Is God In The Church Today?
When
I look around me, read the religious pages of the newspaper, and hear conversations,
when no one knows I am listening, I have to begin to wonder. How can
the clergy get up in the pulpit and preach, and people in the congregation not
even have a clue who Jesus is, or that He is even alive.
How
can the church accept and ordain pastors who live contrary to what scripture
says. Lately, I am hearing that the church has to compromise its beliefs
and teachings in order to reach the now generation. I say that is pure hogwash!
God never taught that we should compromise anything to get people to come
to Him. There are very few churches today who believe enough in the blood
of Jesus, to make it a part of their preaching regimen. In fact, there
are few bible schools today who believe in training potential missionaries and
preachers to even believe in the blood. It isn't necessary.
Why do people go into the ministry? I know some
pastors in this area who went into the field because they thought it would be
good money and they didn't have to work hard to get it. They don't visit
the sick, they don't serve communion, they don't sing
hymns, they don't respect the church enough to dress right, and I could go
on. In our local paper, two different denominations are now ordaining Gay
Pastors. We have to be in the now generation. That will draw people to the
church, and what do they offer? An "Anything Goes" gospel
- Mustn't step on any toes. All are on a social climb to see who
can get the biggest crowd.
Folks:
I know I am old fashioned, but I have to say that, I grew up in the old time
gospel, which never had to be compromised to draw people. People prayed,
People loved, and they respected God for who He is, not what they wished Him to
be. What the Word taught, they believed. Now, He is a myth, a
legend. And, we make our own way and rules as we go. We don't hear
preaching from the heart, it has to be written out and read word for word,
often prepared by someone else, because the minister was too busy golfing and
going out with the important class of people.
Is
God In The Church Today? I suppose it depends on what church you enter,
but I have to say, that if Christ isn't in your heart, He can't be in the
church, because, We Are The Church!
If you are teaching, or hearing the wrong thing, Get out of
the church and go where you can worship in spirit and in truth. Heaven is
not attained through compromise and modern day theories.
THINK
ABOUT IT, PRAY ABOUT IT, and, then, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! Then, God will
be in the church where He wants to be, and the ministry will be as effective
as it was in days of old.
God
bless you,
Pastor
Dave
