A View from the Pew: The Church vs. InstitutionAuthorHouse, 1 mei 2006 - 392 pagina's The underlying thesis of "A View From The Pew" deals with the institution’s presentation of a god that micro-manages one’s life versus a god that allows a person more personal choices, along with personal responsibility. The institution assumes the role of God’s representative to the congregation and teaches them on a subject by subject basis to live and manifest their Christianity primarily through their attendance and support of the institution and its selected programs. Those institutions in question promote/emphasize (1) much praying, (2) much congregational praising of God. (3) Manifesting spirituality in their prepared "worship" programs, (4) reliance on God’s constant provision for their protection as well as their every need and/or want, (5) and, acceptance of life’s disappointments as having been allowed or approved by God. The congregations are admonished to read their Bible, but are taught only selective scripture that supports institutional doctrine. Some of that teaching is purposely taken out of context or misquoted entirely. God is presented only as a one-way street named LOVE. They claim that a true Christian will be an active participant in some local church. They do not want their authority challenged. Sermons have become less and less specific to audiences of a million different imaginary gods. PC’s gospel of "No absolutes" has hammered specific Bible teachings into the Christian history book. The thrust of those anemic sermons is to console, without offending. Much of the ongoing ministering to the congregation comes from the group’s ignorance of the Bible and how to live an overcoming Christian life. Dysfunctional families are created and sustained as sheep to be tended by the shepherd called the institution. Many institutions have taken that as their primary role. They light the fires of confusion, then chase around in their "Dear Abby" role trying to put them out. It’s another form of job protection, perpetuated by use of the "mushroom theory." This book suggests that a "born again" believer and follower of Jesus Christ has been restored to an individual relationship to God the Father, through Jesus. It suggests that that relationship cannot be monitored or censored by men’s doctrines or by a controlling institution, which is nefariously representing Christ’s Church. |
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... and sacrifice, believes on Him (including what He taught) and repents of their past sins, will be forgiven those sins, and as a result can be changed to conform to Christ's Spirit. Jesus is the only door to salvation , ( 14 ) xii.
... salvation. I believe if it should happen as some teach, I'm covered, and if it does not happen until after the tribulation, I'm covered. This is another of many subjects that folks spend hours, days, months, and years arguing about, yet ...
... salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect (fitted) ...
... salvation, and the sword of the spirit, which is the * word of God. *(word –Greek word used rhema is the written word). (Paul) (1 Pet. 2:2-3) As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye ...
... salvation, In whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise. (Paul) (Rom. 11:28) And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those ...