GodThoughtsWired! Wednesday, September 21, 2011 |
| Evangelizing the Church in the Age of Delusion |
7 reasons to keep Jesus
out of his church
out of his church
PART 3
More reasons why we must continue to keep the Jesus of the Bible out of today's church:
#5. He spoke the truth! -see John 14:6; Ephesians 5:15. And for that matter...JESUS CLAIMS TO BE THE TRUTH! Could there be any greater hindrance to church growth than this?!? As my colleague so eloquently explained it the other night to a global audience on a TV program called NightLine,
"I don't want to divide the
very people I'm trying to reach."
-Joel Osteen, click here to watch
very people I'm trying to reach."
-Joel Osteen, click here to watch
And one of the most important reason that we absolutely MUST keep the biblical (actual) Jesus as far from the church as possible is that TRUTH DIVIDES!!! It divides that which is true from that which is false. Good grief!
-Can you imagine what church would look like if today's pastors returned to "speaking the truth?"
-Can you imagine how much money the church would lose if preachers taught the truth?
-Can you imagine how many people would leave the church if they had to listen to TRUTH every Sunday?
I'm quite sure that I don't need to remind you, especially if you are a "mega-church pastor," that there is absolutely NO PLACE FOR TRUTH in the "enlightened age" in which we live. Live and let live! What is "truth" anyway? Does it even exist? I've got my truth and you've got yours...
Right?
Hey, truth divides. It's that simple. Ands as the pastor of the largest, most financially successful "church" in America so clearly explained to the world the other night, truth has no place in today's politically correct, tolerant, fun-luvin church because, after all, "I don't want to divide the very people I'm trying to reach."
Amen! Preach it Joel!
NOTE: I'm guessing some of you "old-school pastors" who actually know the Bible might be concerned about verses like Ephesians 5:11 which says, "Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead, even expose them."
Fear not, much like The Message*, I'm working on my own version of the Bible that will eliminate all of those kinds of verses that have become a stumbling block to so many.
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