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Think God Can Use Rock And Roll For Getting His Truth Out?
Neil Young's hit of some years back has a heavily cynical element in it, but he is truthful, the world sees our blessings, as not being blessings to them? In one of the oddest natures of fate, the blessings of one are not seen by another that way. This is one of the most difficult of all issues which faces modern Christianity, and it's not ready for it. Let me say that one more time, modern Christianity is not ready for the issue of the "haves and have -nots." This issue is going to be one of the principal issues which is used to usher in the demise of the powerful Christian evangelical age, unless we get a handle on it quickly. This is why my alarm about how we interpret the Revelation of Christ, has sounded, and will continue to sound; folks are accepting that the horns gonna sound and we're out of here- folks, what if that ain' the case, what if we're supposed to do something, right now, and we should see it clearly if we'd look in what John said, with open eyes, but instead, we're digging down into it, eyes wide shut- as the movie title said. We aren't seeing the evident pattern John intended to convey, and as a result, the really heavy issues of dealing with this sort of stuff; blessings to one being a blessing to all, aren't getting dealt with.Why Are We Being So Blind To This Issue
First - it's not a pretty issue, like Salvation, it's a cruncher - it has flesh, and hurting flesh in it.
Second - it demands definite measurable sacrifice, unlike evangelistic tracts, or even asking somebody if "you know Jesus," this one hits the wallet of every Christian, some of whom have very little wallet left.
Third - nobody knows what the end of giving looks like? We know what Jesus in His ministry looked like, we think, but we really don't know for sure - and the end may be harsher than we are ready to own up to.
Fourth - God said He would bless the tithe - but this is a Jesus command, how can I love my brother who has want, of anything, if I don't provide it- AND - it's not just as simple as saying "well I'll pray about it," truth is, most who say they will pray about this, don't.
Fifth - Even when you give every penny you have to the poor, you can still be doing that for the wrong reason according to the scriptures, and then what do you do? What's a right reason to give, is there one? What's a wrong reason to give? For pride's sake so you can brag about the giving, hits me..but do you see now that this isn't an issue that we've really gotten into?
Sixth - What really helps a person in need? Is it money, or do they need something that is beyond that? The example which comes to my mind is the person who is capable of work without a job, who would like to work? Should churches (read groups of believers) set up a place where such can be done, or are we going to trust the government to do what we are morally and ethically under Christ bound to do?
Seventh - Isn't the family of God, the bride of Christ supposed to be purified in this effort, not through this effort, and have we even begun to understand what the enemy is intending to do about this?
Eighth - If we help others to our own detriment, which is by definition giving them our cloak also(!), then are we being irresponsible to others in that process?
Ninth - is the local body of believers where tithes are reposited supposed to put those into some sort of local effort to take care of this issue on a local level, rather than, as some have seen fit to do, placing the money (singularly) into the vault of a "program" which detaches the personal and profoundly faith growing aspects of this need?
Tenth - And there are hundreds more questions here...but TENTH - are we really to believe that in a world which has billionaires that there is not enough funding to take care of this?
Second - it demands definite measurable sacrifice, unlike evangelistic tracts, or even asking somebody if "you know Jesus," this one hits the wallet of every Christian, some of whom have very little wallet left.
Third - nobody knows what the end of giving looks like? We know what Jesus in His ministry looked like, we think, but we really don't know for sure - and the end may be harsher than we are ready to own up to.
Fourth - God said He would bless the tithe - but this is a Jesus command, how can I love my brother who has want, of anything, if I don't provide it- AND - it's not just as simple as saying "well I'll pray about it," truth is, most who say they will pray about this, don't.
Fifth - Even when you give every penny you have to the poor, you can still be doing that for the wrong reason according to the scriptures, and then what do you do? What's a right reason to give, is there one? What's a wrong reason to give? For pride's sake so you can brag about the giving, hits me..but do you see now that this isn't an issue that we've really gotten into?
Sixth - What really helps a person in need? Is it money, or do they need something that is beyond that? The example which comes to my mind is the person who is capable of work without a job, who would like to work? Should churches (read groups of believers) set up a place where such can be done, or are we going to trust the government to do what we are morally and ethically under Christ bound to do?
Seventh - Isn't the family of God, the bride of Christ supposed to be purified in this effort, not through this effort, and have we even begun to understand what the enemy is intending to do about this?
Eighth - If we help others to our own detriment, which is by definition giving them our cloak also(!), then are we being irresponsible to others in that process?
Ninth - is the local body of believers where tithes are reposited supposed to put those into some sort of local effort to take care of this issue on a local level, rather than, as some have seen fit to do, placing the money (singularly) into the vault of a "program" which detaches the personal and profoundly faith growing aspects of this need?
Tenth - And there are hundreds more questions here...but TENTH - are we really to believe that in a world which has billionaires that there is not enough funding to take care of this?
What Can I Do Then?
Don't sit idly by while this gets taken out with all
the other issues and buried.
the other issues and buried.
Bring it up in your church, bring it up to your pastor,
and keep bringing it up until somebody decides it needs to be acted on,
and then, keep bringing it up some more.
Per Signum Crucsis (By The Sign of the Cross)and keep bringing it up until somebody decides it needs to be acted on,
and then, keep bringing it up some more.
De Inimicsis Nostre (From our Enemies)
Libera Nos, Deus Noster (Deliver us, our God)
In Nomine Patris (In the name of the Father)
Et Filii (and of the Son)
Et Spiritus SAncti (and of the Holy Spirit)
Amen
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