 |
| source:bloggingpro.com |
"And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God" (Matt 19:24).
"For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?" (Matt 16:26).
For
the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have
strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with
many sorrows. (1 Tim 6:10)
strawman
: a weak or imaginary opposition (as an argument or adversary) set up only to be easily confuted
(source: Merriam-Webster)
A few weeks ago, I was invited to a family baptism.
A reason to rejoice, yes absolutely. But I had a nagging check in my spirit about the whole thing...
"I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry." (2 Tim 4:1-5).
I'm pretty sure if there was an actual affiliated religion called 'Me', then it will have the biggest cult following ever seen in the history of the human race.
In fact, there's one out there already...and its' acquired pseudonym is called "Christianity".
"Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness;
Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes,
And prudent in their own sight!" (Is 5:20-21).
There's a song I used to love from one of my favourite Christian artists, Randy Stonehill, called "Stop The World" (wow, showing my age, here!).
It is a satirical picture of how the morals and ideals of the world are so upside-down and hypocritical, and he was right on the money.
Unfortunately, this sad reality has crept into some churches as well, and it is now considered right to be wrong.
why is that?...
