Fire Insurance

i read another blog the other day and made a comment. then today i read another blog that i think might have been sparked by the first and my comment, and i made a comment on that. now, if you can track all of that, here i am now. i have said before that i do not write simply because i enjoy it. in fact, most of the time i hate it. i write because i have to. it is a non-living vent that just listens (although i thank God for those vents who are alive in my life....you know who you are ;-) ).

fire insurance. this nation has been called a "Christian" nation, but i dont buy it. i think this nation is one filled with people who have fire insurance. and that is it.

and it breaks my heart. it makes me sick, to the point i could vomit.

and i believe this is in large part to the Church. we have dropped the ball. we have sacrificed the truth for numbers.

sick!

i wonder, if perhaps Jesus is in heaven watching us, crying and shaking His head. i think of Paul, and Peter, and Steven, and many of the early Church Fathers who preached the Gospel of Christ without a second thought of who they might offend. today, we preach a fuzzy and warm Jesus.

"If you ask Jesus into your heart today, your life will be better. You will be successful and never find hardship in your life."

a stretch you might think.........no. this is the message i hear in many of the churches across the nation that i have had the opportunity to visit. not so much in those words, but the bottom line is the same. and i can not help but think of all the people who "accepted Christ" for a better life here on earth, and upon hitting a hardship they were told would not come, throw it all away.

sick!

i think of Martin Luther, when he said "The Church is whore, but she is still my mother."

look at what we have done. we have traded Biblical truths for tolerance of sin. i am lost for words to describe how i feel. how angry it makes me. how disgusted i am.

what a grave injustice we have done to Christ. i am sick of hearing fire insurance being preached so we can say "X number of people were saved today!!!" lets get our act together. stop preaching a warm fuzzy Jesus, and preach the real deal. preach Scripture. lead and teach the people what it really means to accept Christ..........it is more than just saying some words. it is about following.

and if you are wondering about it, think about this. as Christians we are called to follow Christ. with this in mind, look at what He did and went through. He died for us, He endured hardship and trial.......and did so humbly. how dare we even think we might be subject to anything less. if we are, praise God! but let us never expect it.....

excuse me while i go vomit.