The Musings Of A Lump Of Clay

Alright, that IS it. 

 You know, it is one thing to be afraid to call sin sin.  That in and of itself is a huge problem amongst the church.  We are so afraid of saying the wring thing and stepping on people’s toes that we turn our backs on the WORD of God.   It is totally another thing to sway so far to the other side that you misrepresent God.

I saw on the news this morning that a church from Kansas (I think) is boycotting and picketing the funerals of soldiers who have died in Iraq.  Not only is this tacky and unloving, but they are using the pain and sorrow of others as a platform to speak out against homosexuality.  I can barely believe this.  First we have churches who embrace people living a lifestyle of homosexuality when it clearly goes against the Scripture they claim to believe as the inspired Word of God.  THEN we have churches misrepresenting God so much that they are holding signs at FUNERALS saying that this is God’s punishment and that He HATES them!

I clearly remember John 3:16 saying that He sent His son to die for us out of LOVE for us.  Call sin, sin.  Call black, black.  But do NOT go out and misrepresent my Lord and Savior and make all Christian sound totally and utterly insane,not to mention hateful.

When will the church turn to God and what HE tells us?  When will we really read HIS words and take them for what they are?  Seriously, when will we hear a woman “pastor” teaching on the subject of women not being allowed to teach men?  When will they put down what they want to stick to what God has layed out?  When will pastors stop imposing their view of the spirit on others?  The Bible says not all men have the gift of tongues, so when will they stop putting others down for not having the gifts that they have?  I don’t speak in tongues, God has not given me that gifts, He has given me others, and that does NOT mean that I am living in sin, not as close to God as someone else.  WHEN, will christian colleges stand for the Scripture and stick to it?  Why are we so into differing views and raisin up pastors with flawed ideas?  We cannot interpret Scripture however we want, and it is never okay to misrepresent God.  Look at Moses, he misrepresented God when he struck the rock, and he missed out on the Promised Land.

 We need to pray for the church.  We need tio not be afraid to stand for what it right, and we need to NOT be afraid to show God’s love.  People are hurting.  They need to see God’s love, they need to see that even though they are in sin that God loves them and can heal them like nothing in this world can.

Please join me and pray.  It seems that we have stopped listening for that still small voice and have gotten caught up in our own agenda.  The life of striving to live in righteousness for GOD has turned into a lonely road.