The Tragedy of Modern Day Christianity

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Matthew 24:3-5, 10, 13

@raindrops77 and her homegirl were having a talk about some man of God who was less than righteous with the opposite sex. I also was thinking about my godsister, who was told by the son of a preacherman that they were meant to be together and God was okay with them having premarital sex because they have needs until that time.

Word?

Now I'm the grandson of a pastor. I know what reputation pastor's kids hold and I wore that rep like a badge of honor. However, I never used my "status" or "influence" to impress any girls and I DEF didn't use God as a scapegoat. I ran away from church, but the prodigal son returned and found a mess.

Co-pastor Zachary Tims is just the latest pastor to get caught with his pants down. Literally. Pause. His wife Co-pastor Riva Tims has filed for divorce, two years after skripper Judy Nguyen posted details of their affair on the internet. A great deal of men are dogs. The facts that more Americans have been divorced once than those who remain married and that more Americans are comfortable with extra-marital affairs don't make it any easier on those men who try to stick to their vitues.

I just figured that men of God would be more a little more devoted. Especially when they have thousands of souls that they have been entrusted to nurture and guide. Zarchary Tims church, the New Destiny Christian Center, had 7500 at its zenith (that is, right before that skripper came forward).

This is an indictment an indictment of religion and those that invest their faith in it: the pastors who profit and falter and the people who use it for peace of mind. I've ranted before about how useless organized religion is. Mankind is flawed, and religion is construct of mankind. There's no way we can figure out God. The people who wrote the Bible were wrong sometimes, and King James's translators were def on that opium from time to time.

People have to stand for themselves. If my grandparents lost their minds and became Satanists, I'd just have to pray for their *ss. All these ministers are obviously going to falter, but people are basing their salvation on the character of a human being. Just because they screw up, doesn't give anyone an excuse in front of God. You can't live a life of sin because the preacher sinned once.

Guarantee you these pastors repent anyways, ensuring their salvation.

People have become so caught up in what these men and women are doing that they have forgotten about God. Unfortunately, I don't think anyone will remember until it's too late.

Don't Mess With God

I attend church religiously... but I don't believe in organized religion. I believe that religion is a human construct for the supernatural, so it is imperfect. I am spiritual, and I believe that everyone has a relationship with God whether they want to admit it or even He exists. That's why attend my church, my pastor teaches his flock how to draw closer to God straight from the Word... and he's my grandfather.

Point of the matter is that I don't messes with GOD. I don't toy with Him. Don't bargain with Him. Don't test Him. For all those people who claim to be Christians but are too hung over from partying Saturday night to go Sunday morning, do you still take the Bible seriously?

If so, are you aware that God used to be a swift judge in the Old Testament? One mistake and you, your FAMILY, and all your property were destroyed QUICK. Shoot, even in the New Testament, he struck down a couple who skipped out on their tithes. Word homie?

God is a merciful God. You wouldn't believe how awful life would be if He allowed half of the stupid stuff that we do or say come back and mess us up. I'll test the patience of any dude on this earth (except my cellmate if I ever went to jail), but I hope I never put a strain on my relationship with God yo.

You know what happens when dudes go and try to do their own thing without God's approval? They get eaten by whales. That's mad dehumanizing... I'm supposed to be the top of food chain and I'm now waiting to be digested because I didn't listen to God in the first place.

I'm not the type to witness. Although I should be, since it is the responsibility of every follower of Jesus Christ to proclaim his gospel. I just needed to vent on how scary God can be if a n*gga is not careful.

BTW, has anyone notice that when you do say you do something religiously, it automatically means that you do it with mad dedication. That's funny, since most people don't actually follow religion religiously anymore...