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UndeniablyLivid
Photos on Facebook of Easter Service. Lots of new "suckers" oops I mean new faces in the crowd. I cannot judge their walk with Christ or their sincerity, but I wonder. How many of those new faces are new converts to the prosperity Jesus -- and not the Jesus of righteousness, judgment, mercy and grace. How many of them have heard that they are wretched sinners and God's wrath, everlasting torment and HELL is what they deserve. I always heard, God wants to heal you, prosper you, be the real dad you never had. I never heard you deserve hell and you're going there because you're a sinner unless you REPENT and believe that! So disgusting. Maybe Jeff Barnes will learn how to preach the hard passages of scripture -- maybe he will be able to preach THROUGH the word and tackle the "whole counsel of God" and not just pull out scriptures to prove his point on his topic-du-jour. I pray so. I would go back -- if he only would. I would go back in a heartbeat if he would renounce Mike and his ways, learn how to preach through a book of the Bible -- hard verses and all. And oh yes -- they are still giving their offerings "in front of man!" How unscriptural is that? Doesn't it say NOT TO DO THAT. I just don't get it -- and I know they have been told by people they USED to respect before those godly people left. Giving is to be done in secret. But not at TP. And so -- we remain gone, forgotten and mourning what could have been. I loathe you Turning Point! No I'm not bitter! LOL -- I'm working on that root! Sorry folks.
I saw the photos. It was a complete turn around. I recognized elders and deacons, but everyone else was "new". I suppose that's good for TP leaders. Now they can move on, like nothing ever happened. By the time these people figure out what's wrong, leaders will be grooming a new "crop".
And about the tithe. I felt "dirty" looking at pix of people giving their offerings, yet I contnued to do it. What does that say about me?