A View from the Pew: The Church vs. InstitutionAuthorHouse, 2006 M05 1 - 392 páginas 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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... thing,” or “Sure, I believe there is a heaven and life after death, but those Bible miracles may have been ... things. Some will use the Bible as their source for defining God and yet will only accept part of it and reject the ...
... things I have concentrated on are negative things (That's what they have been taught). They were referring to a selected portion of my commentaries; and would neither consider nor discuss the supporting scriptures I also furnished ...
... things you hear (sermons preached) or read about in other publications. Choose subjects that define significant ... things believers are to do, (31) Specific things believers are not to do, (32) The great commission, who, how, what?, (33) ...
... things and yet with all those claims have not the slightest notion to ever venture into reading exactly what GOD has to say about those and many other very important things. WITH SO MUCH AT STAKE, they are willing to take someone else's ...
... things ye do. And He said unto them, “full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.” (Jesus, also quoting from Isa. 29:13) 20. (Col.2:8) Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit ...