Arrogance and Pride
While surfing through blogs, I came across a the site of a Christian preacher. The site was nice, full of compassion and love as well as questioning and conversation.
However, one entry made me pause. The guy was talking about how he brings people to Christ and then they leave and it makes him feel like these people will burn in Hell now because he didn't keep them around.
First of all, he didn't bring anyone to Jesus. Jesus does that all on his own. This guy may have been used by God to plant a seed, but he is not God and he has nothing, absolutely nothing to do with anyone else's relationship with God.
I wondered about the opposite, if someone stays at his Church and never leaves......are they staying because of him? Because of his power and majesty????? NO NO ten thousand times NO! They are there because of THEIR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP with CHRIST.
Period. If they leave, who the fuck is this guy to say they have left Jesus? Huh? Maybe they just didn't like HIM! Maybe he is a shitty preacher. Maybe he's arrogant and assuming. Maybe he tries to get inside their personal relationship with God and make himself a third party.
I dunno, but I am praying for this man to lose his pride. I hope you all will pray with me.
Also please pray that he finds a wonderful job that is fulfilling without taking too much of his time.
Thanks.
However, one entry made me pause. The guy was talking about how he brings people to Christ and then they leave and it makes him feel like these people will burn in Hell now because he didn't keep them around.
First of all, he didn't bring anyone to Jesus. Jesus does that all on his own. This guy may have been used by God to plant a seed, but he is not God and he has nothing, absolutely nothing to do with anyone else's relationship with God.
I wondered about the opposite, if someone stays at his Church and never leaves......are they staying because of him? Because of his power and majesty????? NO NO ten thousand times NO! They are there because of THEIR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP with CHRIST.
Period. If they leave, who the fuck is this guy to say they have left Jesus? Huh? Maybe they just didn't like HIM! Maybe he is a shitty preacher. Maybe he's arrogant and assuming. Maybe he tries to get inside their personal relationship with God and make himself a third party.
I dunno, but I am praying for this man to lose his pride. I hope you all will pray with me.
Also please pray that he finds a wonderful job that is fulfilling without taking too much of his time.
Thanks.
Comments
I do not curse God or piss on the name of Christ. If you have a problem with my use of language, if you are an elitist who thinks you can tell me how I should speak, again, it's your problem. I'm for free speech.
My soul is clean through Jesus. He lives in my heart. I have a mansion in the sky, my name is written in the book of life, when I fear or am sad or lonely, Jesus comforts me and gives me peace. I have a personal relationship with God, isn't that great? You can have one too you know. Just call out for Jesus, He'll come.
Hope that helps! Thanks for posting.
Here are some scriptures that seem significant to this situation. Of course, if you don't value scripture, then a discussion is impossible.
Regarding a relationship with God:
We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. The man who says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did. (1 John 2: 3-6)
Regarding our speech and purity:
But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people. Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which is out of place, but rather thanksgiving. (Ephesians 5: 3-4)
If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. 1 Peter 4: 11
Regarding the beauty of Christian women:
Your beauty should ... be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight. 1 Peter 3: 3-4
Let Jesus in your heart.
No Jesus, no God. Know Jesus, know God.
And enough with the sexist shit, Jesus was NOT sexist. If you are following anyone other than Jesus, you will get lost.
Do you work for them? ;-)
None of the Scripture you quote was spoken by Jesus.
If you want to follow Man, go ahead. If you want to piss on Christ and make up things to keep women down, enjoy.
I don't equate my religion with politics. The Founding Fathers understood that mixing the two are dangerous as relationships with God are PERSONAL.
You want to live in a theocracy, go to Saudi. This world belongs to Satan, all governments no matter if they claim to rule by God, rule by Satan.
Keep your "advice" on how a woman should act. Shove it actually.
Jesus never once made me second class, or told me to shut up or sit in quiet beauty and be a good girl.
Shame on you! Jesus was anti-politics! He would tell me to shout from the rooftops!! Not to hide my beauty under a basket!
If you enjoy mocking Christians like your friends at Landover, or Jesus General....again that's your problem.
Find Jesus. The Bible is empty without Him in your heart.
Interesting. Bad trolling.