I wil not go so far as to say you have joined a cult, but just
to maybe share a few of my own opints.
I converted to Christianity about 3 years ago but my friends in
the church were freaking me out by
1 - telling me to only make friends with other christians of my
church and to stay away from my non christian friends
I don't see why you should be staying away from your
non-christian friends, especially if they are not leading you
astray or leading you down a path of wrong doing.
Moreover, you can actually share the gospel with them when the
time comes.
Personally I feel there is nothing wrong in making friends with
anyone in itself. Did your church members ever explain why? Or what
is the rationale behind only socialising with friends from your own
church?
My past two churches never encouraged something like this.
2 - all conversations with this bunch of people involves
chrisianity and nothing else. I mean its normal to talk about
christianity within a christian group but to have months and months
of conversations only about christianity/church activity is not
normal. Some were my coursemates and they never spoke to me about
anything else except christianity/church matters - even when we
were at school
I think being dedicated it's good, the impression you give me is
that it's to the point of overdoing it. As a christian you also
need to understand what is going on with the world as well. How
else are you going to talk to younger christians next time and help
guide them along the challenges they face in the world?
3 - once they found out I listen to the radio, their
response was why I listen to worldly songs??? they
expect christians to only listen to christians songs???
My christian friends and I have never had an issue with
listening to non-christian songs. We even exchange CDs to listen or
go music shops together. The occasional clubbing/pubbing is ok
too.
What matters is you don't get caught up with these things.
4 - they keep asking me to do 'surveys' and collect alot of my
personal data then one day they told me that GOD had told them his
plan for me and proceed to tell me of their/"HIS" plan for my life.
they actually plan out my whole life???
Is this normal or had I join a cult?
My church is somewhere along Orchard Road. Does anyone have any
similar experience?
All these things seem very planned and deliberate, even the way
they try to restrict your habits seems very taught. Which worries
me actually. I personally feel that some personal issues or data
should be shared and not so much 'collected' so systematically.
Once again, I won't go so far as to say say you've joined a
cult, but perhaps you need to pray and think whether this is the
direction and path you want to take a christian. To be a christian
doesn't mean you must be in the same church your whole life, but
what are these practices doing for you as a christian and does it
help you to grow?
I believe any choice you make, you need to feel comfortable
doing it. If it is not something you want to do, the very least I
hope you feel that is what the holy spirit wants you to do.
Pray about it.
