Interesting comments!!!!!!
I am concerned regarding statements of "I want to be entertained" by church, and "churches I go to do not mention sin" its all about love. This is quite disturbing and I feel is the wrong idea of church.
You should be hearing about sin.
If you are looking for safety in the messages at church, than I would suggest
Dr. Phil or maybe Anthony Robbins. If you are in a church that wants to tickle your ears with self help than I fear for that body of people because thay are being decieved!
Now I do not mean to say that church should not be uplifting or inspirational, but a good leader will do and say things you may not like but it is for the overall spiritual well being of the flock. Just like how you would treat your children.
Joel Osteen who preaches to a stadium of thousands each week is an example
of what I am getting at. Now, he means well and I am sure he is not evil or anything like that, but his politically correct delivery of the gospel just doesn't sit well because he deviates from the truths that are the cornerstone of christianity.
When asked by Larry King:
KING: What if you're Jewish or Muslim, you don't accept Christ at all?
OSTEEN: You know, I'm very careful about saying who would and wouldn't go to heaven. I don't know ...
KING: If you believe you have to believe in Christ? They're wrong, aren't they?
OSTEEN: Well, I don't know if I believe they're wrong. I believe here's what the Bible teaches and from the Christian faith this is what I believe. But I just think that only God will judge a person's heart. I spent a lot of time in India with my father. I don't know all about their religion. But I know they love God. And I don't know. I've seen their sincerity. So I don't know. I know for me, and what the Bible teaches, I want to have a relationship with Jesus.
This guy is a nice guy, he is probably a "Good person" but, he is not saving souls by revealing the seriousness of this world and what is to come, I believe in the near future. He should be preparing these people to be right with God, and leave his opinion aside and preach Gods view, not his view.
The bible warns us not to get caught up in this:
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance with their own desires, and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths†2 Timothy 4:3-4
Paul warned Timothy this is a warning sign of the end time.
Now if you are a christian these biblical facts are the facts, I do not hate any muslim, jew anybody. Nor do I carry any air of superiority, God cares for every one and wants every one to come to him at his or her own free will. But if you think you are a true christian you need to discover if you really are walking right with God, and what is walking right really mean?
I give you a warning today that it is dangerous to assume you are right with God, why not KNOW you are right?
In the past my view was that God would be lenient and nobody is perfect yada yada, and quite frankly I disregarded scripture and made my own view of the word, and in time God revealed that I had made my own GOD, and I realized that I was guilty of breaking the first of the commandments.
We are either in or out, and in love I hope that today you will all check your selves and make sure.......
Your salvation depends on it!
God wants you to recognize sin, he wants you to be sickened by sin, and repent ask forgiveness and fight not to do it again.
Do not justify your sin!
"There are ways that seemeth right unto man, but the end therof are the ways of death" Proverbs 14:12
So if I am a leader of Christians why would I not make you aware of sin?
The biblical facts are the biblical facts.
God hates Sin!
But loves You!
Are you a good person? check this site and find out......
http://wayofthemaster.com/goodperson.shtml
DD
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