4 OR do you DESPISE the riches of His GOODNESS, FORBEARANCE, and LONG-SUFFERING, not knowing that THE GOODNESS OF GOD LEADS YOU TO REPENTANCE?
5 BUT in accordance with YOUR HARDNESS AND YOUR IMPENITENT HEART you are TREASURING UP for yourself WRATH in the DAY OF WRATH and revelation of the RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT OF GOD,
6 WHO “WILL RENDER TO EACH ONE ACCORDING TO HIS [her] DEEDS”:
7 ETERNAL LIFE to those who by patient continuance in DOING GOOD seek for glory, honour, and immortality."
Romans 2:3-7 (NKJV)
• The evil in the church, among the Believers, is not only about sexual sin.
- There are many hideous things that Believers do today without any remorse.
YOU see Believers living in blatant SINS, and such still have the guts to stand before the people to preach or teach the Word of God:
21 YOU TEACH OTHERS, SO WHY DON'T YOU TEACH YOURSELF? You tell others not to STEAL, but you STEAL. 22 YOU SAY THAT OTHERS MUST NOT TAKE PART IN ADULTERY, BUT YOU ARE GUILTY OF THAT [same] SIN. You hate IDOLS, but you STEAL FROM TEMPLES. 23 YOU BRAG ABOUT HAVING GOD'S LAW, BUT YOU BRING SHAME TO GOD BY BREAKING HIS LAW" (Romans 2:21–23 New Century Version). - Such wallow in sin, and do not have the FEAR of God whatsoever. Those who work at the altar, those who are in the leadership of the church, are the ones who usually take God and His Word for granted (2 Timothy 3:5,7; Titus 1:16).
- The fact that you are working for God does not mean He is your equal! It does not mean you could do anything you like and go Scott free. As loving, caring and merciful God, is, so is He in judgement when you abused the grace given to you.
• Also, there are some who are not called to work for Him, but chose to take the honour to themselves:
"AND no one can become a high priest SIMPLY BECAUSE HE WANTS SUCH AN HONOUR. HE MUST BE CALLED BY GOD FOR THIS WORK, just as Aaron was" (Hebrews 5:4 NLT).
- They thought they have the resources to rent a Hall, or put up a structure, and gather people to listen to them.
- If you are not sure of God's call on your life, you would do well to stay with whatever you are doing for living.
- Ministry work is not what a person could simply take or do without being called into it (Exodus 28:1; Hebrews 5:4).
- Some gather people to pastor or be shepherded over, with the gifts received from the devil. Demons are the ones working with such people in the work they claimed to be doing for God—which they called a church.
- There are people like that who planted false churches, using demonic powers to lead the people who are there—under their leadership.
- God may have permitted such a place to be, for a number of years, but it does not mean the work is approved by Him:
13 THESE PEOPLE ARE FALSE APOSTLES. They are DECEITFUL WORKERS who DISGUISE themselves as apostles of Christ. 14 But I am not surprised! Even SATAN DISGUISES himself as an ANGEL OF LIGHT. 15 So it is no wonder that HIS SERVANTS also DISGUISE THEMSELVES as servants of RIGHTEOUSNESS. In the END THEY WILL GET THE PUNISHMENT THEIR WICKED DEEDS DESERVE [except they repent]" (2 Corinthians 11:13-15 NLT). - The fact that such churches are permitted by God to exist, probably they had existed for a number of years, and they are pulling crowds; does not mean He did approve them.
• Also, there are wrong people in the Church, even in the genuine churches of Jesus Christ, who work at the leadership positions; but they are working with demonic powers.
Such people might be under those pastors who are not sensitive and discerning enough to know that some of the people around them are not clean, they are agents of the devil—who are in the church to do havoc.
Jesus Christ the Owner of the church knew such people would be in the church, they are the mixed-multitude, who are allowed to grow together with the genuine Believers; but would be judged at end; if they repented not:
24 ANOTHER parable He put forth to them, saying: “THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE A MAN WHO SOWED GOOD SEED IN HIS FIELD;
25 BUT while men slept, his ENEMY came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. 26 But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. 27 So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’ 28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ 29 BUT HE SAID, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. 30 LET BOTH GROW TOGETHER UNTIL THE HARVEST, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “FIRST GATHER TOGETHER THE TARES AND BIND THEM IN BUNDLES TO BURN THEM, but gather THE WHEAT INTO MY BARN” ’ ” (Matthew 13:24-30 NKJV).Jesus expatiated the parable:
36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “EXPLAIN TO US THE PARABLE OF THE TARES OF THE FIELD.”
37 He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is THE SON OF MAN [Jesus]. 38 The FIELD is the WORLD, the GOOD SEEDS are THE SONS OF THE KINGDOM, but the TARES are the SONS OF THE WICKED ONE. 39 The ENEMY who sowed them is THE DEVIL, the HARVEST is the END OF THE AGE, and the REAPERS are the ANGELS. 40 Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. 41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, AND THOSE WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS, 42 AND WILL CAST THEM INTO THE FURNACE OF FIRE. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43 THEN THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH as the SUN in the KINGDOM of their FATHER. HE WHO HAS EARS TO HEAR, LET HIM [her] HEAR!"
Matthew 13:36–43 (NKJV):
• God may have been silent on whatever you are doing wrongly, however, it does not mean you are right in doing such a thing.
- If you are involved in any of the evil things shared in this piece, or the ones that are not mentioned; you need to run to the cross, repent and ask for mercy and forgiveness.
11 LET the one who is DOING HARM continue to do HARM; let the one who is VILE continue to be VILE; let the one who is RIGHTEOUS continue to live RIGHTEOUSLY; let the one who is HOLY continue to be HOLY.”
12 “LOOK, I [Jesus] am coming soon, BRINGING MY REWARD WITH ME TO REPAY ALL PEOPLE ACCORDING TO THEIR DEEDS."
Revelation 22:11–12 (NLT)
• You will not fail in Jesus' name.
- You will live in health all the days of your life in Jesus' name.
- And you will not have any cause for sorrow in Jesus' name.
Peace!