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Henry
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there is a larger Church in our area, that boast of the good works they do. I know a lady who was a member of that Church, who got hurt and could not work. When she went and saked for some of this help they bragged about, she was patted on the head and told "We'll be praying for you".
I called and after a few weeks finally got the secratary of the person who is in charge of the helps funds. In short I was told they just didn't have the money to help people, and were very restrictive about who they would help. Which as it turns out means they help those who work at the church only.
Well, this same Church just built a buidling, one of FIVE in the campus. Each a full Church in itself, that mostly stand empty. Which cost $3.5 Million dollars ! How do I know that? That pastor bragged about it, and how great God was to provide the money.
so lets do the math, need a building BAMMMM $3.5 Million dollars all the sudden manefest itself. But a little old lady needs her rent paid, well there just isn't money for that?
Hmmm, and the power bill at this place is several thousand dollars every month. But still, nothing for helping people.
This is the problem with "Church" it has become a PLACE and not people, the same people that say WE are the Church, then turn around and putr their money in a PLACE and not in a WHO.
When you put the PLACE above the WHO that makes the PLACE a god, and traditional Churches have become idols.
I think that Jesus would say to this man who would let a only lady go to the street "sell all that YOU have built and give it to the poor"
And he would be just like the rich man, and say no.
I called and after a few weeks finally got the secratary of the person who is in charge of the helps funds. In short I was told they just didn't have the money to help people, and were very restrictive about who they would help. Which as it turns out means they help those who work at the church only.
Well, this same Church just built a buidling, one of FIVE in the campus. Each a full Church in itself, that mostly stand empty. Which cost $3.5 Million dollars ! How do I know that? That pastor bragged about it, and how great God was to provide the money.
so lets do the math, need a building BAMMMM $3.5 Million dollars all the sudden manefest itself. But a little old lady needs her rent paid, well there just isn't money for that?
Hmmm, and the power bill at this place is several thousand dollars every month. But still, nothing for helping people.
This is the problem with "Church" it has become a PLACE and not people, the same people that say WE are the Church, then turn around and putr their money in a PLACE and not in a WHO.
When you put the PLACE above the WHO that makes the PLACE a god, and traditional Churches have become idols.
I think that Jesus would say to this man who would let a only lady go to the street "sell all that YOU have built and give it to the poor"
And he would be just like the rich man, and say no.