Thursday, September 25, 2008
Does worship make you a better person?
Today LSU had our first worship of the year. Pastor Sam is a very well respected pastor at our school however he said something today in worship that really made me think. He said that by going to worship "you will be a better student, a better boy friend or girl friend, a better person." As soon as he said that i was a little upset. Coming from a non-religious background i got some what offended. I never went to church or "worship," it was not a significant part of my life. Am i a bad person because i do not worship. He felt so confident about it because he really truly believes that worshipping makes you better. I live a different lifestyle and worship has never been a part of my life and i really do not believe that it has made me a better person or a better student. I dont think by going to chapel that ive become a bad person but i really dont think its fair to say that by worshipping God you are better.
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Serena, i absolutely agree with you. I also felt offended because just like you, i do not go to worship. Im just not that religous as most at our school. Its good to go to worshp but just because you dont go, doesnt make you a better person!!!!!!!!!!!!! After that comment was made, i feel like i dont want to go back to worship. That is just what i feel.
Just a question of curiosity: do I understand correctly that it's required to go to worship service?
I didn't really get a chance to listen to Pastor Sam's sermon, but I caught a few things here and there.
Did he really say that going to worship makes you a better person?
I can totally understand how a statement like that would offend you. I'm a little offended myself and I've been going to church since I've been in the womb.
How does going to church make you a better person? Sure, you might hear something in the worship service that could inspire you to change certain aspects of your life, but you could probably get that same motivation from watching an inspirational movie. I think it also depends on what your definition of worship is.
I personally see that statement as a way of guilting people into going to church. A personal relationship with God shouldn't be forced and it shouldn't be a product of guilt.
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