"You're going to miss the glory of God!"

Love you new avatar Masihi... I hear you, and it's too bad you don't have a nearby congregation because then you can tell him on Saturday about "missing the glory of G♥d..Or if you feel comfortable, invite him over for a Torah reading, if he says no, then say, "But you may miss out!" Or to really get things rolling, invite him over to watch one of Staley's videos, they scare my husband a lot...

That is not good to pressure anyone including you to go to his church every Sunday. The decision to go or not should be left for you to decide alone. I am doubtful a person can miss the Glory of God for missing Sunday service since not every house of worship is the All Mighty dwelling place. It must be some kind of a joke he put on you...

Sounds like my step-father really when he tries to force us to go to church telling us were sinners just because we don't go and that we are one step closer to hell..he even told my husband that it's because he doesn't go to church is why he is dealing with cancer..I was like hello no way..said if my husband walked closer with god it wouldn't be happening. I know alot of so called Christians that ended up with cancer no matter what their faith and that said they walked the path of god closely. I have been to my step-fathers church and I do not like it at all. I don't feel comfortable there at all and always end up with a major migraine ..this only happens at his church.

My question is, what originally drew you to him? In the days when you were dating, were you both of the same stripe of Christianity? How did you get down the aisle without realizing that you were incompatible in regards to religion? It sounds as though there are issues beyond simply where you are on Sunday morning. It may be worth seeking out a qualified couple's counselor.

You are going to have to let some of that slide off your back like rain off a duck's back, I'm afraid. I've visited a Messianic church many times and I really loved it. I loved it that we celebrated the Shabbat and I loved the blowing of the (I forget the name of the horn) that calls the service to order. I love the music. I love everything about it. I was forced into the Pentecostal movement in my second marriage. It was a fire baptized congregation and we women were not allowed to cut our hair, we couldn't wear slacks or pants.. in other words our legs could not be divided. We had to wear dresses or skirts. My daughter got kicked out of school by the pastor because I got her hair cut. I had to because long hair was giving her headaches. It was just plain bondage for me. They taught that if you didn't speak in tongues you weren't saved. The women shouted their hair down... bobby pins went flying everywhere and men jumped pews.. and people falling down in the isles while the music is blaring getting everyone worked up. It was an atmosphere that was designed to work people into a frenzy. After my divorce I did become a member of a milder form of Pentecostal type of church. There was still shouting and stuff but you didn't get kicked out for the clothes you wore or the hair style you wore. I now am a member of a main stream Methodist church and I like that fine. There is no disorder there, you don't have people hollering and getting up dancing in the isles. I've been told that I have to go to church in order to be blessed. That's not true. Every day I breathe I am blessed. God loves me just as I am. You live your belief the way you feel led to and let everyone else worry about their own blessings and salvation. It is really annoying when those holier than God folks tell you how to worship God. They need to look into their own eyes and not into ours.

I hate to say this but I feel that this goes a little deeper then the religious aspect of things. You have about the same distance in age as myself and my significant other. I know with out knowingly doing it tend to "father" her quite a bit... It is totally obvious that he wants you to be the same religion as him but you need to be firm and stand your ground. If he cannot handle the religious differences then he is not as holy as you think. Most religions (I say most but won't say all)tech that no one person is more holy then any other regardless of religion or background. Now my situation is a little more different then your own but at the same time quite similar. My wife is a devout Jehovah's Witness. I my self am a agnostic. I told her before we were even married that It did not bother me what religion she was is as long as it did not bother her. Sure times can be awkward when her fellow members show up and try to talk to me in a religious aspect. I kindly decline hearing anything and they usually respect that. Not sure that your situation would be as easy to accomplish but you need to establish a trust between yourself and your hubby. Find a common ground you both can work between where you can separate religion and personal life. It is a very hard thing to do but I am proof that it is possible and to have a healthy relationship. Now if your wanting to give him a wake up call look up Westboro baptist church on YouTube and have him watch a few clips of them people. Tell him your considering joining them since he is against the beliefs you want to follow.

Missing the glory of God is not all about going to Church. It all depends on right relationship with Him. If have right relationship with God then you can be assured of His glory but lest you misunderstood it must be remembered that right relationship with God demands obedience to Him. God demands true worship and commands us not to forsake the assembly of fellow believers. If we find true faith in God then we ought to give honor, homage, reverence, respect, adoration, praise, or glory to Him and one way of doing it is going to right Church every Sunday.

Nobody ever is going to miss the glory of God.

Pentecostal-style Christians. I can relate to you but I am a Catholic. I have already experienced that situation. If we were late in mass, they would tell us that we must attend the mass early or if they see us that we are still at home and we decided not to go to church, they would tell us that we are going to hell. Sometimes I am tired of it. I just cannot take it anymore. I suffered too much at home but I try to be patience and to be understanding. There is a time that I said “Shut up!” I know it is rude but really, I just cannot take it anymore, but when I went to other church, which is not Catholic, I realized this church is better than I used to attend in the Catholic Church. Catholic Church has so many rules, that is why they act that way. They always saying, “You are going to hell” repeatedly and they are so afraid of something if you broke the law of God. This is based on my experience.