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There once was a time when "Doctrine" was important to the Church on this earth. 

It can even be said that the apostles often "split hairs" when it came to doctrine because it is so very important to properly construct and support the Truth of Jesus Christ.....


NOW, not so much.....

People don't go assemble based on sound doctrine. They assembly based on friendships, social constructs, and power brokers....

Its not uncommon to hear a sermon on the pettiness in most social circles in the average church these days but every seldom, if ever hear a sermon on doctrine..... Sure you'll hear someone's preferences but the reality and deep of doctrine within the early church is long GONE....

Most of the time, when I start talking about the complexity and construct of doctrine teachings these days, I just get blank stares or hear... "why does it matter?"

Sad!

i left the last 2 churches i was actually a member of..... because they had stepped back from their primary purpose... (as commissioned by Christ according to scripture)....  and changed their focus to things that i believe no church should be a part of..... or that were never part of biblical instruction concerning the running of a church..... ...

for instance..... ..where does the bible teach about church youth departments separate from the church as a whole?.... where does it address church softball teams and other sports or entertainment activities?....... where is it written in scripture that a church must have a fellowship hall?....or a basketball court?..... ..  and if they did really need one of those things, where would they be justified desecrating a cemetery to begin a building program?...... ......and don;t even get me started on contemporary church music.... ..... where is it written that churches must change to keep up with the popular culture?...... i seem to remember reading about a time in church history when the church influenced the popular culture.... ..not the other way around..... ....