My wife and I had a discussion on Easter Sunday about churches. We have people from all different directions that invite us to their services. They all say "my church is different, we don't have problems that the other churches have." Somehow each individual church is right and all other churches are wrong.
I told my wife, the reason why I refuse to go to church isn't even because I don't agree with what they teach. I don't go to church because you know that their teachings are void by looking at their lifestyle.
How do you know the true intentions of a church or congregation? How do you know they are counterfeit? I am about to give you some answers.
1. If a preacher is a true man of god and his sole ambition is the good of others, then how should he organize his ministry? I can tell you that a REAL preacher should work a normal job and still preach on Wednesdays and Sundays. Any money brought into the church should go back out into the community and helping those in need. However, churches are not ran in this fashion. Instead, preachers sit on their asses on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday "preparing sermons and seeking the lord." Any money that comes in goes into their pocket to accompany their lazy life.
2. Some churches (southeast Christian church) actually compete with other churches to be the largest in the US. They will even add on to the church if another surpasses in size.
3. Some churches like Central Church of Christ will build a 4 million dollar building when there are homeless men and women and children down the street.
4. Some churches are ran in the pyramid fashion like a corporation.
5. Televangelists..... Do I really need to go there! Just send them your money and you'll be saved.
6. Catholic priests molest children.
7. Penecostals believe in signs and that they can heal the sick! Then why is your congregation dying?
8. Preachers are constantly on the news for adultery, fraud, etc.
9. Some Christians even claimed that god had told them to rape women and abuse children.
10. Some churches believe it's ok to protest funerals of soldiers because there are gays in America.
11. Politicians and the rich claim Christianity when the bible clearly says what about the rich man? Also, the Bible pretty much says that a man can't be a politician and go to heaven, so why are we so concerned with a conservative "Christian" being in office. Would a Christian really be any different than a non-christain? You see "religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.” – Seneca the Younger
Not to mention the superficiality of it being a social gathering. That's simply it. A preacher can say what they want and you'll believe it because by god the church is where your friends and family are.
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