2Tim. 4:3 'You're going to find that there will be times when people
will
have no stomach for solid teaching, but will fill up on spiritual junk
food catchy opinions that tickle their fancy.' The Message Bible
Sometimes I get frustrated watching certain ministers and teachers of
the
Gospel. Many times there is too much hype attached to sermons.
Emotions,
commercialism, marketing strategies, etc. turn me off. Not to put
anyone
down, but there is so much we miss sometimes in the body of Christ
because
of selfish ministers that focus on money, prosperity, sales, and self
promotion! In the process, the Gospel gets twisted! You see, in order
for
a person to sell himself, he must edit the Gospel and turn it into a
feel
good message. The consequences of sin cannot be preached because it
doesn't prosper the preacher like feel good sermons. The topics that
generate the money are prosperity, breakthrough, coming out, going to
the
nex
2007-09-28 03:25:23 · 11 answers · asked by ? 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I know what you mean. I too feel that preachers should be teaching the Bible and it's whole message but I do not enjoy the fire and brimstone preaching either with the preacher yelling and pounding the podium.
I feel fortunate that my preacher can make us laugh or cry while giving a great message. He treats us with respect and is always accessible.
It's good to teach love and acceptance but it should be mixed with the wrongdoing of sin and it's accountability.
2007-09-28 04:52:10 · answer #1 · answered by gabeymac♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've often thought that, too. I love it when I hear a minister of God preaching the great love and promises of Christ; not just the 'fire and brimstone' to try to scare the sins out of you! People need to know how great God's love is! And I would love to see pictures of Jesus smiling now and then-not looking like he's always scowling at us! But in defense of ministers; there are quite a few that I fear have to preach the 'money part' in church or they would be booted out by their governing branch. Everything takes money to run, incl. the church and its charities. And I don't know too many good ministers that live very well-just mediocre. Most are still at the top of my list of 'most impt. people in our lives'.
To 'feel good' everyday: "This is the day the Lord hath made; rejoice and be glad in it!" Ps.118:24
2007-09-28 11:36:28 · answer #2 · answered by dawnUSA 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We need to preach the Grace of God and we need to show people their need for God. Of course, God will take care of us Christians because He cares about our comfort but He cares much more about our character! I'd rather be more like Jesus and poor than have a lot of money and be just a little like Him! It's all about priorities! When Christ is the center, all else falls into it's proper place!
2007-09-28 15:50:11 · answer #3 · answered by Lover of Blue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah TV is not the best place to get fed spiritually. In fact it is the worst place because mos of the people are not sound.
378 NRb shows John MacArthur try watching that.
2007-09-28 11:43:06 · answer #4 · answered by K in Him 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smile, this is the very reason we do not watch religious programs in our home, TBN, etc.
Everyone seems to have a miracle book FOR SALE to help you through all your problems.
Praise God the Gospels not for sale.
2007-09-28 12:58:22 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sermons that are most useful to me are the "feel convicted" sermons. You know - the times that you are feeling so guilty that you think the Pastor is addressing you and your sin alone and no one else.
2007-09-28 11:05:43 · answer #6 · answered by Freedom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I feel good because I help others and have done nothing to stress about and I am an optomist
2007-09-28 10:49:52 · answer #7 · answered by woodsonhannon53 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure whats funnier.
that you trust a bible that uses the term "junk food"
or that you worship an Evil God and call it Good.
a book that uses terms like "junk food" is self-provingly NOT "solid teaching".
read the real thing. for goodness sakes its not THAT hard to understand.
2007-09-28 10:37:20 · answer #8 · answered by RW 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
"Hype?" "Hype?"!!! God is beyond ANY praises we can give!!! ALL praise to Him!
Did God's word command giving sacrificially? Yes or No! Yes, tithing was His idea.
If they ask for money, get over it (the pain of sacrificial giving)! The only issue is "for ministry, or just for their own pocket" (theft is a sin!)...but... many of us steal from God by not tithing. God forgive them. Did Jesus stay "stop tithing"? Yes or No!?! NO.
Don't stretch His Word "like cheap cloth", to make it into an excuse for not tithing (Really the insentive to saying "icabod" to preachers asking us to give, to pocket the money ourselves.)
I find fault with ministers too, especially ones that go before millions of minds on TV, and often give God a bad name...and I too worry about the harm they do.
God could've put perfect angels in every pew, but in His wisdom He uses us imperfects mortals!!! Pray for our leaders, not just in govermnent, but also in our (really HIS!) church.
But I am a determined to stay a faithful member of the "Body of Christ", HIS church. Not continuing on THE WAY with my bretheren would be like avoiding my family loved ones. "I owe (Him), I owe, so off to church I go."
I go even if I'm not thrilled about it, and His Holy Spirit inspires me somehow, EVERY time, despite all human inperfection that the enemy points out. I choose to love everyone.
Your rant makes me think you don't. You don't love God if you don't obey Him!!! Sorry.
Read Hebrews 10: 25
It says go to church. If you won't obey God you have no right taking specks out of the eyes of fellow imperfect mortals who obey His call!
Jesus said "If you can't love the brother you can see, then you can't really love God who can not be seen (for now)" Don't throw the baby out with the bath water.
Sorry. Too many people sit out the battle, using this sort of complaint as their excuse.
Even if you are not one of them, I fear that some lazy "salt that is not salty" (good for nothing) "luke warm Christians" are eating your words up with relish, saying "Yes ... THAT's why I stay in bed on Sunday"!
They are saying "Amen!", at least in their minds; and turning again, from their bible, to the TV guide.
"The others are hypocrites", they say hypocrically, and excuse themselves from the "war on the terror" of eternal hell without God.
Love!!! God is LOVE!!!
Obey!!! Obedience is a great, very strong sign of love.
It may not be convenient, but He sacrificed ALL for us; and our Lord deserves our sacrifice in return.
The narrow way is not the easy way. We can't just "serve" God at OUR pleasure!
That "easy christianity" is not sacrificial.,,it is totally selfish. Like lust calling itself love.
Join the battle. Don't be cut off from HIS body.
"A few cords wound together are stronger than seperately"! My bible says so, and that settles it.
Finally, look again at the Word of God! See the real meaning:
'You're going to find that there will be times when people will have no stomach for solid teaching, but will fill up on spiritual junk food catchy opinions that tickle their fancy.'
--- 2 Tim. 4: 3
" no stomach for solid teaching" means no stomache to serve God sacrificially, nor hear that He commands more of you than easy believism.
"fill up on spiritual junk food" means adding and subtracting from the bible, to make it say what you want it to say, not cercumspect exogesis studying what God REALLY said, even if it is hard to get past the enemy's lie that every dog & sinner goes to heaven.
Which of us is filling up on "spiritual junk food"? That's the key. You now, when we point at each other, we point even more fingers back toward ourselves!
2007-09-28 15:25:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
theres a vaccine for that
2007-09-28 10:32:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