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In the 70's

Classik

Classik

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In the 70's

How many of us are familiar with this phrase, 'In the Seventies'? Very very funny. How about in the Today's?

Most of 'In the 70's' Chrsitians are still alive today. Some of them are like 'retired' christians, retired from Christian activities. They are still in faith. They tell you: this is the way we did it.

Some others have backslidden already. Why? Most of them thought Christ would come in the 70's. So, they were very zealous for the things of God. God kind of has delayed His coming; these 70's people are tired of waiting. Some have lost faith, some are still in faith (kind of unconcerned with Church activities), some are there to criticise you, 'you didn't do it well here!!! This is the way we did it'
But why can't they do it again??? ;) old-fashioned??? :chin



So, how many of us of the 'In the Today's' have had encounters with the 'In the 70's' people? They were zealots, indeed. But today...
 
I grew up in the seventies and wish I was about 10 years older so I could have enjoyed the music/ hippy movement as it was happening. It would have been great being a part of the Jesus/ hippy movement.

I didn't get saved until 1986, but I know what you're saying. I feel like a has-been. I talk more about what I did instead of what I'm doing, lol. My biggest reason? I've become disillusioned by the church--those attending churches. I've virtually lost hope our meetings can ever be what I honestly think God meant them to be, and which I have experienced.

Age has a lot to do with it to. There comes a point in your life when you stop thinking about what you want to accomplish in life and you start thinking how you're going to wrap it up. I've crossed over that hump. For about 6 years now I've been in the 'how to wrap it up' phase.
 
Jethro Bodine said:
I've crossed over that hump. For about 6 years now I've been in the 'how to wrap it up' phase.
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That's great then. We have a lot of them who are bench warmers, kinda. Do I need to blame them? No. How I wish they all will be revived again....'cause I'm sick of the 'the way we did it' phrase.
 
Classik said:
That's great then. We have a lot of them who are bench warmers, kinda. Do I need to blame them? No. How I wish they all will be revived again....'cause I'm sick of the 'the way we did it' phrase.
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I wish I'd seen enough accomplished in regard to the church in the last twenty-five years that I could say 'that's how we did it'.

It's your turn now. What are you gonna do?:chin
 
reba said:
Sheeesh Classik some of us go back beyond the 70s you see grasshopper we are wiser
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Wiser indeed:lol Some of the 'In the 70's' people read magazines in church. They are retired christians.;) They are usually characterised by: sit-at-the-back-of-the-church-and-fire- recrimination at the 'In the Today's' people. :bigfrown. :lol
 
To be honest, Christianity in the 70's and backwards seem better than what we have today. I have heard people's testimonies. Our world today is full of lawlessness. (Not that am trying to justify the 'the way we did it' people in churches who refuse to do anything)
 
The churches didn't seem to be so political back in the 70's. And there didn't seem to be all the "us verses them" attitudes then.

Back then there were gay Christians but they were kinda "don't ask don't tell", and believe it or not, there were even Christians who were Democrats.
 
Classik said:
(Not that am trying to justify the 'the way we did it' people in churches who refuse to do anything)
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I wonder who 'we' is. Are these people former church leaders? Who are these older people who now don't want to do anything? What denomination are you in?

I ask because I can't relate to what you're saying. It seems the ones who (seemingly) don't do anything (whatever that's supposed to be) in their old age didn't do anything when they were younger either. That's been my observation in the churches I've been in.
 
joethemechanic said:
The churches didn't seem to be so political back in the 70's. And there didn't seem to be all the "us verses them" attitudes then.

Back then there were gay Christians but they were kinda "don't ask don't tell", and believe it or not, there were even Christians who were Democrats.
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really? i was a dont ask dont tell gay bisexual. god didnt let me take communion and he seemed to yell at me. you are in sin dont drink of my blood. the pastor of that church never knew that i was in that sin. i repented when a prophetess who found out told me that it was sin.

one cant serve two masters.
 
jasoncran said:
really? i was a dont ask dont tell gay bisexual. god didnt let me take communion and he seemed to yell at me. you are in sin dont drink of my blood. the pastor of that church never knew that i was in that sin. i repented when a prophetess who found out told me that it was sin.

one cant serve two masters.
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I'm not saying the gays weren't sinning, but they were not ostracized by the fellowship the way it seems like they are today.

