What Is the Church Teaching Us or Not Teaching Us?
1.
A
very important teaching Jesus taught us before He died on the cross is the commandment
to carry out the Great Commission in Mark 16:15-18 And He said to them, “Go
into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who
believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be
condemned. 17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they
will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will take
up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they
will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” The church teaches
the gospel, but I haven’t seen a church/congregation carry out the Great
Commission in its entirety. I haven’t seen anyone casting out demons or
effectively praying for people so that they may be healed, James 5:16. It is not an option to leave out parts of the
Great Commission. The Great Commission
is key to eliminating sin that causes sickens and disease (Deuteronomy
28:15-68). We must mirror what Jesus
did in His ministry. Why are we not
doing this?
2.
Does
the church address the multitude of people, including pastors with tattoos in
the church? Leviticus 19:28 You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh
for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord. Do
tattoos help make you Godly?
3.
Has
the church/congregation ever told you where sin comes from? Deuteronomy 28:15, 15 “But it shall come
to pass, if you do not obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe
carefully all His commandments and His statutes which I command you today, that
all these curses (sicknesses and diseases) will come upon you and
overtake you. There is a prophetic
warning (“it shall come to pass), and a condition (“if you do not
obey”). Disobedience is the cause of sin.
It started with Adam and Eve who disobeyed God and ate the fruit. That opened the door of the curses of
disobedience leading to sickness and disease.
4.
Who
is your Lord? In a religious context, it
often refers to the question of who or what one believes in as their ultimate
authority or source of guidance and power. 1 John 2:16 For all that is in
the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is
not of the Father but is of the world. How much time do you give to God each day? Is God truly your Lord? Can you identify your
Idols that we prioritize over God? Money,
TV, phones, internet, sports, exercise, shopping, entertainment, Facebook,
TikTok, Instagram, etc.
5.
Cell
phones – The average adult spends 5 hours and 16 minutes on their phones. A 14% increase from 2024. The average teenager spends 12 hours a day on
the phone. Many lonely elderly people only
have their phone for company because family does not have time for them. People cannot put their phone down. Trying taking the phone away from them and
they start jonesing. Phones are the biggest addiction in the world and people
don’t recognize phones as addictions that take us away from God
6.
Are
you aware of all the Christians that have Netflix, HBO, Prime and watch movies
that have nude scenes? Is this a topic of discussion with fellow Christians and
church sermons? Matthew 6:22-23 “The lamp of the body is the eye. If
therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if
your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the
light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness! We must change our ways and hold each
other accountable. We can’t shy away
from sin.
7.
Addictions. Addictions have a cause. It is rooted in not feeling loved and fear of
not being loved. It’s called an unloving
spirit. Addictions attempt to fill that
unloving void from mankind. Man’s love
is conditional and not perfect. God’s
love is perfect, 1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love
casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been
made perfect in love.
8.
Demon
Spirits. Why does the church ignore
demon spirits? Jesus addresses demons in
His Great Commission 16:17 And these signs will follow those who believe:
In My name they will cast out demons; Demons are evil spirits. We
are in captivity because of demon spirits like, fear, anger, unloving, unforgiving
spirit, bitterness spirit, death and dumb spirit, the Gadarenes man who had legion
of demon spirts, in Revelation16:14, and many more. Why are we fearful of demons and why are we
not addressing this in or out of church?
Are we fearful of demons? Yes!
9.
Adultery
– Matthew 5:28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for
her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. This verse is specific to men. God created beauty in the face of women. Once the man’s eyes look below the neck, temptation
comes into play and leads to lustful thoughts. Has your church taught on this
subject?
10.
Who
is head of the family? Who do the
children go to first. It is the mother
in the majority of families because men chose to take a secondary position in
the family contrary to scripture. The
father is out of order according to 1 Corinthians 11:3 But I want you to
know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and
the head of Christ is God. The
father’s love for the children has been compromised because of the order in the
family. Survey Facts: Over 90% of the
children have never heard these words from their fathers growing up, “I love
you.” Or if they did, the children did
not believe them because of the way the father treated them. This results in an unloving spirit that leads
to additions. Do you think this needs to
be addressed in the church?
11.
Bible
in Church. Do you open up your Bible to
substantiate what is being taught or do we take it for granted? Acts 17:11 These were more fair-minded
than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness,
and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.
12.
What
are you hiding? One of the biggest fears
we face each day is what you are hiding.
Hiding what you don’t want anybody to know about you because of the fear
of guilt, shame, judgement. This is over
the top captivity from fear because Satan reminds you of what you are hiding every
day. Jeremiah 23:24 Can anyone hide himself in secret places, So I shall not
see him?” says the Lord; “Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord. Stop
hiding your sins that torment you! Confess your sin and ask God to
forgive you each day until it goes away.
13.
The
Jezebel spirit at work today and God warns us of this very evil spirit in the Old
and New Testament. Queen Jezebel working
through King Ahab was almost totally responsible for the corrupting of an
entire nation. This principality has
come full force against our nation and the world. Jezebel threatened to kill Eligha 1Kings
19:3. Ahab wanted Naboth’s vineyard, but Naboth wouldn’t sell so Jezebel
had him stoned to death, 1 Kings 21:14.
Jehu came to destroy Jezebel and she tried manipulate Jehu who ultimately
had her thrown off the tower, 2 Kings 9:33. Jezebel is not a gender spirit, but Jezebel works
primarily in women. She is about complete control. Jezebel literally translated means “without
cohabitation.” The Jezebels of today are called narcissists. They are one and
the same and Jezebels are ruthless manipulators. Jezebel literally translated
means “without cohabitation.” How does
Jezebel factor in today’s world? Well,
the spirit is still at work and manipulating the church and the Body of Christ
at every level. The corrupt church is
given a harsh warning: Revelation 2:20 Nevertheless I have a few things
against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a
prophetess, to teach and seduce My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat
things sacrificed to idols. The
Jezebel spirit is working in the church of today and the church is blind to it.
14.
Is
the church a praying church? Is there
prayer for the captives (prisoners) before, during, and after service?
15.
Accountability
– Are we and the church holding ourselves accountable? Ultimately, you will be held accountable at
the judgment seat of Jesus Christ, 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear
before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done
in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. We cannot cower when bringing correction
to the Body of Jesus Christ!
The Seven
Churches: Loveless Church, Persecuted Church, Compromising Church, Corrupt
Church, Dead Church, Faithful Church, Lukewarm Church. All seven churches mentioned in Revelation may be found in
the church of today.
The famous
phrase “Houston, we have a problem” originated from the Apollo 13 mission in
1970. The Body of Jeus Christ has a
problem as well and it started with the disobedience of Adam and Eve. The
problems in the church needs to be fixed and God has all the fixes in His Word
IF we obey.
Matthew
6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these
things shall be added to you. We must want to make it right with
you God.
