Kayanja forgives pastors
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/743172
The New Vision, Saturday, 8th, January, 2011
PASTOR Robert Kayanja of Rubaga Miracle Centre has forgiven his colleagues who alleged that he was a homosexual and had abused his followers. But the law will still have to take its course for the public to get to know the truth.
“Sodomy is not something you can allege against someone but I have forgiven my brothers. That is exactly what Jesus Christ would have done,” Kayanja said. “I also want justice at the end. That will come out in court. But for my own spiritual state, I forgive them.”
Pastors Moses Solomon Male of Arising for Christ Church, Martin Sempa of Makerere Community Church, Michael David Kyazze of Omega Healing Centre and his colleague Bob Robert Kayira, accused Kayanja of sodomizing members of his flock, but the Police said they did not have substantial evidence.
The Police instead brought charges against them for conspiring to injure Kayanja’s reputation between 2008 and 2009. They appeared before a Magistrate at Buganda Road Court in Kampala on Tuesday.
However, Male said it was not necessary for Kayanja to forgive them, because they had not done anything wrong against him. Speaking on phone to Saturday Vision, Male said what they said against Kayanja was based on facts and not allegations and they were ready to face him in court. “A criminal cannot forgive an innocent man. Kayanja needs to apologise to the nation for the evils he committed.”
Pastor Joseph Sserwada, the leader of the Born-again Faith Federation, had asked Kayanja and his accusers to settle the matter outside court but the parties insist it should be settled in court for the good of the public.
Kayanja told Saturday Vision that the allegations changed his life and the way he relates with other people and the environment at the Church.
“I am currently fixing cameras in every corner of the church and in my office to prevent similar allegations from resurfacing. I also meet my visitors in an open room for the same purpose.”
CID under probe over harassment of pastor
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1084562/-/cjcpk8z/-/index.html
Kampala
The Professional Standards Unit of the Police Force (PSU) was on Monday instructed to investigate the conduct of officers in the Criminal Investigation Department over complaints that they have been harassing five Kampala pastors.
The instructions followed a closed-door meeting between senior police officers and the complainants. Pastors Robert Kayiira, Michael Kyazze, Martin Ssempa and Solomon Male appeared before Buganda Road Grade One Magistrate John Wekesa on Tuesday and were charged with conspiracy to injure the reputation of Pastor Kayanja.
The pastors were released on a Shs200,000 cash bail each. Pastors Kayiira and Kyazze are also on trial for alleged Criminal Trespass on Rubaga Miracle Centre property.
Without giving detail, Assistant Inspector General of Police John Ochola confirmed the new developments. “We are looking into the matter administratively. If we find that the officers acted unprofessionally, we will inform the Directorate of Public Prosecutions. This would mean that their actions had a bearing on the outcome of the investigations,” he said. This newspaper has since established the identities of the officers but cannot publish them because investigations are still in its infancy.
Puzzling events
Efforts to reach Pastor Kayanja have been futile. But records show that he has never appeared in court to testify, a thing that has puzzled many. He is said to have told his congregation a week before Christmas that pastors Male and Ssempa would be arrested before Christmas. In the week that followed, Pastor Male was arrested.
Their outcry led to the President’s intervention after CID director Edward Ochom stated that Pastor Kayanja was not influencing investigations.
In a press conference on January 1, the pastors expressed concern over patterns of harassment and the whereabouts of the initial sodomy victims. “All those who have accused these pastors of molestation and sodomy have themselves been accused of other things and eventually arrested. Those assisting them are also being witch-hunted. We do not even know where these victims are,” Kyazze told journalist.
The pastors return to court on January 24 and 25.
Monday, 10 January 2011
Pastor Kayanja denies false prophesy
Pastor Kayanja denies false prophesy
http://www.sundayvision.co.ug/detail.php?mainNewsCategoryId=7&newsCategoryId=123&newsId=743182
By John Semakula
PASTOR Robert Kayanja of Rubaga Miracle Centre has said that the prophesy which he made in 2005 that one of the presidential candidates then, would die during the campaign period was true although it didn’t happen.
Kayanja told Sunday Vision in an interview on Thursday at his offices in Rubaga that he declared the prophesy after God had unveiled it to him. “The candidate I had prophesized to die didn’t because many Ugandans prayed which saved him and the country from witnessing such a nasty experience,” he said.
Kayanja had also prophesized that violence would sweep the country after the death of that candidate.
He said that there was violence in the campaigns as he had prophesized.
“The 2006 campaigns were violent and most of the candidates had serious violence related problems. Ssebana Kizito suffered a lot in northern Uganda, Besigye and Museveni also suffered,” he said.
Kayanja said that after making the prophesy, people from all walks of life rang him and pinned him to disclose the details of the candidate who was to die in the campaigns.
The prophesy sparked off criticisms from a cross-section of Ugandans who linked it to their candidates.
Pastor Solomon Male was one of the people who were angered by the prophesy. He told Sunday Vision in an interview that it was a sign that Kayanja was a merchant in religion. Asked why he was not as active as he was in the 2006 general elections, Kayanja said that his Church holds several crusades in which the followers are sensitised on their civil responsibility.
He predicted 2011 as a year of transformation for every Ugandan. He said that everyone will be lifted up from misery to happiness.
Published on: Saturday, 8th January, 2011
http://www.sundayvision.co.ug/detail.php?mainNewsCategoryId=7&newsCategoryId=123&newsId=743182
By John Semakula
PASTOR Robert Kayanja of Rubaga Miracle Centre has said that the prophesy which he made in 2005 that one of the presidential candidates then, would die during the campaign period was true although it didn’t happen.
Kayanja told Sunday Vision in an interview on Thursday at his offices in Rubaga that he declared the prophesy after God had unveiled it to him. “The candidate I had prophesized to die didn’t because many Ugandans prayed which saved him and the country from witnessing such a nasty experience,” he said.
Kayanja had also prophesized that violence would sweep the country after the death of that candidate.
He said that there was violence in the campaigns as he had prophesized.
“The 2006 campaigns were violent and most of the candidates had serious violence related problems. Ssebana Kizito suffered a lot in northern Uganda, Besigye and Museveni also suffered,” he said.
Kayanja said that after making the prophesy, people from all walks of life rang him and pinned him to disclose the details of the candidate who was to die in the campaigns.
The prophesy sparked off criticisms from a cross-section of Ugandans who linked it to their candidates.
Pastor Solomon Male was one of the people who were angered by the prophesy. He told Sunday Vision in an interview that it was a sign that Kayanja was a merchant in religion. Asked why he was not as active as he was in the 2006 general elections, Kayanja said that his Church holds several crusades in which the followers are sensitised on their civil responsibility.
He predicted 2011 as a year of transformation for every Ugandan. He said that everyone will be lifted up from misery to happiness.
Published on: Saturday, 8th January, 2011
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
PASTOR JOSEPH SERWADDA’S 9TH NAMBOOLE PASSOVER FESTIVAL: CHANNELS OF HIDDEN COMMUNICATION, ECUMENISM AND SUBTLE POLITICAL CHRISTIANITY
14Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
15Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.
16And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them. (Jeremiah 14:14-16)
3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.( 1 Thessalonians 5:3)
FIRST READ:
THE GREAT UGANDAN PASSOVER PLOT
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2010/12/great-ugandan-passover-plot.html
FIRST READ: POLITICAL CHRISTIANITY AND PASTOR JOSEPH SERWADDA'S NAMBOOLE PASSOVER FESTIVAL
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2010/11/spiritual-politics-begin-to-take-shape.html
Pastor Joseph Serwadda’s 9th Namboole Passover festival: channels of Hidden communication, Ecumenism and subtle Political Christianity
On 31st December, 2010, thousands of Pentecostal Christians flocked Mandela Namboole stadium to welcome the new year. Still, thousands of other Christians flocked Kololo airstrip and Nakivubo stadium and a number of churches to welcome the new year. This time round political Christianity in this Namboole Passover was the order of the day though given a subtle camouflage. Pastor Serwadda’s Namboole Passover festival was aired Live on UBC and NBS televisions. Guess!!! what President Museveni and his wife who had been invited as guests but were represented by their daughter Pastor patience Rwaboogo who was the key speaker.
Pastor Serwadda and his MC Mr.Lumu(a.k.a Omwana wo’mwami) stated categorically that the meeting had nothing do with politics. Political statements in favour of President Museveni’s candidature in the February, 2011 General elections were very laud and clear. Pastor Serwadda said that although some people were against the making of political statements by religious leaders, the religious leaders can not be stopped from making leadership statements.
Pastor Serwadda prayed for all the presidential contenders and unlike the other contenders, Pastor Peter Sematimba was given an opportunity to speak to the congregation. He used this opportunity to ask the congregation to vote him and President Museveni. He said that he was not making political statements but leadership statements.
Pastor Joseph Serwadda and the road to Rome
During the Namboole Passover festival, Pastor Joseph Serwadda castigated the people who are against the making of political statements by religious leaders. He said as leaders in mosques ( he used the term ‘’our mosques’’), and churches they can’t help making leadership statements. It is amazing that since pastor Serwadda joined the Interreligious Council he now looks at the born again faith as a religion. He is now also talking about ‘’our mosques’’- it seems he now looks at Moslems as fellow believers on the narrow road to heaven.
The exaltation of President Museveni at the Namboole festival
During the 9th Passover festival, president Museveni used Pastor Joseph Serwadda to send Pentecostals a message that they are nothing without him. Recently, president Museveni recognized Pastor Serwadda’s Born again faith federation as a recognized faith like the catholic, Anglican and other faiths. Using hidden channels of communication, pastors are sending a message that without Museveni Jesus cannot save any body in Uganda. In fact some pastors and elites are saying that Museveni was ordained by God to rule Uganda.
Pastor Patience Rwaboogo and the year of Jubille
Basing on Leviticus 25 Pastor Patience Rwaboogo Museveni declared that Uganda is soon entering a year of jubilee. She said that her father and mother could not be at Namboole because they were busy campaigning in Western Uganda. After Preaching the Live telecast ended. This live telecast aimed at exalting museveni as a savoir and protector of the Pentecostal church in Uganda. The subtle political message was sent out loud and clear ‘’vote Museveni the only protector and lover of the Pentecostal church in Uganda’’.
See Links below: Hidden channels of communication
Ugandans welcomes 2011 in style: See, Jackson Senyonga’s suit, it is quite similar to President Museveni’s Yello NRMO colour ????
http://www.sundayvision.co.ug/detail.php?mainNewsCategoryId=7&newsCategoryId=123&newsId=742564
SEE KING OPEN NEW YEAR WITH KEY-SYMBOL OF THE FDC PARTY . He is telling the Baganda to vote Museveni’s rival Dr.Kiiza Besigye
http://www.bukeddekussande.co.ug/detail.php?mainNewsCategoryId=3&newsCategoryId=167&newsId=742542
15Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.
16And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them. (Jeremiah 14:14-16)
3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.( 1 Thessalonians 5:3)
FIRST READ:
THE GREAT UGANDAN PASSOVER PLOT
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2010/12/great-ugandan-passover-plot.html
FIRST READ: POLITICAL CHRISTIANITY AND PASTOR JOSEPH SERWADDA'S NAMBOOLE PASSOVER FESTIVAL
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2010/11/spiritual-politics-begin-to-take-shape.html
Pastor Joseph Serwadda’s 9th Namboole Passover festival: channels of Hidden communication, Ecumenism and subtle Political Christianity
On 31st December, 2010, thousands of Pentecostal Christians flocked Mandela Namboole stadium to welcome the new year. Still, thousands of other Christians flocked Kololo airstrip and Nakivubo stadium and a number of churches to welcome the new year. This time round political Christianity in this Namboole Passover was the order of the day though given a subtle camouflage. Pastor Serwadda’s Namboole Passover festival was aired Live on UBC and NBS televisions. Guess!!! what President Museveni and his wife who had been invited as guests but were represented by their daughter Pastor patience Rwaboogo who was the key speaker.
Pastor Serwadda and his MC Mr.Lumu(a.k.a Omwana wo’mwami) stated categorically that the meeting had nothing do with politics. Political statements in favour of President Museveni’s candidature in the February, 2011 General elections were very laud and clear. Pastor Serwadda said that although some people were against the making of political statements by religious leaders, the religious leaders can not be stopped from making leadership statements.
Pastor Serwadda prayed for all the presidential contenders and unlike the other contenders, Pastor Peter Sematimba was given an opportunity to speak to the congregation. He used this opportunity to ask the congregation to vote him and President Museveni. He said that he was not making political statements but leadership statements.
Pastor Joseph Serwadda and the road to Rome
During the Namboole Passover festival, Pastor Joseph Serwadda castigated the people who are against the making of political statements by religious leaders. He said as leaders in mosques ( he used the term ‘’our mosques’’), and churches they can’t help making leadership statements. It is amazing that since pastor Serwadda joined the Interreligious Council he now looks at the born again faith as a religion. He is now also talking about ‘’our mosques’’- it seems he now looks at Moslems as fellow believers on the narrow road to heaven.
The exaltation of President Museveni at the Namboole festival
During the 9th Passover festival, president Museveni used Pastor Joseph Serwadda to send Pentecostals a message that they are nothing without him. Recently, president Museveni recognized Pastor Serwadda’s Born again faith federation as a recognized faith like the catholic, Anglican and other faiths. Using hidden channels of communication, pastors are sending a message that without Museveni Jesus cannot save any body in Uganda. In fact some pastors and elites are saying that Museveni was ordained by God to rule Uganda.
Pastor Patience Rwaboogo and the year of Jubille
Basing on Leviticus 25 Pastor Patience Rwaboogo Museveni declared that Uganda is soon entering a year of jubilee. She said that her father and mother could not be at Namboole because they were busy campaigning in Western Uganda. After Preaching the Live telecast ended. This live telecast aimed at exalting museveni as a savoir and protector of the Pentecostal church in Uganda. The subtle political message was sent out loud and clear ‘’vote Museveni the only protector and lover of the Pentecostal church in Uganda’’.
See Links below: Hidden channels of communication
Ugandans welcomes 2011 in style: See, Jackson Senyonga’s suit, it is quite similar to President Museveni’s Yello NRMO colour ????
http://www.sundayvision.co.ug/detail.php?mainNewsCategoryId=7&newsCategoryId=123&newsId=742564
SEE KING OPEN NEW YEAR WITH KEY-SYMBOL OF THE FDC PARTY . He is telling the Baganda to vote Museveni’s rival Dr.Kiiza Besigye
http://www.bukeddekussande.co.ug/detail.php?mainNewsCategoryId=3&newsCategoryId=167&newsId=742542
Sunday, 2 January 2011
Scandals that rocked the church in the past decade
Scandals that rocked the church in the past decade
http://mobile.monitor.co.ug/Sunday%20Life/-/1055104/1081868/-/format/xhtml/-/nv166n/-/index.html
Posted by Edwin Nuwagabaon Sunday, January 2 2011 at 00:00
The shocking happenings that rocked the church these past 10 years threatened to tear it apart. The prayer for most Christians is that God blesses His house this coming decade and helps them fight the power of darkness that seeks to ruin it, writes Edwin Nuwagaba
Over the years, the church has been bathed in endless scandals - child molestation, rape, sodomy, extortion… name it. Let’s start from home.
In October 2006, something comic happened when a respected and popular pastor, David Kigganda, shocked the nation after he publicly divorced his wife, Hadijja Nassejje, for allegedly cheating on him with a chapatti maker. Around that time, he also revealed plans to take all their children for DNA testing.
In September 2008, Pastor Isaac Kiweweesi of Kasanga Miracle Centre, was also accused of sexually indulging young boys. A member of his church, David Arinaitwe, 28, claimed the pastor had sodomised him for years.
Then, Pastor Jackson Senyonga, 41, of Christian Life Centre, was questioned by the FBI over allegations that he fondled a 13-year-old girl aboard a United Airlines flight on August 16, 2008. He denied the allegations.
Also in 2008, three senior pastors from The Universal Church of The Kingdom of God convinced an HIV positive woman, Frances Adroa, that they would heal her, taking her car as payment for “the miracle to come”. After an endless wait, the lady ran to the authorities. The pastors were: Gilson Costa, Gerald Nkayi and Patrick Maserere.
In the same year, there was a similar case; Grace Kushemereirwe accused Pastor Imelda Namutebi of paying her to testify that her prayers had cured her of Aids way back in 1999. Pastor Namutebi was to pay Kushemereirwe Shs350,000 every month for this lie, but when she reneged, the latter threatened to spill the beans in 2005, so goons turned up at her house and beat her daughter to near-death. And as if that was not enough, Namutebi was also accused of “stealing” the man she is currently married to, Tom Kula, from another woman who had allegedly come to her for counselling.
In March 2009, self-confessed former homosexuals accused the renowned Catholic priest, Fr. Anthony Musaala, of being a homosexual. Paul Kagaba, who said he was a homosexual for eight years, told a press conference in Kampala that Musaala, a gospel music award-winner, regularly held parties for gays at his residence in Gayaza near Kampala. To add salt to injury, Musaala’s boy-band members accused him of sodomising them, creating a furore around the once popular priest. Police and church investigations into the case fizzled out but not before Musaala was given a set of rules to abide by from the Catholic Church, among them having a curfew.
