It boggles my mind how people can stand on their beliefs that they were taught in church and conveniently ignore the words written in red, spoken by Jesus the Christ himself.
Those Christians' loyalty does NOT lie with Christ, but with some preachers "interpretation." Their own words here, when contrasted to Jesus's words, prove the point.
"It is easier to fool a man than it is to convince him he has been fooled."
How true it is!
"It boggles my mind how people can stand on their beliefs that they were taught in church and conveniently ignore the words written in red, spoken by Jesus the Christ himself."
This is very easy to do...when you don't actually read the Bible. I would bet that less than 1 in 100 churchgoers who profess to be Christian, have read the Bible in its entirety even one time.
"All Scripture is God breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness (2 Tim. 3:16-17)." All Scripture is God breathed but not all Scripture is God's speaking. Satan's speaking is recorded, and Job and his friends spent almost the whole book speaking what was not God's speaking at all. They had to repent and offer a sacrifice. Nevertheless, it's all there for our learning, to show us what is wrong, and how to make it right. This reveals God to us both what He is and what He is not. Don't despise the black. The same people who wrote down the red also wrote the black.
I was that guy. Then I took the challenge to read the Bible from cover to cover. I did so twice. When I read the Old Testament, I was shocked. From attending church, I had heard the Old Testament, I mean, verses, but when I read the Old Testament from beginning to end, God is NOT a nice old guy sitting in the clouds.
When you get down to it, the Old Testament is mankind's soap opera. Oh, the messes everyone got themselves into because they didn't listen to the Word of God. We're lucky that God didn't wipe us out before we made it to the New Testament.
This is exactly why I haven't attended a physical church since childhood. I don't trust those who stand 3 feet above me, telling me what the Bible says. I do fellowship at work but it's random. I just have to continue to visit them until I feel right about it (with help from our Holy Spirit)
My pastor, when he was in a physical building, always put his Bible and notes on the front pew for this very reason. He didn’t like the elevation and podium look. He also allowed parishioners to raise their hands if they had a question. He says there is no sense going forward because they’ll be left at the sticking point. No he does church via Skype.
Thanks fourth Horsemen.
It boggles my mind how people can stand on their beliefs that they were taught in church and conveniently ignore the words written in red, spoken by Jesus the Christ himself.
Those Christians' loyalty does NOT lie with Christ, but with some preachers "interpretation." Their own words here, when contrasted to Jesus's words, prove the point.
"It is easier to fool a man than it is to convince him he has been fooled."
How true it is!
"It boggles my mind how people can stand on their beliefs that they were taught in church and conveniently ignore the words written in red, spoken by Jesus the Christ himself."
This is very easy to do...when you don't actually read the Bible. I would bet that less than 1 in 100 churchgoers who profess to be Christian, have read the Bible in its entirety even one time.
"All Scripture is God breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness (2 Tim. 3:16-17)." All Scripture is God breathed but not all Scripture is God's speaking. Satan's speaking is recorded, and Job and his friends spent almost the whole book speaking what was not God's speaking at all. They had to repent and offer a sacrifice. Nevertheless, it's all there for our learning, to show us what is wrong, and how to make it right. This reveals God to us both what He is and what He is not. Don't despise the black. The same people who wrote down the red also wrote the black.
I was that guy. Then I took the challenge to read the Bible from cover to cover. I did so twice. When I read the Old Testament, I was shocked. From attending church, I had heard the Old Testament, I mean, verses, but when I read the Old Testament from beginning to end, God is NOT a nice old guy sitting in the clouds.
When you get down to it, the Old Testament is mankind's soap opera. Oh, the messes everyone got themselves into because they didn't listen to the Word of God. We're lucky that God didn't wipe us out before we made it to the New Testament.
Good point, but have you ever wondered why God hasn't taken out Satan? I have. In fact, God and Satan make a little bet over Job. Weird no?
This is exactly why I haven't attended a physical church since childhood. I don't trust those who stand 3 feet above me, telling me what the Bible says. I do fellowship at work but it's random. I just have to continue to visit them until I feel right about it (with help from our Holy Spirit)
My pastor, when he was in a physical building, always put his Bible and notes on the front pew for this very reason. He didn’t like the elevation and podium look. He also allowed parishioners to raise their hands if they had a question. He says there is no sense going forward because they’ll be left at the sticking point. No he does church via Skype.
That's awesome! And very understanding of him.
While the corruption of the pharisaic branch of Judaism is accurately described, remember that the messianic branch of Judaism (within the church) reached a peak demographic of about a million, a number it has recently reclaimed; and that the OG synagogue of satan and its defeat by the Holy Spirit before 108 AD has been historically found.