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AND THE PULPITS ARE
SILENT!
"For among My
people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he
that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch
men. As a cage is full of birds, so are their
houses full of deceit: therefore they are become
great, and waxen rich. They are waxen fat, they
shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked:
they judge not the cause, the cause of the
fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the
needy do they not judge. Shall I not visit for
these things? saith the LORD: shall not My soul be
avenged on such a nation as this? Jeremiah
5:26-31.
Despite what the political parties would like you
to believe, the problem in America is not the
politicians [alone], it is the pulpits. I hate to
break the news to you, but most of America's
pulpits are filled with cowardly men. They are a
shame to the Christ they claim to serve. Harsh
words, aren't they? Not the type of thing that
will make any friends in this "cheap-Grace"
culture in which we live. But that's okay. I'm not
looking to make friends. I am about fed-up with
what I see. How did we ever get such men-pleasing
leaders? All that our fore-fathers held dear is
being destroyed before our very eyes and hardly a
peep from the pulpit. They don't want to hear it.
It's the pulpiteers that I am talking about. They
are concerned with being too harsh, they tell me
that "Jesus is in control," that they are not
"called" to fight evil, and that "we should pray
for our enemies." Where have these guys come from?
What we need is a return of the Voice of God
thundering through the prophets standing in
America's pulpits. Not the prissy Purpose Driven
drivel passing as the Gospel for today. The
feminized-preachers of today cannot hold a candle
to those who ushered in "The Great Awakening"
which led to the American Revolution, and the
abolition of slavery. These two world-changing
events were spearheaded by the pulpits across
America becoming enflamed with the Gospel of Jesus
Christ. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great
Awakening
Rick Warren, one of America's alleged premiere
preachers of today, and his "Purpose Driven Life"
have infiltrated the Church of the Living God..
Over 400,000 pastors have attended his conferences
and over 40 million of his books have been sold.
“Since September 2002, over 30,000 congregations,
corporations, and sports teams across the United
States have participated in a "40 Days of Purpose"
emphasis according to a May 2005 survey of
American pastors and yet "The Pulpits are Silent"
Joel Osteen was voted "The Most Influential
Christian in 2006". His preaching style focuses on
"the goodness of God rather than sin." He is a
self-described "Life-coach" and "thinks that there
are probably others better qualified, or more
gifted for explaining Bible verses. Osteen
explains that he tries to teach Biblical
principles in a simple way, emphasizing the power
of love and a positive attitude." Presently,
Osteen and several Lakewood Church team members
travel across the nation, presenting programs in
large stadiums to a paying public. He has sold
millions of books to millions of feel-good
Christians, yet he has no passion for preaching
the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Politer George Barna asked Christian leaders to
identify what books were the most influential on
their lives and ministries. "The Purpose Driven
Life" was the most frequent response. Today's
Christians are more familiar with the words of
Warren than the Words of Jesus. Thousands of
America's churches have used it in their Bible
Studies and thousands of preachers preach Warren's
message, not the Word of God!.
While our nation is killing babies, our schools
are indoctrinating Christian-kids in Secular
Humanism and "Truth has fallen in the streets."
Our preachers are attending church-growth
seminars, using 'self-help" books to supplement
the Bible, and chasing after the butts and bucks.
They are fiddling while the nation burns, building
their church rather than the Kingdom of Jesus
Christ.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular humanism
Judges make laws and the pulpits are silent.
Tolerance trumps Truth and the pulpits are silent.
Same sex marriage is promoted and the pulpits are
silent.
Self-help books replace the Bible and the pulpits
are silent.
Sodomy is granted legal protection and the pulpits
are silent.
The institution of marriage is crumbling and the
pulpits are silent.
Gambling is promoted to pay for schools and the
pulpits are silent.
Tolerance for all religions except Christians and
the pulpits are silent.
Our children are taught they came from apes and
the pulpits are silent.
Taxes are levied to do the work of the Church and
the pulpits are silent.
Precious babies are being murdered in the womb and
the pulpits are silent
Planned Parenthood kills babies with our tax
dollars and the pulpits are silent.
Children's service agencies separate family
members and the pulpits are silent.
The Menace of Multiculturalism has invaded our
land and the pulpits are silent.
Legislation is introduced to remove the rights of
parents and the pulpits are silent.
Public schools are destroying the faith of
Christian children and the pulpits are silent.
Faith-based initiatives invite the government into
the Church and the pulpits are silent.
Mother Earth is protected more than Father God is
defended and the pulpits are silent.
George W. Bush says Christians and Muslims worship
the same God and the pulpits are silent.
Senator Obama says the Sermon on the Mount
justifies gay marriage and the pulpits are silent.
Elected officials
fail to follow Godly precepts making their own
laws
and the pulpits are silent.
Millions of our children are "medicated" to
control their behavior and the pulpits are silent.
The Church locks arms with
compassionate-conservatisvim and the pulpits are
silent.
Government has replaced God as defender and
provider and the pulpits are silent.
A
Purpose Driven Life is elevated above dying to
self and the pulpits are silent.
The entertainment industry celebrates debauchery
and the pulpits are silent.
Pagans pray to open a session of Congress and the
pulpits are silent.
The IRS muzzles the voice of the Church and the
pulpits are silent.
Private property is stolen by government and the
pulpits are silent.
Political Correctness must
be observed
and the pulpits are silent.
Illegal aliens over-run our borders and the
pulpits are silent.
Our elected officials lie and steal and the
pulpits are silent.
The Constitution is ignored and the pulpits are
silent.
From a bygone era, the sound from the pulpit
rumbles throughout the ages. Could a mariner sit
idle if he heard the drowning cry? Could a doctor
sit in comfort and just let his patients die?
Could a fireman sit idle, let men burn and give no
hand? Can you sit at ease in Zion with the world
around you is DAMNED? - Leonard Ravenhill
Churches don't need new members half so much as
they need the old bunch made over. There wouldn't
be so many non-church goers if there were not so
many non-going churches. Too many churches are
little more than four walls and a roof.- Billy
Sunday
The voice from the pulpit today sings a different
song. "The prophets prophesy falsely, and the
priests bear rule by their means; and My people
love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end
thereof?" Jeremiah 5:31.
Truth, justice and the American way are a thing of
the past. "None calleth for justice, nor any
pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and
speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring
forth iniquity." Isaiah 59:4.
The above article is adopted
from:
Tragically . . . The Pulpits Are Silent.
Coach Dave
Daubenmire
Past the Salt
Ministries
www.ptsalt.com
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