And in the same year, the popular Pastor Robert Kayanja was accused by fellow pastors Martin Sempa, Solomon Male and Bob Kayiira of sodomising two boys. The case went on and on, with Kayanja saying he was being accused falsely. The victims were Samson Mukisa and David Mukalazi. Amidst investigations, the police said the two victims had retracted their statements, but the victims denied this. Even if he was on the front page of every newspaper, Pastor Kayanja still preached at his church with resilience as he comforted his congregation, saying he was only being witch hunted.
On the international scene
Now, away from Uganda, the Catholic Church found herself in a tight spot when she was exposed in the Murphy Report for failure to handle child abuse and subsequent cover-ups by the church hierarchy. The report was published in Ireland and stated that church authorities in Dublin covered up child sexual abuse until the mid 1990s. The problem was these clerics had known that the priests had raped children for decades but chosen to protect them. They did not tell the police, ignored the cries of the children and parents and moved the guilty paedophile priests to “safer” parishes, burying their scandals.
The three-volume report found that the “maintenance of secrecy, the avoidance of scandal, the protection of the reputation of the church and the preservation of its assets” were prioritised over justice for the victims. In this incidence, a fifth high-ranking cleric, Limerick Bishop Donal Murray, stood down after he was singled out for mishandling allegations against an abusive cleric.
But the Anglican Church also had its fair share of scandal. Having ordained the openly gay Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire in 2003, the Anglican Church almost split in 2009 over the ordination of a lesbian Episcopal bishop, 55-year-old Rev. Mary Douglas Glasspool. The election of the lesbian bishop raised very serious questions about the Episcopal Church and its position in the Anglican Communion. Glasspool has lived with the same female partner since 1988.
And now with conservative Anglican bishops from Africa like Uganda’s Archbishop Luke Orombi and Nigeria’s Archbishop Peter Akinola opposed to the gay bishops, one can only wonder whether Canterbury still has influence on the entire Anglican fraternity - which already has elements threatening to break away. Conservative Africans are bitter that new trends and culture are penetrating and breaking the traditional ideals of the Anglican Communion. The Times reported that the influential American Anglican Council was among the first of the conservative bodies to condemn the latest election, accusing the Episcopal Church of a further departure from biblical teaching.
Amidst the Anglican Church’s troubles, Pope Benedict XV1 said that he was ready to welcome the disgruntled members of the Anglican Communion to the Catholic faith. Was this mockery or was it simply taking advantage of the situation? These were questions from sceptics about whether the two faiths could once again be reunited.
And who can forget the case of Kenyan-born Gilbert Deya, who claimed to have a supernatural ability to make infertile women pregnant? Deya’s case only got stranger when a UK-Kenyan investigation concluded that he and his wife were stealing Kenyan babies and smuggling them into the UK. The Kenyan police alleged that the ministry was a baby-snatching ring and in 2006, called for his extradition by the UK, which is, unfortunately, where he still remains - Deya moved to the UK in the 1990s and started several churches.
10 Sex Scandals that Rocked the Christian Church
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 | 12:30 PM
by Shirea L. Carroll
http://www.essence.com/news/hot_topics_4/sex_scandals_christian_church_eddie_long.php#ixzz1A1aeoqjm
"This is difficult, difficult for everybody. This is the most difficult time in my entire life," said Bishop Eddie Long addressing his New Birth Missionary Baptist Church congregation on Sunday in Georgia. In one week, Long's life has changed dramatically, but he refuses to retreat. The Pastor announced to the 30,000 member mega church in Lithonia, Georgia, after making a numerous amount of headlines last week for the homosexual accusations brought against him -- he will not step down from his leadership role as Pastor.
This comes as a surprise to some, especially the four young men who have all brought lawsuits against the Bishop claiming Long coerced and seduced them into inappropriate sexual relationship that compromised Long's spiritual guidance and authority. Spencer LeGrande, a 22-year-old member of New Birth in Charlotte, NC claims that in 2005 Long told him he would be his "dad" and took him on a trip to Kenya where Long allegedly gave him a sleeping pill and the two engaged is sexual acts that Long described as a "healthy component of [LeGrande's] spiritual life," according to the lawsuit.
In the last 10 years we have had our share of sex scandals that have rocked the Christian church. Black and White -- religion sees no color -- all of these individuals were either accused, admitted to, or found guilty of heinous sexual crimes with individuals in or out of their church establishment, ultimately shaming their families, congregation, and themselves.
1. John Paulk, 2000
John Paulk, former leader of the Love Won Out conference, was also author of the autobiography "Not Afraid to Change," his story about being delivered from homosexuality. However, in September 2000, Paulk was photographed in a Washington, D.C. gay bar flirting with male patrons. Paulk initially denied the claims, but later confessed to being in the bar, adding that he did not enter the bar for sexual pursuits.
2. Douglas Goodman, 2004
Evangelist Douglas Goodman and his wife Erica were pastors of Victory Christian Centre, one of the largest churches in London, England, with a very popular televised ministry. After sexually assaulting four female churchgoers, Douglas Goodman was sentenced and jailed for three and a half years. VCC was closed, but after his release from prison Goodman joined his wife Erica in pastoral ministry at her newly established Victory to Victory church.
3. Ted Haggard, 2006
Ted Haggard was the pastor of the New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as well as the president of the National Association of Evangelicals from 2003-2006. In 2006, it was revealed that Haggard had been regularly visiting a male prostitute who also provided him with drugs. Haggard admitted to his solicitation and resigned as pastor of his church and as president of the NAE. In 2009, Haggard admitted to a second relationship with a male church member on CNN-TV.
4. Paul Barnes, 2006
Paul Barnes, in his 28 years as a pastor, founded the Grace Chapel church in Douglas County, Colorado, with a few dozen people in his home basement. With time, the church's membership grew to 2,100 loyal followers. In 2006, Barnes confessed to homosexual activity and resigned. Many believe he was so forthright because of Ted Haggard's scandal, which happened at the same time in the same state.
5. Lonnie Latham, 2006
The Southern Baptist Convention, or the SBC, is an extremely powerful movement not only amongst Southern Baptists but Baptists nationwide. In 2006, Lonnie Latham, member of the SBC Executive Committee and senior pastor of South Tulsa Baptist Church, was arrested for allegedly inviting a male undercover Oklahoma City police officer to his hotel room for sex. Latham urged people not to believe it, and was later found not guilty in a one day trial for the misdemeanor.
6. Earl Paulk, 2007
Earl Paulk, sometimes considered the father of the religious sex scandal, has scandals (plural) that stretch over a decade. The late Earl Paulk was the founder and head pastor of Chapel Hill Harvester Church in Decatur, Georgia, from 1960 until the late 90s. During his time as pastor, a number of women from the congregation came forward claiming that they had sexual relations with Paulk, many of which were proven true. However it was the scandal involving Donnie Earl Paulk, the current senior pastor of the church and nephew of Earl Paulk, that was the most shocking of them all in. In 2007, Paulk D.E. Paulk took a court-ordered DNA test which showed that he was Earl's son, not his nephew -- sadly proving Earl and his sister-in-law had had a sexual relationship. Earl Paulk, who passed away in 2009, is said to be the longtime mentor of Bishop Eddie Long.
7. Coy Privette, 2007
Coy Privette is one of the famous Baptist ministers in the state of North Carolina, as the longtime head of the N.C. Christian Action League. In 2007, the State Bureau of Investigation and the Kannapolis Police Department charged Coy Privette with six counts of aiding and abetting prostitution. Privette, who was 74 at the time, was the Cabarrus County Commissioner and a former N.C. State Representative.
8. Joe Barron, 2008
Before there was "Dateline: How To Catch A Predator," there was Joe Barron -- one of the 40 ministers presiding over the 26,000 members at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas. Barron, a marriage counseling pastor, was caught in the web of an internet crackdown on pedophiles when he was arrested in 2008 for solicitation of a minor. Barron made the drive from the Dallas area to Bryan, Texas, in order to allegedly engage in sexual relations with what he thought to be a 13-year-old girl he met online. The "girl" turned out to be an undercover law enforcement official. At the time of the arrest, police found found condoms, a webcam and headset in Barron's car.
9. Tony Alamo, 2008
In September 2008, FBI agents raided the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries headquarters in a child pornography investigation, after the mayor of Fouke, Arkansas, office had received complaints from former ministry members about allegations of child abuse, sexual abuse and polygamy. In late July 2009, Alamo was convicted on ten counts of transporting young girls and boys across state lines for sexual activities and pornography. On November 13, 2009, he was sentenced to the maximum punishment of 175 years in prison.
10. George Alan Rekers, 2010
George Alan Rekers, a far-right Christian leader was encountered and photographed at Miami International Airport returning from an extended overseas trip with a twenty-year-old gay male prostitute, known as a "rent boy." Given Rekers' opinion on homosexuals and homosexual behavior, his decision to employ a homosexual escort as a traveling companion, stirred up a scandal. Rekers initially claimed that the escort was there to help carry luggage, but later gave a new explanation for the trip on Facebook, "I deliberately spend time with sinners with the loving goal to try to help them." The escort claimed in subsequent interviews, that Rekers had paid him to provide nude massages daily, which included genital touching.
Read more: http://www.essence.com/news/hot_topics_4/sex_scandals_christian_church_eddie_long.php#ixzz1A1anjFzM
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Posted by Edwin Nuwagabaon Sunday, January 2 2011 at 00:00
The shocking happenings that rocked the church these past 10 years threatened to tear it apart. The prayer for most Christians is that God blesses His house this coming decade and helps them fight the power of darkness that seeks to ruin it, writes Edwin Nuwagaba
Over the years, the church has been bathed in endless scandals - child molestation, rape, sodomy, extortion… name it. Let’s start from home.
In October 2006, something comic happened when a respected and popular pastor, David Kigganda, shocked the nation after he publicly divorced his wife, Hadijja Nassejje, for allegedly cheating on him with a chapatti maker. Around that time, he also revealed plans to take all their children for DNA testing.
In September 2008, Pastor Isaac Kiweweesi of Kasanga Miracle Centre, was also accused of sexually indulging young boys. A member of his church, David Arinaitwe, 28, claimed the pastor had sodomised him for years.
Then, Pastor Jackson Senyonga, 41, of Christian Life Centre, was questioned by the FBI over allegations that he fondled a 13-year-old girl aboard a United Airlines flight on August 16, 2008. He denied the allegations.
Also in 2008, three senior pastors from The Universal Church of The Kingdom of God convinced an HIV positive woman, Frances Adroa, that they would heal her, taking her car as payment for “the miracle to come”. After an endless wait, the lady ran to the authorities. The pastors were: Gilson Costa, Gerald Nkayi and Patrick Maserere.
In the same year, there was a similar case; Grace Kushemereirwe accused Pastor Imelda Namutebi of paying her to testify that her prayers had cured her of Aids way back in 1999. Pastor Namutebi was to pay Kushemereirwe Shs350,000 every month for this lie, but when she reneged, the latter threatened to spill the beans in 2005, so goons turned up at her house and beat her daughter to near-death. And as if that was not enough, Namutebi was also accused of “stealing” the man she is currently married to, Tom Kula, from another woman who had allegedly come to her for counselling.
In March 2009, self-confessed former homosexuals accused the renowned Catholic priest, Fr. Anthony Musaala, of being a homosexual. Paul Kagaba, who said he was a homosexual for eight years, told a press conference in Kampala that Musaala, a gospel music award-winner, regularly held parties for gays at his residence in Gayaza near Kampala. To add salt to injury, Musaala’s boy-band members accused him of sodomising them, creating a furore around the once popular priest. Police and church investigations into the case fizzled out but not before Musaala was given a set of rules to abide by from the Catholic Church, among them having a curfew.
And in the same year, the popular Pastor Robert Kayanja was accused by fellow pastors Martin Sempa, Solomon Male and Bob Kayiira of sodomising two boys. The case went on and on, with Kayanja saying he was being accused falsely. The victims were Samson Mukisa and David Mukalazi. Amidst investigations, the police said the two victims had retracted their statements, but the victims denied this. Even if he was on the front page of every newspaper, Pastor Kayanja still preached at his church with resilience as he comforted his congregation, saying he was only being witch hunted.
On the international scene
Now, away from Uganda, the Catholic Church found herself in a tight spot when she was exposed in the Murphy Report for failure to handle child abuse and subsequent cover-ups by the church hierarchy. The report was published in Ireland and stated that church authorities in Dublin covered up child sexual abuse until the mid 1990s. The problem was these clerics had known that the priests had raped children for decades but chosen to protect them. They did not tell the police, ignored the cries of the children and parents and moved the guilty paedophile priests to “safer” parishes, burying their scandals.
The three-volume report found that the “maintenance of secrecy, the avoidance of scandal, the protection of the reputation of the church and the preservation of its assets” were prioritised over justice for the victims. In this incidence, a fifth high-ranking cleric, Limerick Bishop Donal Murray, stood down after he was singled out for mishandling allegations against an abusive cleric.
But the Anglican Church also had its fair share of scandal. Having ordained the openly gay Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire in 2003, the Anglican Church almost split in 2009 over the ordination of a lesbian Episcopal bishop, 55-year-old Rev. Mary Douglas Glasspool. The election of the lesbian bishop raised very serious questions about the Episcopal Church and its position in the Anglican Communion. Glasspool has lived with the same female partner since 1988.
And now with conservative Anglican bishops from Africa like Uganda’s Archbishop Luke Orombi and Nigeria’s Archbishop Peter Akinola opposed to the gay bishops, one can only wonder whether Canterbury still has influence on the entire Anglican fraternity - which already has elements threatening to break away. Conservative Africans are bitter that new trends and culture are penetrating and breaking the traditional ideals of the Anglican Communion. The Times reported that the influential American Anglican Council was among the first of the conservative bodies to condemn the latest election, accusing the Episcopal Church of a further departure from biblical teaching.
Amidst the Anglican Church’s troubles, Pope Benedict XV1 said that he was ready to welcome the disgruntled members of the Anglican Communion to the Catholic faith. Was this mockery or was it simply taking advantage of the situation? These were questions from sceptics about whether the two faiths could once again be reunited.
And who can forget the case of Kenyan-born Gilbert Deya, who claimed to have a supernatural ability to make infertile women pregnant? Deya’s case only got stranger when a UK-Kenyan investigation concluded that he and his wife were stealing Kenyan babies and smuggling them into the UK. The Kenyan police alleged that the ministry was a baby-snatching ring and in 2006, called for his extradition by the UK, which is, unfortunately, where he still remains - Deya moved to the UK in the 1990s and started several churches.
10 Sex Scandals that Rocked the Christian Church
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 | 12:30 PM
by Shirea L. Carroll
http://www.essence.com/news/hot_topics_4/sex_scandals_christian_church_eddie_long.php#ixzz1A1aeoqjm
"This is difficult, difficult for everybody. This is the most difficult time in my entire life," said Bishop Eddie Long addressing his New Birth Missionary Baptist Church congregation on Sunday in Georgia. In one week, Long's life has changed dramatically, but he refuses to retreat. The Pastor announced to the 30,000 member mega church in Lithonia, Georgia, after making a numerous amount of headlines last week for the homosexual accusations brought against him -- he will not step down from his leadership role as Pastor.
This comes as a surprise to some, especially the four young men who have all brought lawsuits against the Bishop claiming Long coerced and seduced them into inappropriate sexual relationship that compromised Long's spiritual guidance and authority. Spencer LeGrande, a 22-year-old member of New Birth in Charlotte, NC claims that in 2005 Long told him he would be his "dad" and took him on a trip to Kenya where Long allegedly gave him a sleeping pill and the two engaged is sexual acts that Long described as a "healthy component of [LeGrande's] spiritual life," according to the lawsuit.
In the last 10 years we have had our share of sex scandals that have rocked the Christian church. Black and White -- religion sees no color -- all of these individuals were either accused, admitted to, or found guilty of heinous sexual crimes with individuals in or out of their church establishment, ultimately shaming their families, congregation, and themselves.
1. John Paulk, 2000
John Paulk, former leader of the Love Won Out conference, was also author of the autobiography "Not Afraid to Change," his story about being delivered from homosexuality. However, in September 2000, Paulk was photographed in a Washington, D.C. gay bar flirting with male patrons. Paulk initially denied the claims, but later confessed to being in the bar, adding that he did not enter the bar for sexual pursuits.
2. Douglas Goodman, 2004
Evangelist Douglas Goodman and his wife Erica were pastors of Victory Christian Centre, one of the largest churches in London, England, with a very popular televised ministry. After sexually assaulting four female churchgoers, Douglas Goodman was sentenced and jailed for three and a half years. VCC was closed, but after his release from prison Goodman joined his wife Erica in pastoral ministry at her newly established Victory to Victory church.
3. Ted Haggard, 2006
Ted Haggard was the pastor of the New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as well as the president of the National Association of Evangelicals from 2003-2006. In 2006, it was revealed that Haggard had been regularly visiting a male prostitute who also provided him with drugs. Haggard admitted to his solicitation and resigned as pastor of his church and as president of the NAE. In 2009, Haggard admitted to a second relationship with a male church member on CNN-TV.
4. Paul Barnes, 2006
Paul Barnes, in his 28 years as a pastor, founded the Grace Chapel church in Douglas County, Colorado, with a few dozen people in his home basement. With time, the church's membership grew to 2,100 loyal followers. In 2006, Barnes confessed to homosexual activity and resigned. Many believe he was so forthright because of Ted Haggard's scandal, which happened at the same time in the same state.
