JohnDB
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We still need the church...
And yes, we could use a good cleaning up of some of the profiteers from God.
In times past shortly after the Bible was first translated into English those who took on the work were never really paid for their scholarship...most died penniless or were martyred for their efforts.
King Henry the VIII was the culprit of commissioning the first complete English translation through Miles Coverdale who basically copied the work of Tyndale. (Henry had him killed and 40 years after the priests dug up his bones and burned them...they were still angry about the English translation) Today every denomination has their own unique translation that promotes their peculiar theologies.
Today in modern times occasionally the profiteers are hauled before Congress here in America to explain their lavish lifestyles and lack of paying taxes. Some of the names you have mentioned were there giving uncomfortable testimonials.
But yes... There has been a need for another good religious leader who leads people to commit themselves to acts of altruism and purity.
Probably won't happen for a while yet... because the last one sent by God was Billy Graham and he just died a short time ago.
In the meantime....yeah. we are getting all the profiteers from God and politics disguised as religious beliefs...
Even inside of Christiandom here there are politics that stop any decent preacher from "going viral" . But there are a lot of smaller largish churches lead by a good pastor. You just don't hear much about them.
When the time is right God will see fit to send us another leader...He always has in the past. He tends to repeat his actions over and over again.
Churches are for a good starting point for the common man to obtain rudimentary understanding of the scriptures. To see that desiring piety is not something that is so isolated...and that there are plenty of others with whom you can make friends with and your children can be friends with.
On top of this most churches have food pantries, daycares, homeless shelters and support hospitals, orphanages, and substance abuse programs.
That's why we need churches.
And yes, we could use a good cleaning up of some of the profiteers from God.
In times past shortly after the Bible was first translated into English those who took on the work were never really paid for their scholarship...most died penniless or were martyred for their efforts.
King Henry the VIII was the culprit of commissioning the first complete English translation through Miles Coverdale who basically copied the work of Tyndale. (Henry had him killed and 40 years after the priests dug up his bones and burned them...they were still angry about the English translation) Today every denomination has their own unique translation that promotes their peculiar theologies.
Today in modern times occasionally the profiteers are hauled before Congress here in America to explain their lavish lifestyles and lack of paying taxes. Some of the names you have mentioned were there giving uncomfortable testimonials.
But yes... There has been a need for another good religious leader who leads people to commit themselves to acts of altruism and purity.
Probably won't happen for a while yet... because the last one sent by God was Billy Graham and he just died a short time ago.
In the meantime....yeah. we are getting all the profiteers from God and politics disguised as religious beliefs...
Even inside of Christiandom here there are politics that stop any decent preacher from "going viral" . But there are a lot of smaller largish churches lead by a good pastor. You just don't hear much about them.
When the time is right God will see fit to send us another leader...He always has in the past. He tends to repeat his actions over and over again.
Churches are for a good starting point for the common man to obtain rudimentary understanding of the scriptures. To see that desiring piety is not something that is so isolated...and that there are plenty of others with whom you can make friends with and your children can be friends with.
On top of this most churches have food pantries, daycares, homeless shelters and support hospitals, orphanages, and substance abuse programs.
That's why we need churches.
