State of the Church

 

The State of our Church is weak. 

In this opinionated rant I will be using the term "church" loosely, as almost all of America's places of worship have evolved into corporations that merely claim to be spreading the good news of Jesus Christ. 

Obviously our nation has hundreds, if not thousands, of Christian denominations who act separately from each other and believe differently about the teachings + existence of Jesus Christ. The common denominator is the belief that our creator gave us His only son to not only correct our behavior, but to instruct us on how to live better and to receive salvation through His sacrifice. Jesus of Nazareth shared His life and love of our Father in Heaven with all, no matter their denomination, race, social or financial status.

Jesus multiplies and Satan divides. 

But what have we chosen to do here lately?

Can we honestly look at the state of the modern Christian churches who claim to know and share the good news and say with an honest heart that they are leading us towards salvation? That our churches are bringing us together, helping us to be fruitful and to multiply? Or is it obvious yet that these groups of humans in buildings seek to divide + deceive in order to conquer + control?

Our Churches are led by mentally weak and spiritually broken men [and now even women] who have become corrupted by the culture of today:

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We are being led astray by misguided shepherds and false prophets.

Satan constantly seeks to make us believe anything but the truth. Any faith, ideology or philosophy that separates us from the truth of our Lord is beneficial to the great deceiver. Any comfort, pleasure, or satisfaction that is not the love of our creator is useful to the prince of this earth. God is an enemy to the materialists + earth-worshipers, and they seek endlessly to advance themselves through physical progress and build their own utopia here and now. 

When we set our hearts upon the world, the world is going to take us. If we do not have a personal relationship with our Heavenly Father, the comforts of this temporary place will satisfy us into compliance or scare us into submission. 

The "age of enlightenment," the French Revolution, and the reformation period sought to improve the institutions of this place and advance humans into a state nearing perfection here + now. Has that revolutionary spirit ever resolved? Have the reformers and revolutionaries ever truly solved our problems or saved our souls? 

The result of humans seeking to be their own Gods and make life here in this temporary place better continues to result in destruction, disorder, and widespread death.. When we seek first God's logos and love from within, rejecting the creations, promises, pleasures + comforts of man and choosing for ourselves to follow Jesus Christ into the Kingdom of Heaven, we find true salvation and righteous rewards. But our churches do not preach or teach that, for it would negatively diminish their income and dissolve their power over us..

The last thing that our American churches want is for us to seek God's Kingdom from within. Hesychasm or "silent prayer" is a direct threat to the obvious scam that has become of our churches. [ Matthew 6:1 + Matthew 6:5-8 ] Humans seeking power and dominion over earth will always put themselves between you and the Lord. Do not fall victim to their tricks and plots, be sure to wear the armor of God and stand boldly and courageously in the face of the blasphemers, the heathens, and the children of the lie.

The churches of our age tend to take out monetary loans to build large, impressive buildings and employ many people to spread their own messages out to their communities, promoting their own understandings of the Gospels to any with ears to hear. They make sure to guilt people into entering these buildings at least once a week, where they are reminded to give hard earned wealth over to them in order to keep the lights on, the doors open, and their own wallets fat.. These buildings contain a man, titled as a pope, father, priest, pastor or preacher, whose job it is to tell you how to think and how to act, as well as what and who God is.. 

The LAST thing these people need is for you to realize that you should be spending 10-30 minutes a day and/or night tuning out your earthly, sinful, egotistical thoughts and opening up a direct line of communication within yourself to your Heavenly Father, through the voiceless voice of the Holy Spirit. [ Matthew 6:1 + Matthew 6:5-8 ] That reading the word of God and allowing the voiceless voice of the Holy Spirit to interpret it for you is how a relationship is truly built with our Father in Heaven.. 

These tax shelters and money laundering operations do not lead you to the truth + love of Jesus Christ, as truly doing so would be bad for their earthly schemes and material gains. They can never truly lead you to our creator and His right ways. They will only discourage you from seeking first His Kingdom from within and finding His logos. 

Our churches are materialistic, selfish, money-obsessed, sinful scams. They are preventing the rest of us from truly building a personal relationship with Christ the King, and the inevitable result is a lack of salvation and widespread confusion, depression, anger and evil. Our churches are broken, they are removed from the righteous path, but that doesn't mean you have to be. God is always ready and waiting for you to return to Him, to find salvation, to be redeemed, to receive His blessings and seek His Kingdom. 

Our times here on earth are tough, they will only get worse going forward. But our creator put us here and now for a reason. He made us capable of facing the challenges of the day, to be useful soldiers in this spiritual battle taking place. We must first choose Him, keep Him close, and fight constantly and relentlessly for His glory. 

The State of our Church is weak. But fear not, for the State of God is always strong.