5. Lonnie Latham, 2006
The Southern Baptist Convention, or the SBC, is an extremely powerful movement not only amongst Southern Baptists but Baptists nationwide. In 2006, Lonnie Latham, member of the SBC Executive Committee and senior pastor of South Tulsa Baptist Church, was arrested for allegedly inviting a male undercover Oklahoma City police officer to his hotel room for sex. Latham urged people not to believe it, and was later found not guilty in a one day trial for the misdemeanor.
6. Earl Paulk, 2007
Earl Paulk, sometimes considered the father of the religious sex scandal, has scandals (plural) that stretch over a decade. The late Earl Paulk was the founder and head pastor of Chapel Hill Harvester Church in Decatur, Georgia, from 1960 until the late 90s. During his time as pastor, a number of women from the congregation came forward claiming that they had sexual relations with Paulk, many of which were proven true. However it was the scandal involving Donnie Earl Paulk, the current senior pastor of the church and nephew of Earl Paulk, that was the most shocking of them all in. In 2007, Paulk D.E. Paulk took a court-ordered DNA test which showed that he was Earl's son, not his nephew -- sadly proving Earl and his sister-in-law had had a sexual relationship. Earl Paulk, who passed away in 2009, is said to be the longtime mentor of Bishop Eddie Long.
7. Coy Privette, 2007
Coy Privette is one of the famous Baptist ministers in the state of North Carolina, as the longtime head of the N.C. Christian Action League. In 2007, the State Bureau of Investigation and the Kannapolis Police Department charged Coy Privette with six counts of aiding and abetting prostitution. Privette, who was 74 at the time, was the Cabarrus County Commissioner and a former N.C. State Representative.
8. Joe Barron, 2008
Before there was "Dateline: How To Catch A Predator," there was Joe Barron -- one of the 40 ministers presiding over the 26,000 members at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas. Barron, a marriage counseling pastor, was caught in the web of an internet crackdown on pedophiles when he was arrested in 2008 for solicitation of a minor. Barron made the drive from the Dallas area to Bryan, Texas, in order to allegedly engage in sexual relations with what he thought to be a 13-year-old girl he met online. The "girl" turned out to be an undercover law enforcement official. At the time of the arrest, police found found condoms, a webcam and headset in Barron's car.
9. Tony Alamo, 2008
In September 2008, FBI agents raided the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries headquarters in a child pornography investigation, after the mayor of Fouke, Arkansas, office had received complaints from former ministry members about allegations of child abuse, sexual abuse and polygamy. In late July 2009, Alamo was convicted on ten counts of transporting young girls and boys across state lines for sexual activities and pornography. On November 13, 2009, he was sentenced to the maximum punishment of 175 years in prison.
10. George Alan Rekers, 2010
George Alan Rekers, a far-right Christian leader was encountered and photographed at Miami International Airport returning from an extended overseas trip with a twenty-year-old gay male prostitute, known as a "rent boy." Given Rekers' opinion on homosexuals and homosexual behavior, his decision to employ a homosexual escort as a traveling companion, stirred up a scandal. Rekers initially claimed that the escort was there to help carry luggage, but later gave a new explanation for the trip on Facebook, "I deliberately spend time with sinners with the loving goal to try to help them." The escort claimed in subsequent interviews, that Rekers had paid him to provide nude massages daily, which included genital touching.
Read more: http://www.essence.com/news/hot_topics_4/sex_scandals_christian_church_eddie_long.php#ixzz1A1anjFzM
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
Pastor Robert Kayanja's “Image” and the Arrest of Pastor Solomon Male
Pastor Robert Kayanja's “Image” and the Arrest of Pastor Solomon Male
http://www.yesumulungi.com/index.php/commentaries/443-pastor-robert-kayanjas-image-and-the-arrest-of-pastor-solomon-male.html
Kato Mivule | December 22, 2010
Those who have been following Uganda's Evangelical Church news in Uganda could not fail to realize that Pastor Robert Kayanja of Rubaga Miracle Center has been on a Media blitz trying to “restore his reputation and image”.
From the holding of a Prayer Breakfast for Uganda's top politicians and press coverage of his wife's “Girl Power” conference, and rubbing shoulders with the Archbishop of York, Ssentamu, Pastor Robert Kayanja has undoubtedly been on a media blitz, doing PR to repair his image rather than that of Jesus Christ with whom there seems to be a large and widening contrast.
A few years ago a group of Ugandan Pastors reported to the Ugandan Police cases of boys who claimed they had been sexually molested by some of Uganda's mega church Pastors including Pastor Robert Kayanja. One of the Pastors, Grace Kitaka resigned, others, including Pastor Robert Kayanja vehemently denied the allegations.
The Ugandan Police claimed to have carried out investigations but made a turning surprise when they received large donation for housing renovations for the Police department from Pastor Robert Kayanja. The Police then accused the victims of sexual abuse of making false allegations and tainting the “image” of Pastor Robert Kayanja.
The young boys who had reported to their local Pastors that they were sexually abused, were instead hunted by police and arrested. The Pastors who had obeyed Ugandan laws by reporting the allegations of sexual abuse to police were in turn arrested, others are still fighting court cases in Ugandan courts of law. As of Ugandan media reports Pastor Solomon Male together with his lawyer were arrested by Ugandan Police personnel and accused of making false allegations against the “reputation” of Robert Kayanja.
What these Pastors, headed by Pastor Male had simply done was to bring the concerns and serious allegations of sexual abuse to Ugandan Authorities. Instead corruption and injustice ruled the day and the abused became the accused. This is one reason why the Ugandan Anti Homosexual Bill was strongly supported by Pastor Solomon Male and others who saw no way of escape and justice but rather blamed the Gay community for all the child sexual abuse cases in Uganda as a consequence and thus derailed their fight against Child Abuse and Sexual Molestation that continues to plague Uganda.
Yet this turn of events by Ugandan authorities arresting Pastor Male for simply reporting that young boys are being sexually molested is not only wrong and unjust but plain evil. Further still, arresting his lawyer only shows that justice in Uganda belongs to the select few, the powerful politicians in unholy matrimony with the clergy.
Uganda's Police painted a picture that it is not in their interest to protect the weak in society but rather their mission seems to be the protection of the powerful and well connected, no wonder Uganda still has to fight the “image” of being a banana republic.
Interesting and ironic is that the same government of Uganda that finds resources to protect the “image” of a powerful evangelical preacher is at the same time working hard to pass bills for the execution of gays in Uganda.
Ugandan authorities should have allowed for due process for those who alleged that Robert Kayanja sexually abused them. According to Ugandan Media reports, The Police claim that they could not find any evidence of anal penetration on the victims of sexual abuse and thus cleared Robert Kayanja on any wrong doing. Such claims are not only laughable but show how inept the Ugandan Police are.
Thousands of sexually abused victims do not necessarily have evidence of anal penetration. To look at anal penetration as the only evidence of sexual abuse shows total ignorance, ineptitude, naivety, and absurdity on part of the Ugandan Police. The sexual abuse allegations should have been taken more seriously and experts allowed into the investigation.
Yet even the arrest of Pastor Solomon Male's Lawyer, accusing him of filing a false affidavit on behalf of the sexually abused victims shows that the Police were bent of clearing Robert Kayanja's name and refurbishing his “image” at all costs.
Pastor Robert Kayanja might have momentarily succeeded in repainting his “image” but that image of Jesus Christ in the lives of many has been totally damaged...Pastor Robert Kayanja was more interested in his own “Image” than that of Jesus Christ. Even a local Church commission of inquiry into that matter could have shown some respect for the sexually abused victims and due process – at least according to New Testament teachings.
The “image” we have of Pastor Robert Kayanga now is one of an autocratic Pastor, friend of the powerful and corrupt African politicians, well connected and one with power to thwart justice at any cost.
The story of the fall of mega church preachers continues, from TBN's Paul Crouch, Bishop Eddie Long, Ted Haggard, DayStar's Marcus Lamb, among others, all with money and power...but scandals they cannot prevent.
Pastor Kayanja should have gone the route of Pastor Simon Kayiwa, who after being accused of witchcraft, human sacrifice, and devil worship submitted to a Church commission of inquiry into that matter, the commission later disagreed on the final report but cleared Pastor Kayiwa...instead Pastor Robert Kayanja has set his own precedent...and like the blind leading the blind, the ditch is not far away.
Have safe holidays and remember to give to those in need.
Notes
[1] “New Vision Online : Sodomy case: Pastor Male arrested, Sempa flees.” [Online]. Available: http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/741917. [Accessed: 23-Dec-2010].
[2] “Daily Monitor: - National |Pastor and advocate detained for implicating Kayanja in sodomy case.” [Online]. Available: http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1077294/-/cjw8roz/-/index.html. [Accessed: 23-Dec-2010].
[3] “New Vision Online : Oil a blessing to Uganda – Kuteesa.” [Online]. Available: http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/19/741737. [Accessed: 23-Dec-2010].
[4] “allAfrica.com: Uganda: Kayanja Promises Greatest of All Crusades.” [Online]. Available: http://allafrica.com/stories/201012130054.html. [Accessed: 23-Dec-2010].
[5] “Robert Kayanja - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.” [Online]. Available: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kayanja. [Accessed: 23-Dec-2010].
[6] “List of Christian evangelist scandals - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.” [Online]. Available: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_evangelist_scandals. [Accessed: 23-Dec-2010].
[7] “New Vision Online : Police criticised over Kayanja offer.” [Online]. Available: http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/678328. [Accessed: 23-Dec-2010].
[8] “New Vision Online : Police clear Pastor Kayanja of sodomy.” [Online]. Available: http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/681656. [Accessed: 23-Dec-2010].
[9] “New Vision Online : Police arrest Kayanja sodomy accuser.” [Online]. Available: http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/681968. [Accessed: 23-Dec-2010].
[10] “New Vision Online : Police backtrack on Pastors sodomy case.” [Online]. Available: http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/10/10/682120. [Accessed: 23-Dec-2010].
[11] “New Vision Online : Kyazze quizzed over sodomy allegations.” [Online]. Available: http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/683410. [Accessed: 23-Dec-2010].
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Court summons pastors over Kayanja case
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/742228
By Anne Mugisa and Steven candia
COURT has issued criminal summons against four pastors, a State House employee and another man, to answer charges of conspiring to injure the reputation of Pastor Robert Kayanja.
Pastors Solomon Male, Martin Ssempa, Michael Kyazze and Bob Kayiira are supposed to appear in court on January 4. Also to report are Anita Kyomuhendo from State House and one David Mukalazi.
It also emerged yesterday that two city advocates, Henry Ddungu and David Kaggwa, who had been charged with the six, were dropped from the charge sheet.
The two are said two have been removed last Friday after it was found that there was no substantial evidence to incriminate them.
Charges against the six were sanctioned by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on Monday. However, the accused did not appear in Court, and neither did the lawyer representing them.
The State Attorney, David Lukwago, asked the Grade One Magistrate at Buganda Road Court, John Wekesa, to issue criminal summons against the accused.
Lukwago said the accused were supposed to take plea but they did not turn up.
According to the charge sheet, the accused committed the offence between December 2008 and December 2009.
It stated that the six “conspired to cause injury to the personality, reputation and trade of Kayanja, alleging that he was engaging in homosexual practices.”
Prior to the issuance of the summons, a planned meeting yesterday between the pastors and Police leadership over allegations of harassment by the criminal investigations directorate (CID) flopped.
The pastors failed to turn up and instead sent apologies, prompting the judge to reschedule the meeting for next week.
The pastors were scheduled to meet Okoth Ochola, the Assistant Inspector General of Police, following instruction by Police boss Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura.
“They sent communication that they are unable to attend the meeting given that it is a festive season and many of them were up country. We agreed to postpone the meeting to next week,” Ochola said in a telephone interview.
Serwadda to reconcile pastors in sodomy case
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1080766/-/cjfg9vz/-/index.html
By Ephraim Kasozi & Juliet Kigongo
Posted Thursday, December 30 2010 at 00:00
The Born-again fraternity yesterday asked the State to give them a chance to mediate the wrangles between Pentecostal pastors over sodomy accusations.
Led by Pastor Joseph Serwadda, the pastors pleaded with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to give them some time to resolve the differences and reconcile the warring parties in a biblical manner.
“There is need to seek for repentance and reunite in a spiritual manner,” said Dr Joseph Sserwadda, the leader of the Apostle of Born Again Faith in Uganda.
Dr Sserwadda, also the leader of Victory Christian Church in Ndeeba, explained that the move is intended to allow the church handle its matters spiritually rather than for the secular world to judge.
He, however, warned that if the feuding pastors refuse, they will be treated as foreigners who will be left to the world to be judged.
Dr Sserwadda’s remarks come hardly a day after Buganda Road Court summoned pastors Solomon Male, Michael Kyazze, Martin Ssempa and Robert Kayiira to appear in court on January 4 to answer charges of conspiracy to injure Pastor Robert Kayanja’s reputation.
The pastors were jointly summoned with Mr David Mukalazi, a musician, and Ms Anita Kyomuhendo, a State House employee. Dr Sserwadda made the call while addressing the media at Namboole Stadium on the arrangements for the ninth Passover festival slated for December 31, 2010, to January 1, 2011, which he said have been finalised.
He said the Festival under the theme, “The year of open Heaven is the promise from God”, seeks to pray for the redemption of the nation from the recurring challenges.
“We have had negative challenges like mudslides in Bududa, Kasubi Tombs fire, the bomb blasts and increasing reports of murders. All these are impossible to manage without God’s intervention,” he said.
http://www.yesumulungi.com/index.php/commentaries/443-pastor-robert-kayanjas-image-and-the-arrest-of-pastor-solomon-male.html
Kato Mivule | December 22, 2010
Those who have been following Uganda's Evangelical Church news in Uganda could not fail to realize that Pastor Robert Kayanja of Rubaga Miracle Center has been on a Media blitz trying to “restore his reputation and image”.
From the holding of a Prayer Breakfast for Uganda's top politicians and press coverage of his wife's “Girl Power” conference, and rubbing shoulders with the Archbishop of York, Ssentamu, Pastor Robert Kayanja has undoubtedly been on a media blitz, doing PR to repair his image rather than that of Jesus Christ with whom there seems to be a large and widening contrast.
A few years ago a group of Ugandan Pastors reported to the Ugandan Police cases of boys who claimed they had been sexually molested by some of Uganda's mega church Pastors including Pastor Robert Kayanja. One of the Pastors, Grace Kitaka resigned, others, including Pastor Robert Kayanja vehemently denied the allegations.
The Ugandan Police claimed to have carried out investigations but made a turning surprise when they received large donation for housing renovations for the Police department from Pastor Robert Kayanja. The Police then accused the victims of sexual abuse of making false allegations and tainting the “image” of Pastor Robert Kayanja.
The young boys who had reported to their local Pastors that they were sexually abused, were instead hunted by police and arrested. The Pastors who had obeyed Ugandan laws by reporting the allegations of sexual abuse to police were in turn arrested, others are still fighting court cases in Ugandan courts of law. As of Ugandan media reports Pastor Solomon Male together with his lawyer were arrested by Ugandan Police personnel and accused of making false allegations against the “reputation” of Robert Kayanja.
What these Pastors, headed by Pastor Male had simply done was to bring the concerns and serious allegations of sexual abuse to Ugandan Authorities. Instead corruption and injustice ruled the day and the abused became the accused. This is one reason why the Ugandan Anti Homosexual Bill was strongly supported by Pastor Solomon Male and others who saw no way of escape and justice but rather blamed the Gay community for all the child sexual abuse cases in Uganda as a consequence and thus derailed their fight against Child Abuse and Sexual Molestation that continues to plague Uganda.
Yet this turn of events by Ugandan authorities arresting Pastor Male for simply reporting that young boys are being sexually molested is not only wrong and unjust but plain evil. Further still, arresting his lawyer only shows that justice in Uganda belongs to the select few, the powerful politicians in unholy matrimony with the clergy.
Uganda's Police painted a picture that it is not in their interest to protect the weak in society but rather their mission seems to be the protection of the powerful and well connected, no wonder Uganda still has to fight the “image” of being a banana republic.
Interesting and ironic is that the same government of Uganda that finds resources to protect the “image” of a powerful evangelical preacher is at the same time working hard to pass bills for the execution of gays in Uganda.
Ugandan authorities should have allowed for due process for those who alleged that Robert Kayanja sexually abused them. According to Ugandan Media reports, The Police claim that they could not find any evidence of anal penetration on the victims of sexual abuse and thus cleared Robert Kayanja on any wrong doing. Such claims are not only laughable but show how inept the Ugandan Police are.
Thousands of sexually abused victims do not necessarily have evidence of anal penetration. To look at anal penetration as the only evidence of sexual abuse shows total ignorance, ineptitude, naivety, and absurdity on part of the Ugandan Police. The sexual abuse allegations should have been taken more seriously and experts allowed into the investigation.
Yet even the arrest of Pastor Solomon Male's Lawyer, accusing him of filing a false affidavit on behalf of the sexually abused victims shows that the Police were bent of clearing Robert Kayanja's name and refurbishing his “image” at all costs.
Pastor Robert Kayanja might have momentarily succeeded in repainting his “image” but that image of Jesus Christ in the lives of many has been totally damaged...Pastor Robert Kayanja was more interested in his own “Image” than that of Jesus Christ. Even a local Church commission of inquiry into that matter could have shown some respect for the sexually abused victims and due process – at least according to New Testament teachings.
The “image” we have of Pastor Robert Kayanga now is one of an autocratic Pastor, friend of the powerful and corrupt African politicians, well connected and one with power to thwart justice at any cost.
