Necessary Rebelion
Describe an act of rebellion in your life that you felt was necessary.
When I was younger than I am now I through myself into the study of theology. I stove to learn everything I could about the Bible and about all the other religions. I went to church for a long time at a place that had a very, very small congregation (the pastor’s family and I). The pastor was a brilliant theologian and was conservative in some beliefs and ultra conservative in others (almost so much so that they appeared to be liberal). I decided to try a new church when the thought to maybe do ministry came to mind. I was a church for a while that had just gotten a new pastor. All in all he was a nice guy but we disagreed on a few things here and there. This man would have and altar call and tell us to bow our heads and close our eyes (pastors often do this to make sure that any salvation wanting soul would not have to be too timid to come up) so that he could call people seeking salvation of prayer up to speak with him. A few people went up and as soon as they stopped coming he told us to open our eyes and gaze upon who had come. After this he asked the person to speak in front of the entire congregation about what he/she had just asked for prayer for! This was wrong. Things must be done in private and when the person themselves decide then it is time to make a profession of faith. I brought it to his attention and he smiled and patted me on the back and said, "So when are you going to get baptized and become a full member of the church?" I could not believe how he had just brushed me off. He went on to tell me that if I never got baptized then God would never let me take part in the ministry. I argued heatedly with him until I saw that there was no convincing him otherwise. I left the church and never came back. As it turns out youth stopped showing up left and right and the congregation eventually voted the old man out. They must have seen what I saw so early on.

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