I find it fascinating that until the church spread west, it was married to poverty and persecution while it is now married to prosperity and numbers
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Hi jamantc,
Yes, yes. All in agreement with those points. Being a preacher today, for many, is a job. You grow up from high school and look for a career path to follow and choose to take a lot of theological studies in some place of 'higher learning' and voila you are a preacher and that's your job. However, let me be quick to point out that I am not painting with a brush so broad as to cover all of those who stand before a group of people to teach the truth of God.
It is those of the first group, however, who dirty and desecrate the work of the second. Because we have great freedoms here in the U.S. and because we surely have the largest count of those who call themselves 'christians' among the nations of the world, it would surely be expected that we would also have the greatest number of charlatans and pretenders among those ranks. However, there are many, many richly adorned temples all over the world that have been built for the gathering of those who think of themselves as God's children. There is really no more wealthy group of followers, although they try to wash their hands of actually 'owning' the filthy lucre, than those who sit in judgment and government of the Roman organization that believes itself to be the 'one true church'.
From that example of lust and desecration, I believe many come to think of heading a fellowship as a way to earthly riches.
God bless you.
In Christ, Ted
That's a very limited view of what's happening to the churches in our world. Have you visited or communicated with a church in the Sudan, Iran, Syria, Russia, Central African Republic, Mozambique, Nigeria, Thailand, China or Peru lately?I find it fascinating that until the church spread west, it was married to poverty and persecution while it is now married to prosperity and numbers
It seems people who call themselves Christians just have to judge. I had a story related to me by a brother in Christ and a fellow preacher. Telling of how people that do not get entertained at Church find that people do not want to attend, or there is no Coffee shop in the church so people can have a better experience in Church. If you are not a prosperity preacher or a name it and claim it, then you wind up in a struggling Church.
If the gospel is truly preach and it talks about trial, Troubles and selfless sacrifice not many people don't want to hear, in fact it is not popular, yet we have these same Christians criticizing the Church or Churches. Make no mistake outside the United States and in many Countries people are being kill and tortured for the Cause of Christ.
These Christians our not to concerned whether they have a Large building to worship or Soft Chairs and a Coffee Shop. They our putting their lives on the line to bring Jesus Christ and His Gospel to them that need it even if it means their lives. So when I hear people talk about Churches and preachers especially people calling themselves Christians, I would ask what would Jesus Christ tell you, and what does he tell you in his word the Bible.
Jesus is the Judge how will he who is Judging answer to the real Judge and what would you say to him?
However, there are many, many richly adorned temples all over the world that have been built for the gathering of those who think of themselves as God's children. There is really no more wealthy group of followers, although they try to wash their hands of actually 'owning' the filthy lucre, than those who sit in judgment and government of the Roman organization that believes itself to be the 'one true church'.
From that example of lust and desecration, I believe many come to think of heading a fellowship as a way to earthly riches.
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