The story of the fall of mega church preachers continues, from TBN's Paul Crouch, Bishop Eddie Long, Ted Haggard, DayStar's Marcus Lamb, among others, all with money and power...but scandals they cannot prevent.
Pastor Kayanja should have gone the route of Pastor Simon Kayiwa, who after being accused of witchcraft, human sacrifice, and devil worship submitted to a Church commission of inquiry into that matter, the commission later disagreed on the final report but cleared Pastor Kayiwa...instead Pastor Robert Kayanja has set his own precedent...and like the blind leading the blind, the ditch is not far away.
Have safe holidays and remember to give to those in need.
Notes
[1] “New Vision Online : Sodomy case: Pastor Male arrested, Sempa flees.” [Online]. Available: http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/741917. [Accessed: 23-Dec-2010].
[2] “Daily Monitor: - National |Pastor and advocate detained for implicating Kayanja in sodomy case.” [Online]. Available: http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1077294/-/cjw8roz/-/index.html. [Accessed: 23-Dec-2010].
[3] “New Vision Online : Oil a blessing to Uganda – Kuteesa.” [Online]. Available: http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/19/741737. [Accessed: 23-Dec-2010].
[4] “allAfrica.com: Uganda: Kayanja Promises Greatest of All Crusades.” [Online]. Available: http://allafrica.com/stories/201012130054.html. [Accessed: 23-Dec-2010].
[5] “Robert Kayanja - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.” [Online]. Available: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kayanja. [Accessed: 23-Dec-2010].
[6] “List of Christian evangelist scandals - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.” [Online]. Available: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_evangelist_scandals. [Accessed: 23-Dec-2010].
[7] “New Vision Online : Police criticised over Kayanja offer.” [Online]. Available: http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/678328. [Accessed: 23-Dec-2010].
[8] “New Vision Online : Police clear Pastor Kayanja of sodomy.” [Online]. Available: http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/681656. [Accessed: 23-Dec-2010].
[9] “New Vision Online : Police arrest Kayanja sodomy accuser.” [Online]. Available: http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/681968. [Accessed: 23-Dec-2010].
[10] “New Vision Online : Police backtrack on Pastors sodomy case.” [Online]. Available: http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/10/10/682120. [Accessed: 23-Dec-2010].
[11] “New Vision Online : Kyazze quizzed over sodomy allegations.” [Online]. Available: http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/683410. [Accessed: 23-Dec-2010].
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Court summons pastors over Kayanja case
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/742228
By Anne Mugisa and Steven candia
COURT has issued criminal summons against four pastors, a State House employee and another man, to answer charges of conspiring to injure the reputation of Pastor Robert Kayanja.
Pastors Solomon Male, Martin Ssempa, Michael Kyazze and Bob Kayiira are supposed to appear in court on January 4. Also to report are Anita Kyomuhendo from State House and one David Mukalazi.
It also emerged yesterday that two city advocates, Henry Ddungu and David Kaggwa, who had been charged with the six, were dropped from the charge sheet.
The two are said two have been removed last Friday after it was found that there was no substantial evidence to incriminate them.
Charges against the six were sanctioned by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on Monday. However, the accused did not appear in Court, and neither did the lawyer representing them.
The State Attorney, David Lukwago, asked the Grade One Magistrate at Buganda Road Court, John Wekesa, to issue criminal summons against the accused.
Lukwago said the accused were supposed to take plea but they did not turn up.
According to the charge sheet, the accused committed the offence between December 2008 and December 2009.
It stated that the six “conspired to cause injury to the personality, reputation and trade of Kayanja, alleging that he was engaging in homosexual practices.”
Prior to the issuance of the summons, a planned meeting yesterday between the pastors and Police leadership over allegations of harassment by the criminal investigations directorate (CID) flopped.
The pastors failed to turn up and instead sent apologies, prompting the judge to reschedule the meeting for next week.
The pastors were scheduled to meet Okoth Ochola, the Assistant Inspector General of Police, following instruction by Police boss Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura.
“They sent communication that they are unable to attend the meeting given that it is a festive season and many of them were up country. We agreed to postpone the meeting to next week,” Ochola said in a telephone interview.
Serwadda to reconcile pastors in sodomy case
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1080766/-/cjfg9vz/-/index.html
By Ephraim Kasozi & Juliet Kigongo
Posted Thursday, December 30 2010 at 00:00
The Born-again fraternity yesterday asked the State to give them a chance to mediate the wrangles between Pentecostal pastors over sodomy accusations.
Led by Pastor Joseph Serwadda, the pastors pleaded with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to give them some time to resolve the differences and reconcile the warring parties in a biblical manner.
“There is need to seek for repentance and reunite in a spiritual manner,” said Dr Joseph Sserwadda, the leader of the Apostle of Born Again Faith in Uganda.
Dr Sserwadda, also the leader of Victory Christian Church in Ndeeba, explained that the move is intended to allow the church handle its matters spiritually rather than for the secular world to judge.
He, however, warned that if the feuding pastors refuse, they will be treated as foreigners who will be left to the world to be judged.
Dr Sserwadda’s remarks come hardly a day after Buganda Road Court summoned pastors Solomon Male, Michael Kyazze, Martin Ssempa and Robert Kayiira to appear in court on January 4 to answer charges of conspiracy to injure Pastor Robert Kayanja’s reputation.
The pastors were jointly summoned with Mr David Mukalazi, a musician, and Ms Anita Kyomuhendo, a State House employee. Dr Sserwadda made the call while addressing the media at Namboole Stadium on the arrangements for the ninth Passover festival slated for December 31, 2010, to January 1, 2011, which he said have been finalised.
He said the Festival under the theme, “The year of open Heaven is the promise from God”, seeks to pray for the redemption of the nation from the recurring challenges.
“We have had negative challenges like mudslides in Bududa, Kasubi Tombs fire, the bomb blasts and increasing reports of murders. All these are impossible to manage without God’s intervention,” he said.
Tuesday, 21 December 2010
Dr. Dennis Sempebwa’s Life Christian University: hoodwinking Christians, spreading the lies of American heretics, expanding the American empire
A US-based Life Christian University has opened up a branch in Kampala to teach ethics, evangelism and church management, its officials have said. The Academic Dean, Dr. Dennis Sempebwa said the university will apply the American syllabus of evangelism and discourage gay culture in Africa.
“To be a pastor, God calls you but you must be trained. They should have the knowledge on how to handle the church.” The campus director, Dr Steven Kawula said the university will open this month on Bombo Road.
“We developed the idea of expanding to Kampala to access evangelists so that we can save the growing born again churches from getting wasted. We shall also offer other courses to suit businessmen and other academicians,” Mr Sempebwa told journalists in Kampala last week. http://wthrockmorton.com/2010/08/09/american-bible-college-opens-ugandan-branch-discourages-gay-culture-in-africa/
Who is Dr. Dennis Sempebwa?
http://eagleswingsinternational.org/blog/?page_id=80
Life Christian University an expansion of the American empire and American heretics(see, American heretics such as Benny Hinn and Kenneth Copeland on the website
http://www.lcus.edu/directors.htm
DR. DENNIS SEMPEBWA’S LIFE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: HOODWINKING UGANDAN CHRISTIANS
The American Life Christian University opened a bible college this year in Uganda under the deanship of none other than Pastor Dr.Dennis Sempebwa . While appearing on the soaring with eagles programme on LTV and Christian voice on UBC, Dr. Sempebwa urged that the purpose of this university is to provide relevant knowledge to church leaders. He said that most of the time church ministers are given knowledge which they never use. Promoters of the American empire and American heretics like Dr.Dennis Sempebwa are fooling Christians not study the word of God hard and not get involved in hard doctrinal staff because they know that once Christians do so, they will discover that the American evangelical church has nothing to do with Jesus- Its God is the American empire. No wonder instead of confronting the state about corruption and the oppression of the poor, they tell the poor that their poverty is self inflicted. So, Christians should get out of poverty by breaking the poverty curse HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
Don’t waste you time with Dr.Sempebwa’s so called bible college. It has nothing to do with Jesus. I urge you to read the articles below articles(just copy the link and paste into the address bar) :
CHRISTIANS IN AFRICA: AWAKE!
America and the American ChurchAre Not Your Friends
http://www.antipasministries.com/html/file0000234.htm
THE THIRD WORLD AS A MODEL FOR THE NEW WORLD ORDER
http://www.antipasministries.com/html/file0000156.htm
JULIAN ASSANGE: HUNTED
BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
[A secularist whose courage to speak out against the
wickedness of the American Empire puts Christians to shame]
http://www.antipasministries.com/html/file0000347.htm
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: How the U.S. Uses Globalization to Cheat Poor Countries Out of Trillions
http://www.democracynow.org/2004/11/9/confessions_of_an_economic_hit_man
Leak Intrigue: 'Surprise sex' charge exposes Swedish consent to jail Assange
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhB-swh8O44
Wikileaks co-founder speaks to Alyona
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sYXppiOteM&feature=fvwk
“To be a pastor, God calls you but you must be trained. They should have the knowledge on how to handle the church.” The campus director, Dr Steven Kawula said the university will open this month on Bombo Road.
“We developed the idea of expanding to Kampala to access evangelists so that we can save the growing born again churches from getting wasted. We shall also offer other courses to suit businessmen and other academicians,” Mr Sempebwa told journalists in Kampala last week. http://wthrockmorton.com/2010/08/09/american-bible-college-opens-ugandan-branch-discourages-gay-culture-in-africa/
Who is Dr. Dennis Sempebwa?
http://eagleswingsinternational.org/blog/?page_id=80
Life Christian University an expansion of the American empire and American heretics(see, American heretics such as Benny Hinn and Kenneth Copeland on the website
http://www.lcus.edu/directors.htm
DR. DENNIS SEMPEBWA’S LIFE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: HOODWINKING UGANDAN CHRISTIANS
The American Life Christian University opened a bible college this year in Uganda under the deanship of none other than Pastor Dr.Dennis Sempebwa . While appearing on the soaring with eagles programme on LTV and Christian voice on UBC, Dr. Sempebwa urged that the purpose of this university is to provide relevant knowledge to church leaders. He said that most of the time church ministers are given knowledge which they never use. Promoters of the American empire and American heretics like Dr.Dennis Sempebwa are fooling Christians not study the word of God hard and not get involved in hard doctrinal staff because they know that once Christians do so, they will discover that the American evangelical church has nothing to do with Jesus- Its God is the American empire. No wonder instead of confronting the state about corruption and the oppression of the poor, they tell the poor that their poverty is self inflicted. So, Christians should get out of poverty by breaking the poverty curse HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
Don’t waste you time with Dr.Sempebwa’s so called bible college. It has nothing to do with Jesus. I urge you to read the articles below articles(just copy the link and paste into the address bar) :
CHRISTIANS IN AFRICA: AWAKE!
America and the American ChurchAre Not Your Friends
http://www.antipasministries.com/html/file0000234.htm
THE THIRD WORLD AS A MODEL FOR THE NEW WORLD ORDER
http://www.antipasministries.com/html/file0000156.htm
JULIAN ASSANGE: HUNTED
BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
[A secularist whose courage to speak out against the
wickedness of the American Empire puts Christians to shame]
http://www.antipasministries.com/html/file0000347.htm
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: How the U.S. Uses Globalization to Cheat Poor Countries Out of Trillions
http://www.democracynow.org/2004/11/9/confessions_of_an_economic_hit_man
Leak Intrigue: 'Surprise sex' charge exposes Swedish consent to jail Assange
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhB-swh8O44
Wikileaks co-founder speaks to Alyona
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sYXppiOteM&feature=fvwk
Monday, 20 December 2010
THE GREAT UGANDAN PASSOVER PLOT
FIRST READ: POLITICAL CHRISTIANITY AND PASTOR JOSEPH SERWADDA'S NAMBOOLE PASSOVER FESTIVAL
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2010/11/spiritual-politics-begin-to-take-shape.html
LIES AND MORE LIES FROM PASTOR JOSEPH SERWADDA: God has promised 2011 to be the year of the "Open Heaven".
http://www.victoryuganda.org/passoverprayer.html
For the first two centuries of the Christian Faith, the Churches gathered together at one most sacred time of year. It was at the time of the FEAST of Unleavened bread----Passover. They gathered for the purpose of celebrating that most Sacred event known then as "THE LORD'S TABLE". It is no coincidence that they gathered at this particular time of year, for this is the time when their Master gathered together with his disciples for his declaration of the New Covenant in his Body and Blood. This is not a new and fanciful doctrine. It is well established in the New Testament for it was the evening prior to the DAY OF PREPARATION [Matt.27;59-62] for Passover that they all met for this event that would be celebrated for centuries unto millennia.
It was only from the third century onward that the Lord's Table at Passover was wiped from any memory of the Church as ROME successfully obliterated any connection of Christendom with it's Jewish roots. From the days of Constantine forward, the Church was completely transformed from a Church of Apostolic leadership to a religious juggernaut that came to be known as Roman Catholicism. Even the great REFORMERS of the Reformation age could not completely shake off the filth of Rome and so "Passover" was lost to history and an abominable celebration called EASTER took it's place----but the truth remained well contained in the preservation of God's Word. You only need to read the declaration of the Book of MARK, 11 through 16 to verify this claim. "Passover" is NOT EASTER and "Easter" is NOT PASSOVER. There is only ONE Biblical declaration for the time when Jesus was crucified and raised from the dead-----and that was the time of PASSOVER.
The very Ugandan word "PASKA" is exactly the same as the Hebrew word for Passover-----Pasach. It does not mean "Easter", it means PASSOVER
There is only ONE DAY OF THE YEAR that is declared to be PASSOVER. That day is declared to be in the evening of 14 Nisan of the Biblical calendar. That evening is exactly on the FULL MOON of March/April. It has been since the days of Moses, and it shall always be. It has never changed and it never will. It is the most sacred time of the Christian faith. To TAMPER with this immovable TRUTH is to desecrate the Biblical account of our Lord's death----for Christ our PASSOVER is sacrificed for us [I Cor.5;7]. Who dares to tread on this Holy Day?------YOU DO----YOU HYPOCRITES OF UGANDA. YOU DO----YOU LIARS AND MONEY GRUBBERS! YOU DO,YOU BLIND WHO FOLLOW AFTER THE BLIND! YOU DO, YOU LYING PROPHETS OF THE PROSPERITY GOSPEL! The LAND IS CURSED because of you and your filthy followers. Uganda shall never reap prosperity because you have sown a SEED OF LIES! YOUR NATION IS UNDER A CURSE! Your leaders invite FALSE TEACHERS and HERETICS into your midst. You desecrate God's Word at every hand and there are FEW who will stand and boldly rebuke you. You are worth 25% less today than when that American Heretic [Creflo Dollar] came to "BREAK THE SPIRIT OF POVERTY" off of Uganda, yet you have learned NOTHING
Now you sink to the despicable in deed. Now you tread on the most SACRED of ground in your obsession for money. Now you spew your vomit across that very first evening that your Lord's body lay in the tomb. You have reached a POINT OF SUCH REPULSION that only the greatness of God's mercy can save you. You gather in your stadiums and celebrate your grave ignorance. You shower with wealth, the illegitimate who call themselves "PASTOR". You have stolen from the pagans in their celebration of "NEW YEAR", and have desecrated the most Holy day in all of Christianity----the Lord's PASSOVER! What can you be thinking? What is so tempting that you would abandon this great truth? Who are you, ? What can be worth your TREASON? Who are you, YOU BLIND WHO FOLLOW THE BLIND?
Ezek 14:9-10
9 And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
10 And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him;
YOU WILLFUL GOATS. You will suffer the same disgrace as your prophets because you have groveled at the feet of FALSE PROPHETS AND HERETICS. Uganda will sink deeper and deeper into POVERTY unless you come to your senses . NEW YEAR'S EVE IS NOT PASSOVER------it is only "Passover" in the sense that the ignorant PASS-OVER THEIR MONEY TO THEIR FALSE PROPHETS! Danny McDowell
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2010/11/spiritual-politics-begin-to-take-shape.html
LIES AND MORE LIES FROM PASTOR JOSEPH SERWADDA: God has promised 2011 to be the year of the "Open Heaven".
http://www.victoryuganda.org/passoverprayer.html
For the first two centuries of the Christian Faith, the Churches gathered together at one most sacred time of year. It was at the time of the FEAST of Unleavened bread----Passover. They gathered for the purpose of celebrating that most Sacred event known then as "THE LORD'S TABLE". It is no coincidence that they gathered at this particular time of year, for this is the time when their Master gathered together with his disciples for his declaration of the New Covenant in his Body and Blood. This is not a new and fanciful doctrine. It is well established in the New Testament for it was the evening prior to the DAY OF PREPARATION [Matt.27;59-62] for Passover that they all met for this event that would be celebrated for centuries unto millennia.
It was only from the third century onward that the Lord's Table at Passover was wiped from any memory of the Church as ROME successfully obliterated any connection of Christendom with it's Jewish roots. From the days of Constantine forward, the Church was completely transformed from a Church of Apostolic leadership to a religious juggernaut that came to be known as Roman Catholicism. Even the great REFORMERS of the Reformation age could not completely shake off the filth of Rome and so "Passover" was lost to history and an abominable celebration called EASTER took it's place----but the truth remained well contained in the preservation of God's Word. You only need to read the declaration of the Book of MARK, 11 through 16 to verify this claim. "Passover" is NOT EASTER and "Easter" is NOT PASSOVER. There is only ONE Biblical declaration for the time when Jesus was crucified and raised from the dead-----and that was the time of PASSOVER.
