John Collins, Pastor and Evangelist, speaks about church corruption.
Christians today are faced with the same problems that the
Christians of the very beginning had. Jesus Christ preached Truth. The apostles went out through the world of
that day and spread the News of the Gospel.
As quickly as it was spread, man put in extra beliefs and rituals, or
meanings, words, and expectations that were never intended by Jesus. As one goes into a church today or watches
the messages of those on television, the messages of the Holy Bible are often
twisted to suit the individual preaching-whether for personal gain or personal
glory, it does not communicate clearly what God and Jesus Christ intended when
it was written. Some have taken it so
far as to corrupt Christianity, making being a Christian despicable instead of
the wonderful personal relationship that you can have with God and with Jesus
Christ. Even seasoned Christians watch
and listen to these preachers and the watered down messages are absorbed
without the discernment and understanding that should be bursting from our
hearts as Christians.
Pastor John Collins says:
“And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me,
because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry, although I was
formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy
because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.”
1 Timothy 1:12-13 (NKJV).
Paul was thankful for the grace that was bestowed upon him
by God in allowing him to see Jesus and know the truth. Paul suffered for the
truth and it is our great benefit that he did. Paul set forth to run his race
of faith and to gather as many souls to Christ as possible in his lifetime with
the opportunities that God permitted him. And people believed, and followed.
Unfortunately the church that sprang up from the efforts of
the Apostles of Christ was soon corrupted and truth to tell was corrupted while
they were still alive as John attests to. Men have been given free will and so
many of those men will seek to lift themselves up by whatever means necessary
in order to obtain the life, admiration of others and monetary rewards that
they feel are their due. In all the years since our Lord has died on the Cross
nothing has changed and it has led to a falling away from the church and a
falling away from faith.
People are educated now and want scientific answers to their
questions. Some use this as an excuse to forgo their faith and reject the
gospel of Jesus. People don’t have the superstitions that they once did and can
see clearly that those of previous generations were duped by clever people
wanting to take advantage of them. People can look at the televangelists and
see slimy salesmen just doing all that they can to get you to open your wallet
and give your hard earned money to them. The church is corrupt. The majority of
pastors are thieves and liars and don’t even believe what they are selling as
is evident in the lives that they are leading. Faith is failing and Satan is
winning too many, just too many souls are perishing because of this decline in
belief.
Just because the majority is choosing to live life now and
seek happiness and to enjoy everything that this world has to offer while
forgoing faith, church and the hope of salvation does not mean that you should.
Heaven is real and so is hell which means that you will end up in one of those
places. That is the truth. Just because the churches have become corrupt and are
run by so many corrupt preachers does not mean that the truth of heaven has
gone away or the truth of hell.
So, what is the answer? The good book is the answer for
today. The Holy Bible KJV or the NKJV is the answer. Your home is your
sanctuary and since you can’t trust those T.V. evangelists or the preachers of
the megachurches or maybe even the pastors of the local churches then trust
yourself and be willing to pick up the Bible and read it. Get to know what God
wants from you, what Jesus wants from you and get to know what sin is and what
sin isn’t. Don’t make excuses and give up on your faith because you see the
greed in the church. That is man’s will to use God for his gain and believe me
they will be judged for doing so and will pay the price. But don’t allow the
corruption of another to drag you along with them into the pits of hell. Take
control of your own life and give that life to God. Do what is right and come
to know the Lord. You don’t need to go to a church to do so.
Read your Bible
and trust in the power of prayer. Learn to ask God for a pure heart, a
forgiving heart and a heart full of the truth of the Lord. When the truth of
God is in your heart you will know if a pastor is righteous or not and will
easily be able to find a church that is grounded in faith and will easily be
able to discern if a pastor is off in his message and is geared toward greed or
is skewing the gospel and will be quick to leave that church or you can just
keep your relationship with God simple and worship in your home with your
family. It is up to you to choose how you wish to pursue running the race and
fighting the good fight. Don’t take the sacrifice of Jesus for granted. Trust in
His work and in the mercy of God.
“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker
who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2 Timothy
2:15 (NKJV).”
We have to be diligent in our journey and race for our lives
in eternity. There is eternity. Jesus Christ’s death on the Cross gives us a
chance to live that eternity with our Father, our Creator, in heaven, instead
of with Satan, the father of sin. What
we do here, now, and how we do it is the recipe for how that journey and race
will end. ALL of us need find the Truth
of Christ and take in into our very hearts.
LOVE THAT CROSS, PASTOR JOHN
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