tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post3396279099140407736..comments2023-06-09T12:46:12.932-04:00Comments on The Voice Of One Crying Out In Suburbia: How is First Baptist Dallas different?Arthur Sidohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848508095612688493noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post-88013592301086743422009-11-06T11:48:45.996-05:002009-11-06T11:48:45.996-05:00Becky, I think you are on to something. I know whe...Becky, I think you are on to something. I know when I was a pastor that I would often look enviously at the fancy churches of other men. There is a very real tendency to emulate the world in the church in seeking after the "latest and greatest" things that the world tells us we need to be the church. None of which the Bible tells us we need, desire or should seek to be the church.Arthur Sidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848508095612688493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post-16280603448500509372009-11-06T10:39:43.209-05:002009-11-06T10:39:43.209-05:00I just got the time to read both posts about this,...I just got the time to read both posts about this, and my first response is - you've got to be kidding me. "To match the splendor and majesty of God"?? If I hadn't spent so much time in fundamental Baptist churches, you'd never have convinced me that a preacher would have said that, but... <br />I do wholeheartedly agree with your second post though. It's all a matter of decimal places. I've often disagreed with how money was spent, a lot of it on needless things just so the church "looks" good. Sometimes I've seen them (the preacher's wife actually talked about this) spend a whole bunch of money to try and out-do another church. There's a real godly attitude for you. It goes without saying that doing something like that is definately not being a good steward.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003598651497797034noreply@blogger.com