The very Ugandan word "PASKA" is exactly the same as the Hebrew word for Passover-----Pasach. It does not mean "Easter", it means PASSOVER
There is only ONE DAY OF THE YEAR that is declared to be PASSOVER. That day is declared to be in the evening of 14 Nisan of the Biblical calendar. That evening is exactly on the FULL MOON of March/April. It has been since the days of Moses, and it shall always be. It has never changed and it never will. It is the most sacred time of the Christian faith. To TAMPER with this immovable TRUTH is to desecrate the Biblical account of our Lord's death----for Christ our PASSOVER is sacrificed for us [I Cor.5;7]. Who dares to tread on this Holy Day?------YOU DO----YOU HYPOCRITES OF UGANDA. YOU DO----YOU LIARS AND MONEY GRUBBERS! YOU DO,YOU BLIND WHO FOLLOW AFTER THE BLIND! YOU DO, YOU LYING PROPHETS OF THE PROSPERITY GOSPEL! The LAND IS CURSED because of you and your filthy followers. Uganda shall never reap prosperity because you have sown a SEED OF LIES! YOUR NATION IS UNDER A CURSE! Your leaders invite FALSE TEACHERS and HERETICS into your midst. You desecrate God's Word at every hand and there are FEW who will stand and boldly rebuke you. You are worth 25% less today than when that American Heretic [Creflo Dollar] came to "BREAK THE SPIRIT OF POVERTY" off of Uganda, yet you have learned NOTHING
Now you sink to the despicable in deed. Now you tread on the most SACRED of ground in your obsession for money. Now you spew your vomit across that very first evening that your Lord's body lay in the tomb. You have reached a POINT OF SUCH REPULSION that only the greatness of God's mercy can save you. You gather in your stadiums and celebrate your grave ignorance. You shower with wealth, the illegitimate who call themselves "PASTOR". You have stolen from the pagans in their celebration of "NEW YEAR", and have desecrated the most Holy day in all of Christianity----the Lord's PASSOVER! What can you be thinking? What is so tempting that you would abandon this great truth? Who are you, ? What can be worth your TREASON? Who are you, YOU BLIND WHO FOLLOW THE BLIND?
Ezek 14:9-10
9 And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
10 And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him;
YOU WILLFUL GOATS. You will suffer the same disgrace as your prophets because you have groveled at the feet of FALSE PROPHETS AND HERETICS. Uganda will sink deeper and deeper into POVERTY unless you come to your senses . NEW YEAR'S EVE IS NOT PASSOVER------it is only "Passover" in the sense that the ignorant PASS-OVER THEIR MONEY TO THEIR FALSE PROPHETS! Danny McDowell
Monday, 13 December 2010
140 QUESTIONS TITHE-TEACHERS SHOULD HONESTLY ANSWER
140 QUESTIONS TITHE-TEACHERS SHOULD HONESTLY ANSWER
by Russell Earl Kelly, PHD
http://www.tithing-russkelly.com/id149.html
1.According to Genesis 14:11-16 were the spoils of war Abraham received holy tithes from God's holy land? Would they have been "holy" tithes in the Law?
2.According to Genesis 14:18-20 and Hebrews 7:4 does the Bible say that Abraham "freely" gave tithes of spoils of war to the priest-king Melchizedek?
3.According to Numbers 31:21-30 what percentage did the statute of the Law for Israel later require as a tithe from spoils of war?
4.Why did Abraham tithe 10% of spoils when the Law later required far less? What controlled his actions?
5.From Genesis 14:20-21 could there be another law or Arab tradition involved? Yes, No, Perhaps. Do some deep research on this.
6.Would Abraham's tithe have been accepted as a holy tithe to enter the Temple?
7.How often did Abraham tithe?
8.Is Abraham an example of tithing personal property and tithing regularly?
9.Is Abraham's example of giving 90% to the king of Sodom an example for Christians to follow?
10.From Genesis 20 and 21 is it possible that Abraham also paid tithes to the Philistine priest-king Abimelech whom he served?
11.Referring to Genesis 28:20-22 would Jacob's tithe from Haran have been accepted as a holy tithe to enter the Temple system?
12.Referring to Genesis 28:20-22 should we follow Jacob's example and only tithe after God has met our conditions?
13.According to Genesis 28:20 was Jacob's tithe a freewill "vow" or a commandment of God?
14.Is Jacob an example of tithing for Christians to follow?
15.How common was money, gold, silver, precious stones and shekels in Genesis?
16.According to Genesis 13:2 and 20:16 did Abraham have a lot of money?
17.Was money essential for routine worship in the sanctuary? Answer: "money" and "shekel" occur 32 times in Exodus and Leviticus for worship.
18.Is it honest to teach that tithes were only food because money was not common?
19.According to Exodus 19:5-6 was tithing part of God's "original plan" before the incident of the golden calf?
20.According to Leviticus 25:3-7 no food tithe could be taken every seventh year. Why is this ignored by churches today?
21.According to Leviticus 25:12-13 no food tithe could be taken every fiftieth year. Why is this ignored by churches today?
22.According to Leviticus 27:30, 32 (and 16 other texts) tithes were only food from the land of Israel and herds inside God's holy land of Israel. Where in the Bible --over 1400 years from Leviticus to Malachi-- are tithes defined as income or money?
23.According to Leviticus 27:30, 32 the tithe was the tenth of the total crop and the tenth animal. Since the word "tithe" means "tenth" when did it change to become the "first" in the Bible?
24.According to Leviticus 27:34 the first tithe was not the "best." Where in the Bible does the first whole tithe become the "best"?
25.According to Leviticus 27:34 tithing was part of the Law given only to national Israel as a unique covenant. When were the Gentiles, (pagans) or Church commanded to tithe in the Bible?
26.Since only farmers and herdsmen living inside Israel produced tithes, where is the principle found that says everybody was required to begin their level of giving at 10%?
27.Where does the Bible say that non-food income was tithed and that carpenters (Jesus), fishermen (Peter), tentmakers (Paul) and tradesmen tithed?
28.Did God command the pagans to tithe?
29.Would Israel have accepted tithes from the pagans or pagan lands?
30.Although Psalm 24:1 says "The earth is the LORD's, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein" this was not given as a reason to collect tithes from pagans and from lands outside of Israel. Why is that true?
31.Why don't Christians observe all of the other things called "holy" and "most holy" in Leviticus?
32.Where in the Bible is the exact wording of the ordinance or statute of tithing? Answer: Numbers 18.
33.What is the difference between tithes and first-fruits? Compare Lev 27:30-35; Num 18:13-18, 20-24; Deut 26:1-4; Neh 10:35-37; Prov 3:9.
34.Where are tithes equated with first-fruits in the Bible?
35.Weren't first-fruits very small token offerings from the first of the harvest?
36.OT Levites who received the first whole tithe were merely servants to the priests and later political workers. How is this principle applied in churches today?
37.OT Levites gave the best tenth of their tithe to the priests --only one per cent of the total. How is this principle observed today?
38.OT priests and Levites who received the tithes were not allowed to own or inherit property. Why isn't this principle observed today (Num 18:20, 23)?
39.TheOT tithe was never used for mission work to evangelize the pagans. What biblical principle authorizes it for missions today?
40.According to Deuteronomy 12 and 14:23-26 a festival tithe was to be eaten in the streets. Why is this tithe principle ignored by churches today?
41.According to Deuteronomy 14:26 some festival tithes could be turned into alcoholic strong drinks. Why is this principle ignored by churches today?
42.According to Deuteronomy 26:12-13 every third year a tithe was kept in the homes for the poor. Why is this principle ignored by churches today?
43.According to Deuteronomy 26:12-13 the Levites were included among the poor, strangers, fatherless and widows. Does this mean that the Levites and priests were to be counted among the poor?
44.Where does the Bible say that the poor were required to tithe?
45.Many OT Levites who received the first whole tithe were political servants of the king (1 Chronicles 23 to 26). Why is that principle ignored today?
46.In the OT the first and best tithe went to the king. Why is that principle ignored today (1 Sam 8:14-17)?
47.Where did the Levites and priests live most of the time? See Joshua 20-21, Numbers 35 and First Chronicles 6.
48.How often did the Levites and priests serve in the Temple? See 1 Chron 28:13, 21; 2 Chron 8:14; 23:8; 31:2, 15-19 35: 4, 5, 10; Neh 11:30: 12:24; Luke 1:5-9.
49.***Since 98% of the Levites and priests were not working in the temple most of the time, why would God tell the people in Malachi 3:10 to bring all of the tithe to the Temple when 98% of it was needed for food elsewhere?
50.What covenant was the curse of tithing part of? See Neh 10:29; Deu 28:12, 21-22; Gal 3:10-13.
51.According to Nehemiah 13:5-10 who was guilty of stealing the Levites' portion of the tithe?
52.***According to Nehemiah 10:37b where were the people commanded to take the tithes? Why? Why is this text ignored today?
53.According to Nehemiah 10:38 where were the priests located when they received the tithes? Why is this text ignored today?
54.According to Malachi 1:6-14 who was guilty of stealing vows of tithes?
55.Who was cursed in Malachi 1:14?
56.Who was cursed 3 times in Malachi 2:2?
57.Who is questioning God in Malachi 2:17?
58.To whom is God replying in Malachi 3:1-5?
59.Are the priests also "sons of Jacob" in Malachi 3:6-7?
60.Cannot Malachi 3:8 be referring to the priests stealing a third time?
61."Curse" refers to the priests four times in 1:14 and 2:2. Is it possible that God is still cursing the priests in 3:9 instead of suddenly having pity on them?
62.Does the pronoun "you" refer to the priests from Malachi 1:6 to 3:5?
63.Is there concrete evidence that God has changed his address from the priests to the people in Malachi 3:6-7?
64.Has God changed from cursing the priests to having pity on them in Malachi 3:8-10?
65.Since "you" has thus far referred to the priests and since Nehemiah 10:37 proves that the people brought their tithes to the Levitical cities, then is it reasonable to conclude that "you" in Malachi 3:10 also refers to the priests of Nehemiah 10:38?
66.Again according to Nehemiah 10:37 where was most of the tithe needed and stored?
67.According to Nehemiah 13:5-10 how large was the storeroom in the Temple?
68.Could the Temple have physically held all of the tithe of the nation in Solomon's time or Nehemiah's time?
69.Is it possible that the Temple "storehouse" idea has been misunderstood?
70.Second Chronicles 31:15-19 describes Hezekiah relocating the tithes from rotting heaps in the streets to the Levitical cities. Is it possible that he had erred in telling the people to bring all tithes to the temple?
71.The "outlaw" early church met in secret in catacombs and graveyards for over 200 years after Calvary. They had no building to call "storehouses." Why does the modern church use the term "storehouse tithing"?
72.The OT Temple has been replaced, not by a building, but the body of individual believers. Why does the modern church ignore this and teach that tithes should be brought to the church building as a replacement of the Temple?
73.Matthew 5:19-48 refers to all 600+ commandments of the Law. Why is 5:17-18 used only to argue that tithing is still valid? The text is self-destructive for that argument.
74.Did Jesus (a carpenter), Peter (a fisherman) and Paul (a tentmaker) qualify as tithe-payers under the Law?
75.How do you explain Matthew 5:19 "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."?
76.Does not Matthew 5:19 obligate one to keep all 600+ commandments of the Law?
77.According to Matthew 12:1-2 Jesus and his disciples gleaned food on the Sabbath Day. Were they accused of not tithing? Why?
78.According to Matthew 12:42-44 a widow gave at the Temple. Was she tithing or giving a freewill offering?
79.Since Paul's tents came from pagan lands, did his income from selling tents qualify as tithe-able income under the Law?
80.According to Matthew 23:2 who were the recognized interpreters of the Law?
81.According to Matthew 23:2-3 why did Jesus tell his Jewish disciples to obey the scribes and Pharisees?
82.According to Matthew 23:3-4 did the addition of herbs and spices change the tithing law into a burden?
83.Did the Law command tithes from garden spices and herbs?
84.Why did Jesus tell His Jewish disciples to tithe garden spices and herbs?
85.In Matthew 8:4 why did Jesus command the Jews he healed to show themselves to the priests?
86.Why did Jesus NOT command the Gentiles he healed to show themselves to the priests?
87.Did Jesus tell his Gentile disciples to tithe to the Temple system?
88.To whomdoes the word "you" refer in Matthew 23:23?
89.What three words in Matthew 23:23 describe its context? Answer: "of the law"
90.Is Matthew 23:23 an Old Covenant command or a New Covenant command?
91.Why did Jesus tell the rich young ruler and Zaccheus to give their money to the poor instead of the Temple as tithes?
92. Dopastors today allow visiting evangelists to tell their congregation to "sell all that you have and give it to the poor"?
93.Why do not pastors today command their church members to tithe garden spices as Jesus commanded?
94.According to Luke 22:20 when did the Old Covenant end and the New Covenant begin?
95.According to Acts 2:42-47 and 4:32-35 did God command the disciples to share communally or did they make a freewill choice?
96.According to Acts 2:42-47 and 4:32-35 were the disciples tithing to church leaders or sharing everything equally?
97.According to Acts 2:46 did the early church withdraw itself from worship in the Temple?
98.According to Acts 15:10 did Peter argue against putting the yoke of the law on Gentile Christians?
99.According to Acts 15:19-20 did James agree with Peter?
100.According to Acts 20:29-35 was Paul self supporting most of the time?
101.According to Acts 20:35 did Paul expect church elders to follow his example?
102.According to Acts 20:35 whom did Jesus tell to work and give to the weak?
103.According to Acts 21:20 were the Christian Jews in Jerusalem still "zealous of the law"?
104.According to Acts 21:20 can one conclude that the Christian Jews in Jerusalem were still paying tithes to the Temple system?
105.According to 1 Corinthians 9:7-14 did the vocations of soldier, herdsman, farmer, mill-grinder, temple worker and gospel worker each operate under different principles of support?
106.Comparing 1 Cor 9:13 with Numbers 18 and Leviticus, were temple workers supported from tithes, offerings, vows, freewill gifts, portions of sacrifices and many other sources?
107.Comparing 1 Cor 9:13 with Numbers 18 and Leviticus, was tithing the only "thing of the temple"?
108.Referring to 1 Cor 9:14 does "even so" ("in the same way") command gospel workers to be supported by every means of support used for temple workers?
109.Referring to 1 Cor 9:14 does "even so" command gospel workers to be supported by 'gospel principles' of grace and faith "in the same manner" as the previous six vocations had been supports by their own principles?
110.Referring to 1 Cor 9:14 is it dishonest to teach that 9:13 only referred to tithing? Does not the text teach too much and destroy the tithing argument?
111.According to 1 Cor 9:12, 15-19 did Paul accept tithes as a salary?
112.Comparing 1 Cor 9:14 with 9:12, 15-19 if Jesus commanded tithing to support gospel workers, was not Paul disobeying that command?
113.According to 2 Cor 3:10, how much glory does the OT have in comparison to the New Covenant?
114.Where is tithing repeated to the Church in New Covenant terms of grace and faith?
115.According to 1 Peter 2:9-10 has the OT priesthood been replaced by church leaders or by every believer?
116.Referring to 1 Peter 2:9-10, how does the "priesthood of believers" affect tithing?
117.Were non-Levite OT prophets supported by tithes?
118.Were OT and NT Jewish synagogue rabbis supported by tithes?
119.Are NT pastors and elders supported similar to OT priests or prophets and rabbis?
120.Is First Timothy 5:1-20 a discussion of discipline or pastoral salary?
121.According to First Timothy 5:8 are family essential needs more important than church support?
122.How can First Timothy 5:8 be true if the first 10% of income must be given to the church?
123.Does "double honor" in First Timothy 5:17 refer to "double caution in discipline" or "double salary"?
124.According to First Timothy 6:6-11 should gospel workers expect to be better off financially than most?
125.According to Hebrews 7:5 did the Law give the priests authority to receive tithes?
126.Were the OT priests also kings?
127.According to Hebrews 7:11 and Psalm 110:4 was the Messiah to be a priest-king?
128.According to Hebrews 7:11-12 did the prophecy that the Messiah would be a priest-king necessitate a change in the law?
129.According to Hebrews, chapters 5 to 7, was OT Melchizedek qualified to be a priest under the Law?
130.According to Hebrews 7:13-17 was Jesus qualified to be a priest under the Law?
131.According to Hebrews 7:18 how was the Law which also commanded tithing in 7:5 "changed" in 7:12?
132.According to Hebrews 7:12, 18, why was the Law which also commanded tithing to support the Levitical priesthood "annulled" or "set aside"?
133.According to Hebrews 7:16-28 was the king-priesthood of Messiah to be based on eternal moral principles?
134.Tithing existed in most nations long before Abraham's time and those nations also practiced idolatry, child sacrifices and temple prostitution. Does the fact that tithing existed before the Law make it an eternal moral principle?
135.According to the entire book of Leviticus, how can tithing be retained as a "holy" principle and almost everything else called "holy" and "most holy" in Leviticus be discarded?
136.According to Hebrews 8:6-13 Christ's "more excellent ministry" replaced the Old Covenant on stones and paper with the New Covenant in the heart. Does a new-creation Christian know in the heart that he/she must give a ten per cent tithe to support the church?
