A dear sister in the Lord asked me a question about cliques within the church so I answered in this way. Thank you Darla for this question.
Yes, I have seen and experienced it. The whole modern church system is based on some people being, more special than others. Those on "the stage" are treated with greater love and kindness while others are ignored because they are not friends with those on stage, which is a common thing, especially in large gatherings. This modern idea of worship which is not Biblical has caused a "class system" of hierarchy and hierarchy's friends.
James 2:1: "My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory".
The hierarchy system fosters pride and has no place in the gathering of believers.
I have been praying about this whole matter of worshiping in "Spirit and in Truth" and God has been answering my questions about it through a man named Dr. Tom Wadsworth. He exposes the entire system of what we call worship as nothing like what Christ instituted in the first-century church.
We are living in an apostate age that promotes self-will and self-exaltation above submission and humility toward God and others.
1 Corinthians 14:26
This verse says that when people come together, they should each bring a hymn, teaching, revelation, tongue, or interpretation, and that everything should be done to build up the church.
Notice in this passage in 1 Corinthians that God tells each person to bring something to the meeting to edify one another, not just one person upfront.
God's intent here was that every believer would participate in the edification of others and no one would be above anyone else. No one was "titled" with "pastor", it was a gift to several and was not a special position or title given, it was a calling and not to only one person.
There was no such thing as a "worship leader" because the Holy Spirit is the leader in all matters of the gathering. No human being was the leader.
I have been in the gatherings that operated this way and it was a beautiful thing to feel the love emanating from those who attended and the dedication that everything is Biblical.
When a question arose about any principle of life matter the Bible was always consulted to find God's meaning without worldly trappings or mindsets.
Today when we challenge people about something that is not Biblical giving them the passage to support our assertions, most people will become angry that we challenged their worldly thinking. They say silly things like; "what does that passage mean to you" instead asking "what did God mean by that passage."
Most church attendees are more interested in feelings-oriented teaching than they are in truth. They are dedicated to personal happiness and praise without regard to God's heart.
2 Timothy 4:3
"3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;"
This is where we are today in the last days of the church age, most people will ignore, demean, gossip against and exclude those who wish to seek Christ in all things.
We need not fear these people or desire them for our friends, they will only impede our walk with Christ. God's command in the scriptures for the gathering was that we edify one another in the word so that we grow in holiness. The gatherings today hinder our walk with Christ promoting ideas against the ways of God. We need to get out of those places even if it means being alone.
It is my belief that if we come out from among them we may be alone for a time but eventually, God will bring someone else as we wait on Him, someone else who wants what we want, and that is a closer walk in Truth with Christ. Christ alone and the Bible alone!!!!!
Hallelujah!
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