Twin's Cities is a great SOCIAL GROUP. But, to call it a true BIBLICAL CHURCH...No way and here is way.
Like many "MEGA CHURCHES", and the 5 weak/nonspiritual churches (out of 7) mentioned in the book of Rev, they are more of a TOOL OF SATAN, than they are obeying Matt 22:37-39, and Matt 28, when it comes to "The Great Commission". And you will see why as you read along. Satan and his minions do not care how the LEAD people to HELL....juts so long as they get there. The bible also says, "he comes as an angel of light and counterfeits all that is of God"....2 Cor 11"14. The book I'm working on "What God Desires Of A Healthy Church...Getting Back To The Basics" will touch on the subject of LEGALISTIC church and LIBERAL ones like Twins Cities and show the fallacies on both EXTREMES, and get Christians mindset back on BALANCE and their focus back on GOD and OTHERS, and run the church like a HOSPITAL (like Jesus said) and not a BUSINESS!!!...Listed are the reasons why Twin Cities church is NOT a healthy one...I didn't say "perfect" I said healthy...big difference...For I was in one for 8 years as a new believer 25+ years ago, so I know what one looks like....:)
1) 8,000 members, and you add up all the other mega churches and they too are in the thousands. One problem, Gods word says only, "A FEW WILL ENTER IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD, for NARROW is the way and WIDE is the road to destruction." Matt 7:13-14. Jesus also said, "YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN TO SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD"....Born of the spirit, one must have a spiritual REBIRTH. After attending TC, many social groups for help during a divorce, I noticed that many there were NOT SAVED, and who admitted to not being BORN AGAIN, (most had no idea what that meant) therefore they were "Christian" by name only. Like most churches, it is a place to meet others of like mind....Thing is a TRUE believer will have NOTHING IN COMMON with these people....for they are "TARES" among the "WHEAT"...They are "WOLVES" among the "SHEEP". And from I know wolves EAT sheep.
2) The do not use a BIBLE to preach or teach out of and insist you too read out of a PARAPHRASE (man's opinion of what something says) instead of the living, inspired word of God...doesn't have to be KJ, but at least not a paraphrase bible (look it up to see what I mean) That leaves them with THEIR INTERPRETATION, not God's. That is another point I was shocked how BIBLE ILLITERATE, every one was especially the leaders...wow!...The next one might explain why....
3) Twin Cities church worships authors TOWNSAND and CLOUD, not God's word. I was very surprised how pretty much every single class or event, or "bible" study group went too revolved around these 2 authors or some kind of AA mentality...?...I call it "social babble", they take a scripture verse and APPLY what they want it to mean instead of taking the verse and finding out what it actually means...Proper interpretation is INDUCTIVE, not DEDUCTIVE. So, while making scripture fit to make one "FEEL GOOD" sounds good, it is not and here is another factor I noticed while there....
4) Rampant SIN!!!....Because God's word isn't preached so as to CONVICT people of their sin, and to get right with God and others...You have so many "living together"...Drugs, alcohol and other addictions, divorcing, gossiping, and all kinds of ungodly living. The word church means..."CALLED OUT ONES"...meaning only those who are BORN AGAIN are part of the church and they have been called OUT of the world, to be SET APART, HOLY, SEPARATE from the world, not part of it. Jews were the same example of this fact. See, thing is if the PREACHING and TEACHING was convicting people of getting right with God (keeping short accounts...I wrote about that too) and getting right with others, then 2 things will happen....Those who refuse to do so would LEAVE, or they would stay and get SAVED, and do what is right.
That is how you get rid of sin in the church by applying Matt 18 and 1 Cor 5 and other biblical principles...1 bad apple ruins a whole barrel...a little leaven ruins a whole loaf...etc. There is absolutely NO ACCOUNTABILITY among it's leaders, which I found out the hard way...They IGNORE, PUSH AWAY, LIE, BLAME, DENY, everything but do the right thing and what God wants....that is EVIL!!!
5) The ungodly loud music. People do not realize is, that the bible has much to say about godly music and what is being played in most "churches" today is NOT GODLY....I actually did a whole study without the computer back in 1998 on the subject and it ended up being 8 pages long....and believe me Satan has everyone fooled in this area....which again juts proves, people are NOT RIGHT with God....when it comes to GODLY MUSIC FOR THE CHURCH...What one listens to at home etc. is between them and God, for even I enjoy secular music...but the church should have HIGHER STANDARDS so as to not offend God and others, in worship!!!...And lead out youth astray.
6) I could go on but I have to stop here:( read more