137.According to Second Corinthians 8 and 9, does a new-creation Christian know instinctively to give: freely, sacrificially, generously, joyfully, not of commandment, regularly and motivated love for God and love for lost souls?
138.According to Second Corinthians 8:12-15, what is the "equality" principle of giving?
139.According to Second Corinthians 3:10-18 which principle of giving has the blessing of the Holy Spirit?
140.Should most affluent Christians lower their standard of living in order to give more to promote the gospel?
by Russell Earl Kelly, PHD
http://www.tithing-russkelly.com/id149.html
1.According to Genesis 14:11-16 were the spoils of war Abraham received holy tithes from God's holy land? Would they have been "holy" tithes in the Law?
2.According to Genesis 14:18-20 and Hebrews 7:4 does the Bible say that Abraham "freely" gave tithes of spoils of war to the priest-king Melchizedek?
3.According to Numbers 31:21-30 what percentage did the statute of the Law for Israel later require as a tithe from spoils of war?
4.Why did Abraham tithe 10% of spoils when the Law later required far less? What controlled his actions?
5.From Genesis 14:20-21 could there be another law or Arab tradition involved? Yes, No, Perhaps. Do some deep research on this.
6.Would Abraham's tithe have been accepted as a holy tithe to enter the Temple?
7.How often did Abraham tithe?
8.Is Abraham an example of tithing personal property and tithing regularly?
9.Is Abraham's example of giving 90% to the king of Sodom an example for Christians to follow?
10.From Genesis 20 and 21 is it possible that Abraham also paid tithes to the Philistine priest-king Abimelech whom he served?
11.Referring to Genesis 28:20-22 would Jacob's tithe from Haran have been accepted as a holy tithe to enter the Temple system?
12.Referring to Genesis 28:20-22 should we follow Jacob's example and only tithe after God has met our conditions?
13.According to Genesis 28:20 was Jacob's tithe a freewill "vow" or a commandment of God?
14.Is Jacob an example of tithing for Christians to follow?
15.How common was money, gold, silver, precious stones and shekels in Genesis?
16.According to Genesis 13:2 and 20:16 did Abraham have a lot of money?
17.Was money essential for routine worship in the sanctuary? Answer: "money" and "shekel" occur 32 times in Exodus and Leviticus for worship.
18.Is it honest to teach that tithes were only food because money was not common?
19.According to Exodus 19:5-6 was tithing part of God's "original plan" before the incident of the golden calf?
20.According to Leviticus 25:3-7 no food tithe could be taken every seventh year. Why is this ignored by churches today?
21.According to Leviticus 25:12-13 no food tithe could be taken every fiftieth year. Why is this ignored by churches today?
22.According to Leviticus 27:30, 32 (and 16 other texts) tithes were only food from the land of Israel and herds inside God's holy land of Israel. Where in the Bible --over 1400 years from Leviticus to Malachi-- are tithes defined as income or money?
23.According to Leviticus 27:30, 32 the tithe was the tenth of the total crop and the tenth animal. Since the word "tithe" means "tenth" when did it change to become the "first" in the Bible?
24.According to Leviticus 27:34 the first tithe was not the "best." Where in the Bible does the first whole tithe become the "best"?
25.According to Leviticus 27:34 tithing was part of the Law given only to national Israel as a unique covenant. When were the Gentiles, (pagans) or Church commanded to tithe in the Bible?
26.Since only farmers and herdsmen living inside Israel produced tithes, where is the principle found that says everybody was required to begin their level of giving at 10%?
27.Where does the Bible say that non-food income was tithed and that carpenters (Jesus), fishermen (Peter), tentmakers (Paul) and tradesmen tithed?
28.Did God command the pagans to tithe?
29.Would Israel have accepted tithes from the pagans or pagan lands?
30.Although Psalm 24:1 says "The earth is the LORD's, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein" this was not given as a reason to collect tithes from pagans and from lands outside of Israel. Why is that true?
31.Why don't Christians observe all of the other things called "holy" and "most holy" in Leviticus?
32.Where in the Bible is the exact wording of the ordinance or statute of tithing? Answer: Numbers 18.
33.What is the difference between tithes and first-fruits? Compare Lev 27:30-35; Num 18:13-18, 20-24; Deut 26:1-4; Neh 10:35-37; Prov 3:9.
34.Where are tithes equated with first-fruits in the Bible?
35.Weren't first-fruits very small token offerings from the first of the harvest?
36.OT Levites who received the first whole tithe were merely servants to the priests and later political workers. How is this principle applied in churches today?
37.OT Levites gave the best tenth of their tithe to the priests --only one per cent of the total. How is this principle observed today?
38.OT priests and Levites who received the tithes were not allowed to own or inherit property. Why isn't this principle observed today (Num 18:20, 23)?
39.TheOT tithe was never used for mission work to evangelize the pagans. What biblical principle authorizes it for missions today?
40.According to Deuteronomy 12 and 14:23-26 a festival tithe was to be eaten in the streets. Why is this tithe principle ignored by churches today?
41.According to Deuteronomy 14:26 some festival tithes could be turned into alcoholic strong drinks. Why is this principle ignored by churches today?
42.According to Deuteronomy 26:12-13 every third year a tithe was kept in the homes for the poor. Why is this principle ignored by churches today?
43.According to Deuteronomy 26:12-13 the Levites were included among the poor, strangers, fatherless and widows. Does this mean that the Levites and priests were to be counted among the poor?
44.Where does the Bible say that the poor were required to tithe?
45.Many OT Levites who received the first whole tithe were political servants of the king (1 Chronicles 23 to 26). Why is that principle ignored today?
46.In the OT the first and best tithe went to the king. Why is that principle ignored today (1 Sam 8:14-17)?
47.Where did the Levites and priests live most of the time? See Joshua 20-21, Numbers 35 and First Chronicles 6.
48.How often did the Levites and priests serve in the Temple? See 1 Chron 28:13, 21; 2 Chron 8:14; 23:8; 31:2, 15-19 35: 4, 5, 10; Neh 11:30: 12:24; Luke 1:5-9.
49.***Since 98% of the Levites and priests were not working in the temple most of the time, why would God tell the people in Malachi 3:10 to bring all of the tithe to the Temple when 98% of it was needed for food elsewhere?
50.What covenant was the curse of tithing part of? See Neh 10:29; Deu 28:12, 21-22; Gal 3:10-13.
51.According to Nehemiah 13:5-10 who was guilty of stealing the Levites' portion of the tithe?
52.***According to Nehemiah 10:37b where were the people commanded to take the tithes? Why? Why is this text ignored today?
53.According to Nehemiah 10:38 where were the priests located when they received the tithes? Why is this text ignored today?
54.According to Malachi 1:6-14 who was guilty of stealing vows of tithes?
55.Who was cursed in Malachi 1:14?
56.Who was cursed 3 times in Malachi 2:2?
57.Who is questioning God in Malachi 2:17?
58.To whom is God replying in Malachi 3:1-5?
59.Are the priests also "sons of Jacob" in Malachi 3:6-7?
60.Cannot Malachi 3:8 be referring to the priests stealing a third time?
61."Curse" refers to the priests four times in 1:14 and 2:2. Is it possible that God is still cursing the priests in 3:9 instead of suddenly having pity on them?
62.Does the pronoun "you" refer to the priests from Malachi 1:6 to 3:5?
63.Is there concrete evidence that God has changed his address from the priests to the people in Malachi 3:6-7?
64.Has God changed from cursing the priests to having pity on them in Malachi 3:8-10?
65.Since "you" has thus far referred to the priests and since Nehemiah 10:37 proves that the people brought their tithes to the Levitical cities, then is it reasonable to conclude that "you" in Malachi 3:10 also refers to the priests of Nehemiah 10:38?
66.Again according to Nehemiah 10:37 where was most of the tithe needed and stored?
67.According to Nehemiah 13:5-10 how large was the storeroom in the Temple?
68.Could the Temple have physically held all of the tithe of the nation in Solomon's time or Nehemiah's time?
69.Is it possible that the Temple "storehouse" idea has been misunderstood?
70.Second Chronicles 31:15-19 describes Hezekiah relocating the tithes from rotting heaps in the streets to the Levitical cities. Is it possible that he had erred in telling the people to bring all tithes to the temple?
71.The "outlaw" early church met in secret in catacombs and graveyards for over 200 years after Calvary. They had no building to call "storehouses." Why does the modern church use the term "storehouse tithing"?
72.The OT Temple has been replaced, not by a building, but the body of individual believers. Why does the modern church ignore this and teach that tithes should be brought to the church building as a replacement of the Temple?
73.Matthew 5:19-48 refers to all 600+ commandments of the Law. Why is 5:17-18 used only to argue that tithing is still valid? The text is self-destructive for that argument.
74.Did Jesus (a carpenter), Peter (a fisherman) and Paul (a tentmaker) qualify as tithe-payers under the Law?
75.How do you explain Matthew 5:19 "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."?
76.Does not Matthew 5:19 obligate one to keep all 600+ commandments of the Law?
77.According to Matthew 12:1-2 Jesus and his disciples gleaned food on the Sabbath Day. Were they accused of not tithing? Why?
78.According to Matthew 12:42-44 a widow gave at the Temple. Was she tithing or giving a freewill offering?
79.Since Paul's tents came from pagan lands, did his income from selling tents qualify as tithe-able income under the Law?
80.According to Matthew 23:2 who were the recognized interpreters of the Law?
81.According to Matthew 23:2-3 why did Jesus tell his Jewish disciples to obey the scribes and Pharisees?
82.According to Matthew 23:3-4 did the addition of herbs and spices change the tithing law into a burden?
83.Did the Law command tithes from garden spices and herbs?
84.Why did Jesus tell His Jewish disciples to tithe garden spices and herbs?
85.In Matthew 8:4 why did Jesus command the Jews he healed to show themselves to the priests?
86.Why did Jesus NOT command the Gentiles he healed to show themselves to the priests?
87.Did Jesus tell his Gentile disciples to tithe to the Temple system?
88.To whomdoes the word "you" refer in Matthew 23:23?
89.What three words in Matthew 23:23 describe its context? Answer: "of the law"
90.Is Matthew 23:23 an Old Covenant command or a New Covenant command?
91.Why did Jesus tell the rich young ruler and Zaccheus to give their money to the poor instead of the Temple as tithes?
92. Dopastors today allow visiting evangelists to tell their congregation to "sell all that you have and give it to the poor"?
93.Why do not pastors today command their church members to tithe garden spices as Jesus commanded?
94.According to Luke 22:20 when did the Old Covenant end and the New Covenant begin?
95.According to Acts 2:42-47 and 4:32-35 did God command the disciples to share communally or did they make a freewill choice?
96.According to Acts 2:42-47 and 4:32-35 were the disciples tithing to church leaders or sharing everything equally?
97.According to Acts 2:46 did the early church withdraw itself from worship in the Temple?
98.According to Acts 15:10 did Peter argue against putting the yoke of the law on Gentile Christians?
99.According to Acts 15:19-20 did James agree with Peter?
100.According to Acts 20:29-35 was Paul self supporting most of the time?
101.According to Acts 20:35 did Paul expect church elders to follow his example?
102.According to Acts 20:35 whom did Jesus tell to work and give to the weak?
103.According to Acts 21:20 were the Christian Jews in Jerusalem still "zealous of the law"?
104.According to Acts 21:20 can one conclude that the Christian Jews in Jerusalem were still paying tithes to the Temple system?
105.According to 1 Corinthians 9:7-14 did the vocations of soldier, herdsman, farmer, mill-grinder, temple worker and gospel worker each operate under different principles of support?
106.Comparing 1 Cor 9:13 with Numbers 18 and Leviticus, were temple workers supported from tithes, offerings, vows, freewill gifts, portions of sacrifices and many other sources?
107.Comparing 1 Cor 9:13 with Numbers 18 and Leviticus, was tithing the only "thing of the temple"?
108.Referring to 1 Cor 9:14 does "even so" ("in the same way") command gospel workers to be supported by every means of support used for temple workers?
109.Referring to 1 Cor 9:14 does "even so" command gospel workers to be supported by 'gospel principles' of grace and faith "in the same manner" as the previous six vocations had been supports by their own principles?
110.Referring to 1 Cor 9:14 is it dishonest to teach that 9:13 only referred to tithing? Does not the text teach too much and destroy the tithing argument?
111.According to 1 Cor 9:12, 15-19 did Paul accept tithes as a salary?
112.Comparing 1 Cor 9:14 with 9:12, 15-19 if Jesus commanded tithing to support gospel workers, was not Paul disobeying that command?
113.According to 2 Cor 3:10, how much glory does the OT have in comparison to the New Covenant?
114.Where is tithing repeated to the Church in New Covenant terms of grace and faith?
115.According to 1 Peter 2:9-10 has the OT priesthood been replaced by church leaders or by every believer?
116.Referring to 1 Peter 2:9-10, how does the "priesthood of believers" affect tithing?
117.Were non-Levite OT prophets supported by tithes?
118.Were OT and NT Jewish synagogue rabbis supported by tithes?
119.Are NT pastors and elders supported similar to OT priests or prophets and rabbis?
120.Is First Timothy 5:1-20 a discussion of discipline or pastoral salary?
121.According to First Timothy 5:8 are family essential needs more important than church support?
122.How can First Timothy 5:8 be true if the first 10% of income must be given to the church?
123.Does "double honor" in First Timothy 5:17 refer to "double caution in discipline" or "double salary"?
124.According to First Timothy 6:6-11 should gospel workers expect to be better off financially than most?
125.According to Hebrews 7:5 did the Law give the priests authority to receive tithes?
126.Were the OT priests also kings?
127.According to Hebrews 7:11 and Psalm 110:4 was the Messiah to be a priest-king?
128.According to Hebrews 7:11-12 did the prophecy that the Messiah would be a priest-king necessitate a change in the law?
129.According to Hebrews, chapters 5 to 7, was OT Melchizedek qualified to be a priest under the Law?
130.According to Hebrews 7:13-17 was Jesus qualified to be a priest under the Law?
131.According to Hebrews 7:18 how was the Law which also commanded tithing in 7:5 "changed" in 7:12?
132.According to Hebrews 7:12, 18, why was the Law which also commanded tithing to support the Levitical priesthood "annulled" or "set aside"?
133.According to Hebrews 7:16-28 was the king-priesthood of Messiah to be based on eternal moral principles?
134.Tithing existed in most nations long before Abraham's time and those nations also practiced idolatry, child sacrifices and temple prostitution. Does the fact that tithing existed before the Law make it an eternal moral principle?
135.According to the entire book of Leviticus, how can tithing be retained as a "holy" principle and almost everything else called "holy" and "most holy" in Leviticus be discarded?
136.According to Hebrews 8:6-13 Christ's "more excellent ministry" replaced the Old Covenant on stones and paper with the New Covenant in the heart. Does a new-creation Christian know in the heart that he/she must give a ten per cent tithe to support the church?
137.According to Second Corinthians 8 and 9, does a new-creation Christian know instinctively to give: freely, sacrificially, generously, joyfully, not of commandment, regularly and motivated love for God and love for lost souls?
138.According to Second Corinthians 8:12-15, what is the "equality" principle of giving?
139.According to Second Corinthians 3:10-18 which principle of giving has the blessing of the Holy Spirit?
140.Should most affluent Christians lower their standard of living in order to give more to promote the gospel?
CHAFER AND WALVOORD ON NEW COVENANT GIVING
CHAFER AND WALVOORD ON NEW COVENANT GIVING
Lewis Sperry Chafer, the founder of Dallas Theological Seminary, author of an eight volume Systematic Theology, and a leading spokesman for conservative Christianity, wrote an excellent article discussing New Covenant giving in his book, Major Bible Themes. That article is reprinted with permission in its entirety. Sperry is required reading in many conservative schools of theology.
Major Bible Themes Lewis Sperry Chafer, Revised by John Walvoord
"The giving of money which a Christian has earned becomes an important aspect of any believer’s service for God. Self and money are alike the roots of much evil, and in the dispensing of money, as in its acquisition and possession, the Christian is expected to stand upon -------
2 Cor 8:1-7
8:1 And now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. 2 Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. 3 For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, 4 they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints. 5 And they did not do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God's will. 6 So we urged Titus, since he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion this act of grace on your part. 7 But just as you excel in everything-in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us-see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
This relationship presupposes that he has first given himself to God in unqualified dedication (2 Cor. 8:5); and a true dedication of self to God includes all that one is and has (1 Cor. 6:20; 7:23; 1 Pet. 1:18-19)--his life, his time, his strength, his ability, his ideals, and his property.
In matters pertaining to the giving of money, the grace principle involves the believer’s recognition of God’s sovereign authority over all that the Christian is and has, and contrasts with the Old Testament legal system of tithing which was in force as a part of the law until the law was done away with (John 1:16-17; Rom. 6:14; 7:1-6; 2 Cor. 3:1-18; Gal. 3:19-25; 5:18; Eph. 2:15; Col. 2:14). Though certain principles of the law were carried forward and restated under grace, tithing, like Sabbath observance, is never imposed on the believer in this dispensation. Since the Lord’s Day superseded the legal Sabbath and is adapted to the principles of grace as the Sabbath could not be, so tithing has been superseded by a new system of giving which is adapted to the teachings of grace, as tithing could not be.
