It's no secret that over the past few months my dealings with "Christians" have left me less of a believer. Not less a believer in God, but less a believer in those who claim to represent Jesus. If someone who has strong faith can decide to turn away because of the hypocritical actions of others, imagine how many people whose faith is not as strong turn from knowing God completely because of those who misrepresent Him. I find that a LARGE number of Christian authors fit the description in this article. My intentions are not to degrade others, but instead prompt those who serve God to take a deeper look at themselves. Are you serving Him or replacing Him with our own message? Has the ministry you've been blessed with become a business? If it has, you aren't really serving God but yourself.
This article is by B.E. Elias and is taken from the book Spiritual Reality.
Back in the days of the early church, the disciples, the followers of Jesus, had a great deal of credibility. God would perform miracles and utter prophetic words that would come to pass, using the disciples. Today's Christian church leaders have no such giftings so they seek and attain financial wealth for that is the way they attempt to garner respect from the world in general. Christian leaders, pastors, televangelists,radio stations, and book writers are building their own little kingdoms, measuring their spirituality by the size of their perspective audiences. They fly (usually first class) around the world attending, conferences , dine at finer restaurants, and live in very comfortable, oft times very expensive homes, and in the case of one mega Christian church leader in Texas, a mansion with servants!
In spite of all this and more, the Christian leaders of today have zero credibility in the Kingdom of God, and with true seekers of eternal life and the gospel of truth. If you examine with me the life and attitude of the early disciples of Christ, you will find vast differences between them and the Christian pastors and evangelists today.
Today, becoming a "pastor" is a joke. The only requirement is that you go to an accredited, licensed school and get a piece of paper from man that states you are now a minister. Quite different from the true calling written about in the bible. Men of God prayed and sought divine guidance over the choosing of a pastor or any other office of the church. The Holy Spirit would confirm the appointment to those led by the same spirit. Also, a true biblical pastor has the responsibilities of teaching a small group of disciples the Truth of God's word, thereby equipping them to spread that same good news to a lost world. Vastly different is today's pastor and Christian leader, using their titles to lift themselves up in some fashion or another. Having that silly document signed by yet another false teacher in no way gives a person credibility in the Kingdom of God, and is only a facade in the world.
The old adage: you are only as good as your teacher stands strong here. Thus, you encounter multitudes of professed "Christians" who have no credibility in your sight. The reason, is that their leaders have none in the sight of our Maker. Once they stepped outside of God's design for His church, they lost their God given anointing and confidence which comes from above. What a shame to see so many seekers turned away from the Truth as modern day pastors and evangelists strive to garner a following, not for God, but unto themselves. So often they are very gifted orators, often actually rehearsing their sermons as if in a play. Because of the talent displayed when speaking behind a pulpit, people often mistake that for an anointing from God. Then, when the same minister is caught in adultery, or stealing or whatever, the same people are devastated, many times leaving the organized gathering in disgust. That is because they followed man and not God.
Today's Christian leaders are not accountable to anyone but the regular tithers. They base their spirituality on the visual things and not the matters of the heart God speaks of. They write books, seek after lofty positions in church, go to school to attain higher "Christian" degrees and titles, start a television show, "Christian radio ministry" is one of the worst fallacies, Christian broadcasting does absolutely nothing to further the Kingdom of God, but they love your donations! Or they open a website on the internet with all the answers, so they say. It all amounts to nothing in the lives of those seeking real truth. Also, without fail somewhere along the way in every one of these so called "ministries" there will be a mention of giving money, however cleverly masked. (like buying a book or booking that person to speak)
The only place you will find the answers is in the word of God. The only way you will find it is to study it yourselves. The only way you will understand it is to have the Holy Spirit to teach you. The only way to have Him is if the one true Christ sent from the Father sends Him to live in you. The only way to experience that is to ask Him. The way to do that is totally up to you, and between you and God. You have no need of a pastor or church group to show you the way. Do not let anyone deceive you with their twisted teachings. Topical studies, those that clip various scriptures from around the bible and paste them together are not of God. They are designed by Christian leaders whose background is in psychology and sales & marketing. If you want to know God by no means should you ask a modern day Christian. Get a version of the bible that isn't twisted by bible scholars interpretations, and pray and ask God yourself.
©B.E. Elias and is taken from the book Spiritual Reality.
Does this article shock you? Hopefully it will make you think about where you're getting your spiritual nourishment from. WAY too many people have turned to their fellow man to guide them instead of looking to God for the truth. It amazes me how many "Christians" will fight to the death over something their pastor said but when presented with raw facts they shun and turn away from those presenting them. Am I angry? You're darn right I am! I'm tired of the hypocrisy and tired of the facades. I'd rather travel alone than with people who can't think for themselves or seek the truth through testing the spirit. My new mission in life is to expose as many of the hypocrits as I can. I'm finding that many people are pretty wise to the ones who pretend to be what they are not. It's comforting to know that I'm not alone.
Stay tuned for my next post where I'll be posting pictures of my latest travels and info about all the new projects I've got going on!
This video left me with my mouth hanging open. Can you believe this woman actually thinks she is a Christian? The woman that she traded places with is apparently a believer of New Age things or as this whack job put is "the dork side". I have to say though, after watching the other lady in other videos, she acts like more of a Christian (without even being one) than this nut case does. This is the exact reason why I've left behind the main stream Hypo-Christian crowd and beliefs. Then they wonder whay no one listens to them.. this person is a "representative" and although a bit more vocal than most of the ones I've dealt with, same mentality.