Given the average church goer’s aversion to doctrinal accuracy, I shouldn’t have been surpised by the shrieks of “No judgment!!!” from the theological flatliners when Melvin had the temerity to complain about James (Doctrine-Shmoctrine) Robison sharing the television platform with Creflo (God-said-gimme-your-last) Dollar. After all, by and large today’s church is nothing more than a sub-culture of the larger secular culture. In other words, we’re floating down the same river; we’re just riding on a different log.
Of course, we were called to be a COUNTER-culture, but examples of that have become as rare as a healing at a Benny Hinn rally. Who wants to be a part of the counter-culture when you can be a member of Club Newbirth or World Changers? What?! And give up the promise of a new BMW? Never!
So we should have realized that the religious pimps would soon be accepted into the religious mainstream just as has happened in the larger secular culture with Snoop Dogg, Heidi Fleiss, Ice-T,etc. These are all self-proclaimed pimps. But in the mainstream media they are being interviewed, given awards, rewarded with large sums of cash (or “Bling” as it says in my “White Man’s Guide To Street Cred”) as well as, incredibly enough, respectability. If Snoop Dogg can gain respectability, why WOULDN’T Creflo be able to? The church is just reflecting the total lack of discrimination shown by the world.
So, given the facts above, the question now is: Since Churchianity is floating down the same river as the world and paddling furiously in an effort to catch up with that culture, what’s next on the compromise horizon?
Personally, I can face nearly anything except a “Churchy” Paris Hilton.
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Yeah and seeing what’s happening in today’s church really burns me up. I thought we were call to be a light, holy and different and set apart. Instead we’re busy being so culturally relevant that we’ve fallen right into the culture and you can’t tell the difference between us and them. There are people out here dying, kids are killing kids, folks are shacking everywhere because there’s not a lot salt of preservation and there are not a lot of light exposing people in a loving way. Some church folks would rather have holy hip hop and the world wants nothing to do with our religious junk, and they have every right to call it junk.
While I do agree with you, I must say that holy hip hop has more reverence than gospel of today. At least you can listen to some artists and hear sound doctrine.
We should focus more on why people are eating this crap these pimps are spitting out, instead they are concerned with their hatred of rap music. Sad.
Well I admit I’m not a big fan of mainstream evangelicalism. However the spirit moves everyone differently. We all pick our battles. Christian culture that’s not biblical culture is my battle. What is yours?
there is no such thing as holy hip hop, did you know that hip hop means booty shaker? so now we have holy booty shakers in the church? it doent make sense.
(MN: Why do you say “Hip Hop” means “booty shaker”? )
NCW, I feel your pain it’s very frustrating at this point in time calling yourself a christian and living for the Lord(natural man speaking)
When the Lord saved me 10 plus years ago you could tell the church from the world (to be honest, I’m not sure what I’m looking at).
The church is playing church like you stated, kids killing kids, AIDS on an all time high (especially in the black community) murders out of control, drugs in the school and the list goes on and on.
The message that’s preach on Sunday’s are feel good messages nothing that challenges your walk with Lord. If I preach you happy I will get and keep members and collect more money. (more money, more money)
You have leaders driving Bentley’s, million dollars homes, different suit for everyday of the month, boats, club membership’s, family members staff at the church, summer homes, kid college taken care of, all their bills paid (by the church) planes, the list goes on and on …
They show no love, have respect of person, it’s all about them (I’m not going to apologize for the Lord’s favor) if you’re down and out, can’t make your mortgage (you did something wrong - who sinned your mother or father). Shut off notice on your utilities, if they help it’s only a set amount the list goes on and on.
Spirit man speaking - God is soon to come, the blood will be on their hands, judgment day is here, the upright shall be first. We need to watch as well as pray and be aware of what’s going on and not be blind to the word of God and our surrounding.
Read your word, trust God, don’t give up, fast and pray and be aware of some of the things this site is bring to light.
Thanks for allowing me to speak, please pray for me.
God bless
Preacher
I agree with you!! Sometimes the walk with God is a lonely one!! May God continue to bless you!!!
FIRST AND FOREMOST I JUST WANT TO GIVE HONOR TO OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST FOR WHO HE IS AND WHAT HE HAS DONE AND IS DOING. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IT IS REALLY RARE NOWADAYS THAT YOU HEAR SOMEBODY SPEAKING THE TRUTH THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH OF GOD. IT SEEMS AS IF PEOPLE USE GOD LIKE HE IS SOMETHING THAT THEY PUT ON WHEN THEY WANT TO LOOK GOOD OR WHENEVER THEIR IN A JAM OR DOWN AND OUT,BUT WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE THEIR LIFE IS OKAY THEY ARE BACK SINNING AND DOING EVERYTHING CONTRARY TO THE TRUE WORD OF GOD. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO ACTS2:38? BEING BAPTISED IN THE NAME OF JESUS AND RECEIVING THE HOLY GHOST. NOBODY TALKS ABOUT LIVING HOLY,OR ASKING GOD FOR SPIRITUAL GIFTS NOT MATERIAL GIFTS. I JUST THINK THAT IT IS A TRUE BLESSING FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING EXPOSING THE FALSE TEACHERS AND PREACHERS LIKE THE NEW TESTAMENT TALKS ABOUT.GOD BLESS!–AJA