2 Cor 8:1-12
8:1 And now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. 2 Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. 3 For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, 4 they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints. 5 And they did not do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God's will. 6 So we urged Titus, since he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion this act of grace on your part. 7 But just as you excel in everything-in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us-see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
8 I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.
10 And here is my advice about what is best for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so. 11 Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means. 12 For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
Rom 6:14
14 For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
Rom 7:1-6
7:1 Do you not know, brothers-for I am speaking to men who know the law-that the law has authority over a man only as long as he lives? 2 For example, by law a married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage. 3 So then, if she marries another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is released from that law and is not an adulteress, even though she marries another man.
4 So, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God. 5 For when we were controlled by the sinful nature, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, so that we bore fruit for death. 6 But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.
Gal 3:19-26
19 What, then, was the purpose of the law? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was put into effect through angels by a mediator. 20 A mediator, however, does not represent just one party; but God is one.
21 Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. 22 But the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.
23 Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. 24 So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. 25 Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law
Gal 5:18
18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.
Eph 2:15-16
15 by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace,
Col 2:13-14
14 having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross.
Christian giving under grace, as illustrated in the experience of the saints in Corinth, is summarized in 2 Corinthians 8:1-9:15. In this passage we discover, One: Christ was their pattern. The Lord’s giving of Himself (2 Cor. 8:9) is the pattern of all giving under grace. He did not give a tenth; He gave ALL..Two: Their giving was even out of great poverty. A striking combination of phrases is employed to describe what the Corinthians experienced in their giving (2 Cor. 8:2): "in a great trial of affliction," "the abundance of their joy," "their deep poverty abounded," "the riches of their liberality." Likewise, concerning liberality in spite of great poverty, it should be remembered that "the widow’s mite" (Luke 21:1-4), which drew the commendation of the Lord Jesus, was not a part, but "all that she had."Three: Their giving was not by commandment
2 Cor 9:6-9
6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 9 As it is written:
"He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever."
Under the law, a tenth was commanded and its payment was a necessity; under grace, God is not seeking the gift, but an expression of devotion from the giver. Under grace no law is imposed and no proportion to be given is stipulated, and, while it is true that God works in the yielded heart both to will and to do His good pleasure (Phil. 2:13), He finds pleasure only in that gift which is given cheerfully, or more literally, "hilariously" (2 Cor. 9:7).
If a law existed stipulating the amount to be given, there are those, doubtless, who would seek to fulfill it, even against their own wishes. Thus their gift would be made "grudgingly" and "of necessity (2 Cor. 9:7). If it be said that to support the work of the gospel we must have money whether given hilariously or not, it may also be said that it is not the amount which is given, but rather the divine blessing upon the gift that accomplishes the desired end.
Christ fed five thousand from five loaves and two fishes. There is abundant evidence to prove that wherever the children of God have fulfilled their privilege in giving under grace, their liberality has resulted in "all sufficiency in all things" which has made them "abound to every good work," for God is able to make even the grace of giving to "abound" to every believer (2 Cor. 9:8).Four: The early Christians, first of all, gave themselves. Acceptable giving is preceded by a complete giving of oneself (2 Cor. 8:5). This suggests the important truth that giving under grace, like giving under the law, is limited to a certain class of people. Tithing was never imposed by God on any other than the nation Israel
Lev 27:34
34 These are the commands the LORD gave Moses on Mount Sinai for the Israelites.
Num 18:23-24
23 It is the Levites who are to do the work at the Tent of Meeting and bear the responsibility for offenses against it. This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. They will receive no inheritance among the Israelites. 24 Instead, I give to the Levites as their inheritance the tithes that the Israelites present as an offering to the LORD. That is why I said concerning them: 'They will have no inheritance among the Israelites.'"
Mal 3:6-10
7 Ever since the time of your forefathers you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you," says the LORD Almighty.
"But you ask, 'How are we to return?'
8 "Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me.
"But you ask, 'How do we rob you?'
"In tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse-the whole nation of you-because you are robbing me. 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.
So, Christian giving is limited to believers and is most acceptable when given by believers who have yielded their lives to God. Five: Christians in the early church also gave systematically. Like tithing, there is suggested systematic regularity in giving under grace. "Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God has prospered him" (1 Cor. 16:2). This injunction is addressed to "every man" (every Christian man), and thus excuses none; and giving is to be from that which is already "in store."Six: God sustains the giver. God will sustain grace-giving with limitless temporal resources (2 Cor. 9:8-10; Luke 6:38). In this connection it may be seen that those who give as much as a tenth are usually prospered in temporal things, but since the believer can have no relation to the law (Gal. 5:1), it is evident that this prosperity is the fulfillment of the promise under grace, rather than the fulfillment of promises under the law. No blessings are thus dependent on the exact tithing.
The blessings are bestowed because a heart has expressed itself through a gift. It is manifest that no gift will be made to God from the heart which He will not graciously acknowledge. There is no opportunity here for designing people to become rich. The giving must be from the heart, and God’s response will be bestowing spiritual riches, or in temporal blessings as He shall choose. Seven: True riches are from God. The Corinthian Christians were made rich with heavenly riches. There is such a thing as being rich in this world’s goods and yet not rich toward God (Luke 12:21). All such are invited to buy of Him that gold which is tried in the fire (Rev. 3:18). Through the absolute poverty of Christ in His death, all may be made rich (2 Cor. 8:9). It is possible to be rich in faith (Jas. 2:5) and rich in good works (1 Tim. 6:18); but in Christ Jesus the believer receives "the riches of his grace" (Eph. 1:7), and "the riches of his glory" (Eph. 3:16) .
Lewis Sperry Chafer, the founder of Dallas Theological Seminary, author of an eight volume Systematic Theology, and a leading spokesman for conservative Christianity, wrote an excellent article discussing New Covenant giving in his book, Major Bible Themes. That article is reprinted with permission in its entirety. Sperry is required reading in many conservative schools of theology.
Major Bible Themes Lewis Sperry Chafer, Revised by John Walvoord
"The giving of money which a Christian has earned becomes an important aspect of any believer’s service for God. Self and money are alike the roots of much evil, and in the dispensing of money, as in its acquisition and possession, the Christian is expected to stand upon -------
2 Cor 8:1-7
8:1 And now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. 2 Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. 3 For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, 4 they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints. 5 And they did not do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God's will. 6 So we urged Titus, since he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion this act of grace on your part. 7 But just as you excel in everything-in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us-see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
This relationship presupposes that he has first given himself to God in unqualified dedication (2 Cor. 8:5); and a true dedication of self to God includes all that one is and has (1 Cor. 6:20; 7:23; 1 Pet. 1:18-19)--his life, his time, his strength, his ability, his ideals, and his property.
In matters pertaining to the giving of money, the grace principle involves the believer’s recognition of God’s sovereign authority over all that the Christian is and has, and contrasts with the Old Testament legal system of tithing which was in force as a part of the law until the law was done away with (John 1:16-17; Rom. 6:14; 7:1-6; 2 Cor. 3:1-18; Gal. 3:19-25; 5:18; Eph. 2:15; Col. 2:14). Though certain principles of the law were carried forward and restated under grace, tithing, like Sabbath observance, is never imposed on the believer in this dispensation. Since the Lord’s Day superseded the legal Sabbath and is adapted to the principles of grace as the Sabbath could not be, so tithing has been superseded by a new system of giving which is adapted to the teachings of grace, as tithing could not be.
2 Cor 8:1-12
8:1 And now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. 2 Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. 3 For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, 4 they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints. 5 And they did not do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God's will. 6 So we urged Titus, since he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion this act of grace on your part. 7 But just as you excel in everything-in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us-see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
8 I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.
10 And here is my advice about what is best for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so. 11 Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means. 12 For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
Rom 6:14
14 For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
Rom 7:1-6
7:1 Do you not know, brothers-for I am speaking to men who know the law-that the law has authority over a man only as long as he lives? 2 For example, by law a married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage. 3 So then, if she marries another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is released from that law and is not an adulteress, even though she marries another man.
4 So, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God. 5 For when we were controlled by the sinful nature, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, so that we bore fruit for death. 6 But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.
Gal 3:19-26
19 What, then, was the purpose of the law? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was put into effect through angels by a mediator. 20 A mediator, however, does not represent just one party; but God is one.
21 Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. 22 But the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.
23 Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. 24 So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. 25 Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law
Gal 5:18
18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.
Eph 2:15-16
15 by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace,
Col 2:13-14
14 having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross.
Christian giving under grace, as illustrated in the experience of the saints in Corinth, is summarized in 2 Corinthians 8:1-9:15. In this passage we discover, One: Christ was their pattern. The Lord’s giving of Himself (2 Cor. 8:9) is the pattern of all giving under grace. He did not give a tenth; He gave ALL..Two: Their giving was even out of great poverty. A striking combination of phrases is employed to describe what the Corinthians experienced in their giving (2 Cor. 8:2): "in a great trial of affliction," "the abundance of their joy," "their deep poverty abounded," "the riches of their liberality." Likewise, concerning liberality in spite of great poverty, it should be remembered that "the widow’s mite" (Luke 21:1-4), which drew the commendation of the Lord Jesus, was not a part, but "all that she had."Three: Their giving was not by commandment
2 Cor 9:6-9
6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 9 As it is written:
"He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever."
Under the law, a tenth was commanded and its payment was a necessity; under grace, God is not seeking the gift, but an expression of devotion from the giver. Under grace no law is imposed and no proportion to be given is stipulated, and, while it is true that God works in the yielded heart both to will and to do His good pleasure (Phil. 2:13), He finds pleasure only in that gift which is given cheerfully, or more literally, "hilariously" (2 Cor. 9:7).
If a law existed stipulating the amount to be given, there are those, doubtless, who would seek to fulfill it, even against their own wishes. Thus their gift would be made "grudgingly" and "of necessity (2 Cor. 9:7). If it be said that to support the work of the gospel we must have money whether given hilariously or not, it may also be said that it is not the amount which is given, but rather the divine blessing upon the gift that accomplishes the desired end.
Christ fed five thousand from five loaves and two fishes. There is abundant evidence to prove that wherever the children of God have fulfilled their privilege in giving under grace, their liberality has resulted in "all sufficiency in all things" which has made them "abound to every good work," for God is able to make even the grace of giving to "abound" to every believer (2 Cor. 9:8).Four: The early Christians, first of all, gave themselves. Acceptable giving is preceded by a complete giving of oneself (2 Cor. 8:5). This suggests the important truth that giving under grace, like giving under the law, is limited to a certain class of people. Tithing was never imposed by God on any other than the nation Israel
Lev 27:34
34 These are the commands the LORD gave Moses on Mount Sinai for the Israelites.
Num 18:23-24
23 It is the Levites who are to do the work at the Tent of Meeting and bear the responsibility for offenses against it. This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. They will receive no inheritance among the Israelites. 24 Instead, I give to the Levites as their inheritance the tithes that the Israelites present as an offering to the LORD. That is why I said concerning them: 'They will have no inheritance among the Israelites.'"
Mal 3:6-10
7 Ever since the time of your forefathers you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you," says the LORD Almighty.
"But you ask, 'How are we to return?'
8 "Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me.
"But you ask, 'How do we rob you?'
"In tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse-the whole nation of you-because you are robbing me. 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.
So, Christian giving is limited to believers and is most acceptable when given by believers who have yielded their lives to God. Five: Christians in the early church also gave systematically. Like tithing, there is suggested systematic regularity in giving under grace. "Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God has prospered him" (1 Cor. 16:2). This injunction is addressed to "every man" (every Christian man), and thus excuses none; and giving is to be from that which is already "in store."Six: God sustains the giver. God will sustain grace-giving with limitless temporal resources (2 Cor. 9:8-10; Luke 6:38). In this connection it may be seen that those who give as much as a tenth are usually prospered in temporal things, but since the believer can have no relation to the law (Gal. 5:1), it is evident that this prosperity is the fulfillment of the promise under grace, rather than the fulfillment of promises under the law. No blessings are thus dependent on the exact tithing.
The blessings are bestowed because a heart has expressed itself through a gift. It is manifest that no gift will be made to God from the heart which He will not graciously acknowledge. There is no opportunity here for designing people to become rich. The giving must be from the heart, and God’s response will be bestowing spiritual riches, or in temporal blessings as He shall choose. Seven: True riches are from God. The Corinthian Christians were made rich with heavenly riches. There is such a thing as being rich in this world’s goods and yet not rich toward God (Luke 12:21). All such are invited to buy of Him that gold which is tried in the fire (Rev. 3:18). Through the absolute poverty of Christ in His death, all may be made rich (2 Cor. 8:9). It is possible to be rich in faith (Jas. 2:5) and rich in good works (1 Tim. 6:18); but in Christ Jesus the believer receives "the riches of his grace" (Eph. 1:7), and "the riches of his glory" (Eph. 3:16) .
