The last Sunday marked the last week of the month I visited churches in the city. Churches I've been eager to visit.
I visited Harvest NYC in the morning. Harvest NYC is affiliated with Harvest Christian Fellowship, founded by Greg Laurie in 1979, Riverside, California. Although they try to be non-denominational, I find Pastor Mike Finizio's sermon that morning reformed theological oriented. He carefully brought his audience to a serious moment before he gave his sermon. I find it very good. This is an example of attitude towards sola scriptura. It is definitely better than those who do not care about all these while claiming that their belief is Bible centered. Talk is cheap.
Of course, like most western churches filled with youths, Harvest NYC's worship environment is predictable.
I supposed, it is allowed. But no doubt, if one knows how to promote the ageless quality of classic hymns, such as Rev. Stephen Tong, the impact is different. I believe it will affect more issues than meets the eyes.
Then, I did something very stupid that evening, I went to the wrong church. I wouldn't really call it a church, it belongs to a Christian cult from Taiwan, founded by someone named, 左坤. Even though I left before the service started, I still felt stupid, because I cannot visit other churches then as they have started their services an hour earlier already, which was 6pm. That whole good evening was wasted. I found this church from a pamphlet I got from a restaurant about four years ago. I would have been able to discern the truth had I read the pamphlet carefully. I was just too rush at things, in fact, I might even have realized it before...(if so, why then didn't I threw that pamphlet away?) Tim, you've done it again! Stupid Tim. You so stupid. Further more, the church is just a big building with nice garden, no signs, no postings indicating it as a church. The "pastor" told me they don't like to "advertise" like commercials. But I think actually they don't want to advertise their perversion.
The cults these days know very well to use different names, be as inconspicuous as possible, for they know how others see them as cults, this itself, is proof that they are cults.
Stupid Tim. Don't do this again next time. Have enough research done before you act.
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