{"id":2354,"date":"2025-02-28T11:59:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T17:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askyourpowerfulquestion.com\/staging\/6617\/?p=2354"},"modified":"2025-02-28T11:59:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T17:59:21","slug":"am-i-a-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askyourpowerfulquestion.com\/staging\/6617\/am-i-a-member\/","title":{"rendered":"Am I a Member?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Groucho Marx is credited with having said, \u201cI would never want to join a club that would have someone like me as a member.\u201d There is a lot to reflect on in that declaration. How many times do we judge ourselves in some way or another and then set ourselves and others up by asking them to accept us unconditionally.<\/p>\n<p>How many people do that with respect to Church membership? And, except for the man crucified next to him, did Christ ever promise anyone membership in his heavenly kingdom? 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