I remember seeing preachers on TV laying out lines about what it means to be a Christian ... specifically meaning, Christians can't drink, can't dance, can't go to movies, can't listen to the radio or watch TV and can't say bad words.
Watch one TV preacher, and he'll say "You can't belong to Christ and also belong to such and such political party." Another TV preacher says, "If you believe in Jesus, this is how you'll vote next November" while another demands, "Church must be done just exactly this same and only way" and still another prescribes what music is appropriate and even what dress codes are permissible.
I remember seeing some of those TV preachers and wondering, "If they can't push themselves away from the dinner plate or
preach without first visiting the hair stylist, then how can they pull themselves up on the cross to take Jesus' place?"
They can't: that's why their words are empty, vain, arrogant, self-serving ... and born of men.
Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother's way.- Romans 14:13
