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Originally Posted by HJ99
Churches tend to reflect community values, not the other way around. I remember from my childhood that smaller communities, if you wanted to make money you joined the popular church where all the other businessmen belonged. They looked out for fellow church members first and foremost. Today we have apologist preachers for amassing as much wealth as possible. Claiming its what Jesus demanded. Completely ignoring the forgiving of all debt every 7th year and forbidding worship of Mammon, that its easier for a camel to go through eye of a needle than a rich man to get into heaven. Do they also forget Jesus overturning the money changer tables in the Jewish temple? Funny way to encourage massive accumulation of wealth.
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With a growing apathy and attitude toward Scripture, perhaps a bad economy could make the wealth $$$$$$$$ the religions have amassed look like easy taking for the political, even easy just through the banking system.
I find at 1st Thess. 5:2-3 when the powers that be will be saying, " Peace and Security..." that will prove to be the ' final signal ' before the political will surprisingly turn on the corrupted religious world.
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