JUST THINKING....LET'S TALK! WHOSE FAULT IS IT THAT WE HAVE SO MANY WOLVES TODAY?

Briefly, on FaceBook I'm on a secular page called "Just Saying..." and while it may not be Christian, there's absolutely nothing on it that tells me it's wrong.  It's not vulgar, filth nor in any way go against the Word of God.  So I stay, listen and occasionally comment.  It's about bringing hot issues of today that actually have logical, reasonable and oftentimes common sense and cheap solutions are blaringly obvious.  White it rarely does talk about the Bible, when it does, it's on track and inline with Biblical principles.  So, I decided I'd like to make this a regular thing on my blog.  Maybe not every single day but 2-3 x per week if for no other reason than to challenge you.  I may be intentionally wrong, I may not know, it could be personal opinions and thoughts but it's meant to make YOU AND ME a good Berean.  Don't know what I mean by that, find out for yourself.  Don't depend on me or any other "man" (always means "mankind" feminists) to tell you.  Stop relying on a person but God.  "It is better to put your trust in God than your confidence in man."  Psalm 118:8 and is the VERY center verse of the Bible.  Could that be a hidden mystery?  All I know is that there is nothing hidden that will not be made manifest and that the explosion of knowledge at the end-times (is it the internet?) not only means secular but also Spiritual knowledge as well.  I too have noticed some things in the Word of God that wouldn't have made much sense pre-9/11 that today make me reconsider what the Bible really says.

So, today I want to sort of and not, at the same time, apologize for my rabid attack on what I consider to be false prophets.  I saw a video by a pastor I sort of liked but yet didn't feel right about so I did a bit of research, found a site I find highly reliable and, sure enough, he was on there AND for the very things that caused me concern.  So, anything I've previously shared by Discover Ministries, I am not sure he falls into that category but I do feel he's walking a thin line between the Spiritual realm of God and the satanic realm of the occult.  He does study astronomy and numbers, believes in a Bible code but I don't necessarily believe this is what I would call a "false prophet."  Supposedly he's one of the new "Word of Faith," Wealth and Prosperity preachers and believes in the doctrine of Speaking in Tongues.  Does this qualify him as a false prophet?  He does  appear to have the Gospel of Salvation according to First Corinthians 15:1-11 one hundred percent correct, to the best of my knowledge.

Here's my point...I got concerned as I'd find a pastor I was really impressed with, liked and agreed with what he said and there was not one thing unBiblical about that particular article, video, sermon, or whatever.  Maybe my standards are too lenient in some areas, too strict in others.  Yes, I hold every single "man of God" who claims to be an ordained minister to a much higher standard than I do their flock.  They are students, the leaders are the teachers.  You either teach ALL truth or shut up and go form a cult.  Any pastor that teaches we are still required to give 10% even if we cannot pay our rent, electricity  bill or buy food, we are robbing God.  It's all His anyway.  Is it right to give $100 to a pastor or church that is not even going to use your tithes in any way like the Bible commands but for his own gain or to buy fancy materialist stuff.  Where are the food banks and the money we give in order for you to help the needy?  We don't need more seats, we need more truth.  Separate the wheat from the tares now.  Stop tickling ears so you can own 3-4 jets, million dollar houses (low side) and 10-15 cars.  Yet I cannot eat tonight and neither can my neighbor buy both their food and medicine.  Oh, and for the churches who teach the truth, they get an average of 22% in tithes (well, offerings actually) but the others get exactly, down to the penny 10%.  How to tell a false prophet?  Do they tell you ALL truths or just what benefits them.  THAT is my standard.  You're entitled to your opinion on the rapture, tribulation, God's "real name" (NO ONE KNOWS YET) but if you lie, you are not His.  You're nothing but noise even if you cast out demons, prophecied, spoke in tongues, had all wisdom, healed, etc. without love and love means telling the truth and actually teaching true salvation rather than fake, I said a Sinner's Prayer once so I'm covered by grace.  UTTER NONSENSE.  That's "just in case" faith.  Who wouldn't do that?  It's ALL about faith.

So, how do we solve this problem?  By realizing who allowed it to happen and I feel it's the churches fault.  We stopped being the true Church of God and invited in the predators.  Church, in the Bible was about the saints, not the sinners (unrepentant unbelievers) and embraced their sinful lifestyle because it became about money and numbers.  Who ever coined the phrase "win souls to Jesus" needs  tongue-lashing.  Who wins?  You?  Nope.  Not a contest.  I'd say the person who got saved won and Jesus Christ was GLORIFIED.  We are to gather together as believers for fellowship, to encourage, support, correct, chastise and taught in order to GO OUT into the world to share the Gospel.  Instead, we have turned our churches (or houses of worship) into nothing but dens of thieves and let the predators come in by our own choice.  There's always CDs, T-shirts, keyrings, bumper stickers, books, etc. to be bought.  That's after tithing, free will offerings (sometimes 3-4 x a sermon) and I gotta ask, if this information is so critical to one who is born again, HOW DARE YOU SELL IT?  You were freely given...FREELY GIVE.  Take up a donation if you must but it must bee a free will donation.  

Finally, I googled every single "famous" pastor from Billy Graham to today and someone has put every single one of them on a false prophet list.  Well, here's some cults to stay away from...

THE Seventh Day Adventist
Jehovah's Witnesses
Mormons
The Roman Catholic Church
Christian Science (not to be confused with Christians who are scientists)
Scientology
ANYONE WHO WORSHIPS THE LEADER
Wealth and Prosperity
Seeding Sowing Doctrine
Word of Faith
Faith Healers
Name it/Claim It
Best Life Now (WOW, DUMB-FOUNDED ON THAT TERM)

CULTISH OR CULT-LIKE

The United Pentacostal Church
Some SDA's fit more into this category than full-blown cult.  Pray for discernment

Sorry if the truth of your religion hurts.  Research why.  Very Biblical and sound doctrine on why.  Work out your own salvation.  Leave mine alone.  Also, if a JW comes to your door, do NOT engage them, do not allow them into your house and don't wish them Godspeed.  If so, that makes you a partaker of their evil.  Oh, and don't try to spread the true Gospel unless you know how.  You cannot and will not do it and watch their face if you try, these sweet old ladies WILL turn into a wolf.  Let's talk now and if you use scripture, it must be by the KJV ONLY, it must be by clear language of scripture (no twisting or assuming) and no outside publications allowed ever!  If you decide to debate me on this, as I could be wrong (along with many others), I will be checking where you get your info.  NO WATCHTOWER ALLOWED.  To the UPC, there ARE 65 other highly relevant books in the Bible.  Acts is NOT the final authority as it is an awesome, exciting and wonderful transitional book.  Paul is highly credible too.