphemous doctrine of transubstantiation.)

D00d, I've seen that in Baptist churches. Besides, if that's all the Catholic art you've seen, you aren't qualified to talk about this. There are plenty of resurrection scenes, nativity scenes, and other icons.

Get an art history book. You'll typically find several chapters of images along these lines.

 

[eduardo89]

I'm curious, while this subject is brought up, are there any Churches that display a Resurrected Christ rather then the one being brutalized and killed? It seems like that would be more inspiring.

I've seen some Catholic Churches which display a resurrected Christ instead of a crucifix.

 

[VIDEODROME]

I'm a Pentacostal in the south so church services never get boring, LOL! I actually get spiritual fulfillment out of them as well.

If you want entertainment, which I don't recommend should be your reason for going to church, find a black-heritage church.

I should just admit that I don't get worship in general.

The way many people describe God makes him seem like something so far out of human experience I find it hard to believe he needs human acknowledgement this badly on a weekly basis.

Oh yes, I should check on these puny humans on that blue planet and make sure they're paying proper homage to me or it will bruise my almighty ego.

 

[heavenlyboy34]

Well, I also felt the same way when I saw that Mel Gibson movie. Like I'm watching a snuff film.

I mean if Jesus wanted to leave behind some lessons for better living that's cool. But maybe capturing the moment like in sculpture seems like a morbid thing to look at every week.

I'm curious, while this subject is brought up, are there any Churches that display a Resurrected Christ rather then the one being brutalized and killed? It seems like that would be more inspiring.

You're describing "Passion" scenes. They are deeply sad and emotional because that's what that moment represents. There's a huge array of emotion expressed in religious art.

 

[Christian Liberty]

You're turning into Sola_Fide, but at least he was somewhat intelligent

I'm generally more hostile on the internet

That said... have I really changed all that much? I don't think I have.

 

[VIDEODROME]

D00d, I've seen that in Baptist churches. Besides, if that's all the Catholic art you've seen, you aren't qualified to talk about this. There are plenty of resurrection scenes, nativity scenes, and other icons.

I'm sure virtually all of them have to role this stuff out for Easter at least. It seems like afterward many return focus to the Last Supper and leading up to being killed.

Also, I think all Catholic churches have you surrounded by the Stations of the Cross.

 

[fr33]

I have to agree that Catholic mass is mind numbingly boring. The congregations responses sound like robots. It's pretty safe to say that a high percentage of the audience are just going through the motions because it's memorized from when they were small children. Not much thought is put into it. It's just the thing you do once a week and on the holy days you choose to attend.

As for the bloody scenes of crucifixion and the stations of the cross; it sounds to me like from up top in the church they are trying to phase these out. The local diocese here has been pressuring churches to remove the big crucifixion art from the alter but they've faced some resistance. I don't mind that stuff that much. Usually it's some interesting artwork to look at while the boring mass is going on. (I only attend mass for weddings and funerals).

 

[VIDEODROME]

 

[fr33]

I do enjoy the hippy-ish type of music that the church tends to have though. They could use some additions to their playlist though.

 

[heavenlyboy34]

I'm generally more hostile on the internet

That said... have I really changed all that much? I don't think I have.

You seem more hostile/confrontational...Sola_Fide-ish. JMHO.

 

[pacelli]

Merry Christmas. Don't you wish church hymns sounded like this?

 

[Matthew5]

We gather on Sunday to bring our offering to God as a people. In the ancient church, this is in form of the Eucharist. It's about bringing our thanks to God, asking for His mercy, and then participating in His divine energies, as community of believers, especially!

Here's a book you might find helpful:

http://store.ancientfaith.com/help-im-bored-in-church/

It's written from an Eastern Orthodox perspective, but given your liturgical background, you might find some commonalities. One way is to get more involved with the services. There's quite abit that goes on to make the services flow, perhaps you could be a part of it?

 

[robert68]

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