Is your church on a detour?

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What’s Your Question? for March 25, ‘09

Roy H. Lanier, Jr. gave six objections to church recreation in an article "Churches on a Detour." (1) A church acts without Bible authority. (2) It is detoured away from the main thrust of Jesus. (Some say they are won this way, but Jn. 6:44,45 & Rom. 1:16 say otherwise.) (3) It cripples parents by taking from them a responsibility God gave them at the birth of the child. (4) It makes the wrong appeal. It is lowering the appeal from spiritual commitment to one of fun and games. (5) It confuses church action and individual action. Anyone who can see the difference between a man’s checkbook and the church’s checkbook can surely see the difference between the church and the individual doing something. (6) It confuses the teens and underestimates our kids; they are ready for work and service, not just fun and games.