There really is too much finger pointing going on in the churches today. Church seemed to be a much more peaceful place then.

And there were none of those big screen video monitors, I hate those monitors and just about anything that they show on them.
 
uh well i dont think that would be the case. i had my urge to be with man in the early 80s. my hometown has murdered a gay man and left him to rot in a dumpser. i know that isnt the case. if they were to repent then or just to listen. but kicked out? i doubt that if they were sincere in wanting to learn and seeking. sure some woud. today i know of gay men or men that struggled in a few churches that i have attended.
 
Jethro Bodine said:
I wonder who 'we' is. Are these people former church leaders? Who are these older people who now don't want to do anything? What denomination are you in?

I ask because I can't relate to what you're saying. It seems the ones who (seemingly) don't do anything (whatever that's supposed to be) in their old age didn't do anything when they were younger either. That's been my observation in the churches I've been in.
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Let's call it PENTECOSTAL....

The 'we' am talking about does not just mean that the set are absolute slackers. They assist in church services too - but not as they did during the 70's when perhaps they thought Christ would come the next morning. In this 'we', there includes some leaders and ordinary members.

The major problem we the young ones have with them is, they dwell in criticism!!! :crying At times it's constructive criticism. They always want to find faults with us. They kind of think being young or a youth today is all about immorality and unseriousness with church stuff. (They kind of think the technology we have in churches today are inappropriate, e.g. I want my electronic bible [they tell you paper bible is the ultimate], the pastor may like a keyboard strings ensemble background [they tell you you are not focussing - you are disturbing the church], you may choose to evangelise through the net or media [they want door to door evangelism], there are uncountable issues to write here. [they tell you how they traveled as far as Gaza to evangelise to the poor, they tell you how they made church a priority over their jobs, they tell you how they used to pray and take communion, they tell you dancing is absolute madness - they tell you all the thing they did in their '70's'. They are kind of retired christians today. They seldom involve themselves in what we do...perhaps not that we are doing the wrong thing (we aren't doing the wrong thing) maybe Christ's seemingly delayed coming has weakened them...

Few of them embrace changes (some can't help it;)). The rest ignore you when once your activities don't agree with what they practised in their '70's' :sad

I hope this helps. How I wish the First Lady, reba would tell us how they did it in thier days :lol is she retired? She doesn't seem to have retired. To me, she's a youth at heart. But once she disagrees with 'us', the young ones, I will have to edit this :toofunny
 
Although I'm not personally familiar with this kind of friction in a church, lol, I guess it's part of the reason why I believe churches should be more fellowship/ learning centered rather than outreach/ ministry centered.

Ministries are fine, but 'church' is not to be confused with, or replaced with ministry.
 
Wow, way back in the 1900's, the memories of the 70's when I was a teenager trying to figure out what life was all about and where I fit into the scheme of things. A time of social unrest within myself filtering through all the different values that were to lead me to adulthood. I would say the only good thing that came out of the 70's for me was in 1972 at the age of 17 I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior, but was still very weak in faith that caused so much backsliding through the years, so much confusion as what I was suppose to do as being a new Christian with everyone telling me what I could and could not do according to their beliefs.

It took me 26 years of going from church to church to at times not even going to any church to finally get it all straightened out just who I was in Christ as I had to take my focus off the church (people) itself and all those various teachings that were contradicting to each and every church that I attended as each one preached a different gospel.

Now here it is 2012 and I have become one of the elder of the Church (not four walls but that of being in the body of Christ) and I can look back on so many things in my life that has led me to be who I am today and what it truly means to have a personal relationship with Christ and for the youth of today I say allow Gods Spirit to guide you in all things and lean not on other people for understanding as the Holy Spirit will show you where you fit into Gods plans for your life. Pursue those things which you enjoy doing as being pleasing to the Lord in all you do and never settle for anything less then what you desire as with Christ all things are possible for you and your future.
 
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