95 Theses To The Modern Evangelical Church
95 Theses To The Modern Evangelical Church
By Greg Gordon – Founder of Sermonindex.net
1. The “church” at large has forgotten that the chief end of man is to glorify God. (Rom 16:27; 1Cor 6:20; Mt 6:9; 1Cor 10:31)
2. Christians ignore most of the methods, practices and principles found in the book of Acts. (Acts 2:42,44; Acts 2:46; Acts 2:38)
3. Many treat “church” like any other social club or sports event that they might attend. (Acts 2:46; Heb 10:25; Acts 1:14)
4. We’ve made Christianity about the individual rather than the community of believers. (Rom 12:5; 1Cor 12:12; 2Tim 4:16)
5. In most “churches” the priesthood of all believers isn’t acknowledged and the role of pastor is abused. (1Pt 2:9; 1Cor 12:12; Eph 4:11-13)
6. The “church” as a whole has lost the concept of their being grafted into the promises given to Israel. (Rom 11:15, 17-18, 20, 25)
7. There needs to be a recovery of teaching the whole counsel of God, especially in expository form. (Acts 20:27; 1Tim 4:6, 2Tim 2:15)
8. We take it too lightly that we have the blessing and honor of having God’s Scriptures in our possession. (Ps 119:16; Acts 13:44; Neh 8:9)
9. There has never been more access to the Word of God, yet so little reading of it. (1Tim 4:13; Neh 8:1-3; Ps 119:59)
10. Some read the Scriptures to attain knowledge, but do not practice what they read. (Jam 1:22; Mt 7:21; 3Jn 4)
11. Worship has become an idol in many “churches”. The music often resembles that of the world. (Amos 5:23; Phil 4:8; 1Jn 5:21)
12. The world is shaping the views of the “church” more than the “church” shaping the world. (Rom 12:2; Mt 5:13; 1Cor 1:22-23)
13. The “church” spends more money on dog food than on missions. (2Cor 9:6; Lk 21:2; Acts 4:34-35)
14. We take lightly the cost of discipleship laid out by Jesus Christ and do not deny our lives. (Lk 14:33; Lk 14:26-27; Mt 8:19-20)
15. There is a lack of true discipleship and making others to be obedient disciples. (Mt 28:20; 2Tim 2:2; 2Tim 2:14)
16. Many subscribe to the error that parts of life are to be spiritual while others are to be secular. (1Pt 4:2; Col 3:3; 1Jn 2:6)
17. Modern Christians often find Jesus’ command to sacrifice and serve abhorrent. (Phil 2:21; Jam 3:16; Rom 12:1-2)
18. Self disciplines in the Christian life such as fasting and praying are considered legalistic. (2Tim 2:21; 2Tim 1:8; Mt 6:17)
19. Little thought and contemplation is put towards the lostness of men, the seriousness of the Gospel. (Phil 3:8; Gal 2:20; Heb 10:34)
20. We are living with an epidemic of cheap grace with flippant confession and shallow consecration. (Lk 14:28-30; Lk 14:26; Jam 4:8)
21. Since the inception of the Church, the Gospel had the requirements of repentance and discipleship. (Acts 2:38; Lk 14:26; Jn 8:31)
22. Now forgiveness is offered without repentance, discipleship without obedience, salvation without sanctity. (Heb 10:29; 4:11; Lk 13:24)
23. Introspection, counting the cost, godly sorrow over sin, are all foreign to many in the “church”. (Acts 2:37; Ps 119:9; Heb 6:1-2)
24. The modern church loves itself more than its neighbor. (1Cor 3:3; Gal 5:13; Phil 2:3)
25. The church must repent of its idolization of personality, and of business principles. (2Cor 2:17; 1Cor 3:5; 1Cor 12:23)
26. Many elders and pastors of the “church” sadly are fleecing the flock to supply their own wants. (Jn 10:12-13; 1Pt 5:2-3; Rev 2:15)
27. The qualities most in demand in today’s pastorate are frequently foreign to the Scriptures. (1Tim 3:2-3; 1Tim 3:5; 1Tim 1:5-7)
28. The professionalization of the pastorate is a sin and needs to be repented of. (2Cor 11:13; Gal 3:1; Gal 2:6)
29. There must be repentance for the ambitious desire and idolization of the celebrity pastorate. (3Jn 9; Jer 17:5; 1Cor 12:22)
30. Pastors must trust the Spirit, not statistics. (2Sam 24:1; 1Cor 1:25; Rom 8:14)
31. Modern day prophets are being stoned by criticism and neglect. (2Tim 4:3-4; Gal 1:10; Jer 1:7-8)
32. God’s prophets are ill-treated and shunned by most “christians” considered too harsh or extreme. (Jer 6:10; Isa 6:9-10; Gal 4:16)
33. The prophets prophesy falsely, priests rule by their own power; and my people love to have it so. (Mt 24:4, 11-12; 1Cor 1:19, Jude 8 )
34. There are many false gospels being preached from pulpits in our day. (2Cor 11:4; Gal 1:8-9; Jude 16)
35. There is an epidemic of a “mock” salvation message. It is correct in doctrine, but false in reality. (2Cor 3:6; 1Jn 5:11-12; Rom 8:9)
36. A salvation that does not make men holy is trusted in by a deceived multitude. (Jude 4; Rom 8:1; Rom 6:17-18)
37. There is a needed perseverance in the truths of the Gospel without unbelief. (Eph 1:1; Heb 6:11-12; Heb 10:26-27)
38. A great need is to see “christians” become saints in actual experience. (1Jn 2:29; Col 3:5-8; Tit 3:8)
39. Many professors of religion are forbidding people to be a part of the holy body of Christ. (Mt 23:13; Ps 119:1-2; 2Pt 1:3-4)
40. Preaching has become all about the happiness of man and not the glory of God. (Jn 6:26; Rom 4:20; 1Pt 4:11)
41. Preachers give smooth words to entice men, yet very few give any words of correction or rebuke. (Jer 6:14; Pro 1:23; 1Tim 5:20)
42. Run from gospels that focus on our success and prosperity in the name of Jesus Christ. (Jn 2:16; Acts 20:33; Jer 6:13)
43. Run from gospels that focus on self-improvement. (1Tim 6:5; Heb 12:14; Jam 4:14)
44. Run from churches where men, and not Christ, are glorified. (Col 1:18; Jude 25; Jn 16:14)
45. Run from churches where there is no Bible, no cross, no mention of the blood of Christ. (1Pt 1:18-19; Eph 3:13; Rev 1:5)
46. Run from churches where the worship leaves you cold, where there’s no sense of God’s presence. (1Cor 5:4; Ps 80:14-15; Jer 12:11)
47. Run from churches where you’re comfortable in your sin. (1Cor 14:25; Heb 10:30-31; Heb 4:13)
48. Run from churches that use the pulpit of God for a personal agenda. (Jude 10-11,19; 3Jn 9)
49. Run from those who preach division between races and cultures. (Jam 2:4, Gal 3:28, Rev 5:9)
50. Run from ungodly, spasmodic movements and endless empty prophesying. (Jer 5:13; 1Cor 14:33, 1Jn 2:16)
51. Run from preachers who tell mostly stories and jokes. (Eph 5:4; Tit 1:8; 2:12)
52. Run from those that are only after money, who use one gimmick after another to get your money. (2Pt 2:3; 2Cor 12:14; 1Cor 9:18)
53. The phrase “accept Jesus as your personal Saviour” is not found in the Scriptures. (Rom 10:9-10; Col 1:13; Acts 26:20)
54. Evidence of true conversion does not seem important to modern day Christians. (1Jn 2:6; 1Jn 4:17; Mt 7:20)
55. Thousands of sinners think of God as having only one attribute: Love! But they continue in sin. (Rom 1:18; Acts 5:11; Ps 2:12)
56. “God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life!” has hindered true evangelism. (Rom 3:19; Acts 26:18; Phil 3:18-21)
57. A Gospel of love and grace only, without the law of God being preached. This is a doctrine of Satan. (2Tim 4:3-4; Rom 2:4-5; 3:19)
58. There has clearly arisen a careless mixture of 20th century reasoning with God’s revelation. (Col 2:8; Rom 1:25; Gal 1:6)
59. Decisionism and the “sinner’s prayer” has been a major cause of false conversions in the “church”. (2Pt 2:1-2; Eph 2:4-5; 2Cor 5:17-18)
60. Many will be surprised to hear Jesus say, “I never knew you, depart from me.” (Mt 7:22-23; 1Cor 6:9-10; Gal 5:19-21)
61. Men have taken the place of the Holy Spirit in confirming men in their supposed salvation. (1Jn 2:3-5; 2Ths 1:8; Gal 6:12-15)
62. The doctrine of hell and eternal suffering is something little grasped by most professing “christians”. (Mt 13:42; Jam 5:1; Ps 9:17)
63. The judgment seat of Christ is perhaps one of the most neglected topics in the modern pulpit. (2Cor 5:10; Rom 14:10; 1Cor 3:13)
64. The second coming of Christ needs to be re-instated as the church’s general thrust and burden. (1Jn 3:2-3; Col 3:4-6; 1Ths 4:14-17)
65. The church has lost the fear of God and has over emphasized the love of God. (Heb 12:28-29; Lk 12:5; Heb 10:31)
66. The church has left evangelism to a few trained professionals. (Acts 8:1,4; Acts 4:29; Rom 10:14)
67. Repentance is considered a one-time act in modern evangelism rather than a way of life. (Rev 3:19; Heb 12:17; 2Pt 3:9)
68. The Lordship of Jesus Christ is something that is not taught in many pulpits. (Acts 2:36; 1Cor 12:3; Rom 6:18)
69. Many in “churches” are not open to correction, church discipline or rebuke. (1Cor 5:5; 1Cor 11:31-32; Heb 12:7-9)
70. Some preach salvation as a theory instead of persuading men to come to Christ. (Jn 5:40; Col 1:28; 2Cor 4:5)
71. There has been a loss of the fullness and majesty of the gospel. (1Tim 1:11; Jude 25; Rom 15:29)
72. There is little mention of sin or the depravity of man from “church” pulpits. (Jn 3:20; Gal 5:19-21; Eph 5:5)
73. Covetousness, consumerism, and coddling of the world’s goods does not appear wrong. (Jer 22:17; 1Jn 2:15-16; 1Tim 3:3)
74. Little is made of the resurrection of Jesus Christ in churches or in evangelism. (1Cor 15:14-15; Acts 4:10, 33)
75. The “church” has relied more on technology than God. (Zech 4:6; 1Cor 1:21; 2:4)
76. The prayer meeting is considered one of the least important meetings in the “church”. (1Tim 2:1; Acts 4:31; Phil 4:6)
77. Pastors have never prayed less than they do in the “church” today. (Jer 10:21; Phil 2:21; Eph 6:18-19)
78. Very few are waiting on God for His direction and purpose for His Church. (Eph 1:11; Ps 37:7; Isa 40:31)
79. The “church” has many organizers, but few agonizers. (Phil 3:18-19; Rom 9:1-3; Jer 9:1)
80. We need to have the gifts of the Spirit restored again to the “church”. (2Tim 4:2; 1Cor 14:39; 1Cor 12:31)
81. A serious, sober, self-controlled Christianity is very seldom found or preached. (2Pt 3:11; 1Pt 4:7; Jude 3)
82. The “church” at large has forgotten how to pray. (1Jn 3:22; Acts 6:4; 1Ths 5:17)
83. Many “churches” are more dependent on tradition than the leading of the Holy Spirit. (Mk 7:13; Acts 16:6; Acts 13:2)
84. Multitudes of professors preach and teach: that you cannot be freed from sin. (Rom 16:18; Rom 6:1-2; 2Pt 2:1)
85. The Apostles and Christ always preached the possibility to walk free from sin. (Tit 2:11-12; 1Pt 1:14-16; Rom 6:19)
86. Sinners are not saved to sin, but rather, saved to holiness and good works. (Rom 6:13; Eph 2:10; 2Pt 3:14)
87. Cheap grace means the justification of sin without the justification of the sinner. (2Tim 2:19; 1Pt 4:17-18; 2Tim 3:12)
88. A baptism of holiness, a demonstration of godly living is the crying need of our day. (1Tim 6:3; 2Ths 3:6; 2Ths 2:13)
89. Many are confused about obedience, and good works that are readily mentioned in the Scriptures. (Tit 3:8; Jn 10:32; Rev 3:15)
90. Little emphasis is put on the plan of God to make us like Jesus Christ in “churches”. (1Pt 1:14-16; 1Jn 2:6; 1Pt 4:1)
91. Christ did not die on the cross to obtain a worldly “church” but for a “glorious Church.” (Eph 5:27; Tit 2:14; Col 4:12)
92. Christ does not come into an unregenerate and impure heart as many contemporary theologians say. (2Cor 5:17; Mt 5:8; Eze 18:31)
93. A holy Church is God’s blessing to the world; an unholy “church” is God’s judgment upon the world. (Mt 5:14,16; Eph 4:1; 1Ths 2:12)
94. If Christianity is to make any headway in the present time, it must be proved to be more than a theory. (2Ths 3:6-7; 1Ths 4:1,11-12)
95. Unbelief has gagged and bound us as risen Lazarus! We need release in this final hour! (Heb 3:12-14; 1Cor 3:21-23; Heb 11:6)
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1. The “church” at large has forgotten that the chief end of man is to glorify God. (Rom 16:27; 1Cor 6:20; Mt 6:9; 1Cor 10:31)
2. Christians ignore most of the methods, practices and principles found in the book of Acts. (Acts 2:42,44; Acts 2:46; Acts 2:38)
3. Many treat “church” like any other social club or sports event that they might attend. (Acts 2:46; Heb 10:25; Acts 1:14)
4. We’ve made Christianity about the individual rather than the community of believers. (Rom 12:5; 1Cor 12:12; 2Tim 4:16)
5. In most “churches” the priesthood of all believers isn’t acknowledged and the role of pastor is abused. (1Pt 2:9; 1Cor 12:12; Eph 4:11-13)
6. The “church” as a whole has lost the concept of their being grafted into the promises given to Israel. (Rom 11:15, 17-18, 20, 25)
7. There needs to be a recovery of teaching the whole counsel of God, especially in expository form. (Acts 20:27; 1Tim 4:6, 2Tim 2:15)
8. We take it too lightly that we have the blessing and honor of having God’s Scriptures in our possession. (Ps 119:16; Acts 13:44; Neh 8:9)
9. There has never been more access to the Word of God, yet so little reading of it. (1Tim 4:13; Neh 8:1-3; Ps 119:59)
10. Some read the Scriptures to attain knowledge, but do not practice what they read. (Jam 1:22; Mt 7:21; 3Jn 4)
11. Worship has become an idol in many “churches”. The music often resembles that of the world. (Amos 5:23; Phil 4:8; 1Jn 5:21)
12. The world is shaping the views of the “church” more than the “church” shaping the world. (Rom 12:2; Mt 5:13; 1Cor 1:22-23)
13. The “church” spends more money on dog food than on missions. (2Cor 9:6; Lk 21:2; Acts 4:34-35)
14. We take lightly the cost of discipleship laid out by Jesus Christ and do not deny our lives. (Lk 14:33; Lk 14:26-27; Mt 8:19-20)
15. There is a lack of true discipleship and making others to be obedient disciples. (Mt 28:20; 2Tim 2:2; 2Tim 2:14)
16. Many subscribe to the error that parts of life are to be spiritual while others are to be secular. (1Pt 4:2; Col 3:3; 1Jn 2:6)
17. Modern Christians often find Jesus’ command to sacrifice and serve abhorrent. (Phil 2:21; Jam 3:16; Rom 12:1-2)
18. Self disciplines in the Christian life such as fasting and praying are considered legalistic. (2Tim 2:21; 2Tim 1:8; Mt 6:17)
19. Little thought and contemplation is put towards the lostness of men, the seriousness of the Gospel. (Phil 3:8; Gal 2:20; Heb 10:34)
20. We are living with an epidemic of cheap grace with flippant confession and shallow consecration. (Lk 14:28-30; Lk 14:26; Jam 4:8)
21. Since the inception of the Church, the Gospel had the requirements of repentance and discipleship. (Acts 2:38; Lk 14:26; Jn 8:31)
22. Now forgiveness is offered without repentance, discipleship without obedience, salvation without sanctity. (Heb 10:29; 4:11; Lk 13:24)
23. Introspection, counting the cost, godly sorrow over sin, are all foreign to many in the “church”. (Acts 2:37; Ps 119:9; Heb 6:1-2)
24. The modern church loves itself more than its neighbor. (1Cor 3:3; Gal 5:13; Phil 2:3)
25. The church must repent of its idolization of personality, and of business principles. (2Cor 2:17; 1Cor 3:5; 1Cor 12:23)
26. Many elders and pastors of the “church” sadly are fleecing the flock to supply their own wants. (Jn 10:12-13; 1Pt 5:2-3; Rev 2:15)
27. The qualities most in demand in today’s pastorate are frequently foreign to the Scriptures. (1Tim 3:2-3; 1Tim 3:5; 1Tim 1:5-7)
28. The professionalization of the pastorate is a sin and needs to be repented of. (2Cor 11:13; Gal 3:1; Gal 2:6)
29. There must be repentance for the ambitious desire and idolization of the celebrity pastorate. (3Jn 9; Jer 17:5; 1Cor 12:22)
30. Pastors must trust the Spirit, not statistics. (2Sam 24:1; 1Cor 1:25; Rom 8:14)
31. Modern day prophets are being stoned by criticism and neglect. (2Tim 4:3-4; Gal 1:10; Jer 1:7-8)
32. God’s prophets are ill-treated and shunned by most “christians” considered too harsh or extreme. (Jer 6:10; Isa 6:9-10; Gal 4:16)
33. The prophets prophesy falsely, priests rule by their own power; and my people love to have it so. (Mt 24:4, 11-12; 1Cor 1:19, Jude 8 )
34. There are many false gospels being preached from pulpits in our day. (2Cor 11:4; Gal 1:8-9; Jude 16)
35. There is an epidemic of a “mock” salvation message. It is correct in doctrine, but false in reality. (2Cor 3:6; 1Jn 5:11-12; Rom 8:9)
36. A salvation that does not make men holy is trusted in by a deceived multitude. (Jude 4; Rom 8:1; Rom 6:17-18)
37. There is a needed perseverance in the truths of the Gospel without unbelief. (Eph 1:1; Heb 6:11-12; Heb 10:26-27)
38. A great need is to see “christians” become saints in actual experience. (1Jn 2:29; Col 3:5-8; Tit 3:8)
39. Many professors of religion are forbidding people to be a part of the holy body of Christ. (Mt 23:13; Ps 119:1-2; 2Pt 1:3-4)
40. Preaching has become all about the happiness of man and not the glory of God. (Jn 6:26; Rom 4:20; 1Pt 4:11)
41. Preachers give smooth words to entice men, yet very few give any words of correction or rebuke. (Jer 6:14; Pro 1:23; 1Tim 5:20)
42. Run from gospels that focus on our success and prosperity in the name of Jesus Christ. (Jn 2:16; Acts 20:33; Jer 6:13)
43. Run from gospels that focus on self-improvement. (1Tim 6:5; Heb 12:14; Jam 4:14)
44. Run from churches where men, and not Christ, are glorified. (Col 1:18; Jude 25; Jn 16:14)
45. Run from churches where there is no Bible, no cross, no mention of the blood of Christ. (1Pt 1:18-19; Eph 3:13; Rev 1:5)
46. Run from churches where the worship leaves you cold, where there’s no sense of God’s presence. (1Cor 5:4; Ps 80:14-15; Jer 12:11)
47. Run from churches where you’re comfortable in your sin. (1Cor 14:25; Heb 10:30-31; Heb 4:13)
48. Run from churches that use the pulpit of God for a personal agenda. (Jude 10-11,19; 3Jn 9)
49. Run from those who preach division between races and cultures. (Jam 2:4, Gal 3:28, Rev 5:9)
50. Run from ungodly, spasmodic movements and endless empty prophesying. (Jer 5:13; 1Cor 14:33, 1Jn 2:16)
51. Run from preachers who tell mostly stories and jokes. (Eph 5:4; Tit 1:8; 2:12)
52. Run from those that are only after money, who use one gimmick after another to get your money. (2Pt 2:3; 2Cor 12:14; 1Cor 9:18)
53. The phrase “accept Jesus as your personal Saviour” is not found in the Scriptures. (Rom 10:9-10; Col 1:13; Acts 26:20)
54. Evidence of true conversion does not seem important to modern day Christians. (1Jn 2:6; 1Jn 4:17; Mt 7:20)
55. Thousands of sinners think of God as having only one attribute: Love! But they continue in sin. (Rom 1:18; Acts 5:11; Ps 2:12)
56. “God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life!” has hindered true evangelism. (Rom 3:19; Acts 26:18; Phil 3:18-21)
57. A Gospel of love and grace only, without the law of God being preached. This is a doctrine of Satan. (2Tim 4:3-4; Rom 2:4-5; 3:19)
58. There has clearly arisen a careless mixture of 20th century reasoning with God’s revelation. (Col 2:8; Rom 1:25; Gal 1:6)
59. Decisionism and the “sinner’s prayer” has been a major cause of false conversions in the “church”. (2Pt 2:1-2; Eph 2:4-5; 2Cor 5:17-18)
60. Many will be surprised to hear Jesus say, “I never knew you, depart from me.” (Mt 7:22-23; 1Cor 6:9-10; Gal 5:19-21)
61. Men have taken the place of the Holy Spirit in confirming men in their supposed salvation. (1Jn 2:3-5; 2Ths 1:8; Gal 6:12-15)
62. The doctrine of hell and eternal suffering is something little grasped by most professing “christians”. (Mt 13:42; Jam 5:1; Ps 9:17)
63. The judgment seat of Christ is perhaps one of the most neglected topics in the modern pulpit. (2Cor 5:10; Rom 14:10; 1Cor 3:13)
64. The second coming of Christ needs to be re-instated as the church’s general thrust and burden. (1Jn 3:2-3; Col 3:4-6; 1Ths 4:14-17)
65. The church has lost the fear of God and has over emphasized the love of God. (Heb 12:28-29; Lk 12:5; Heb 10:31)
66. The church has left evangelism to a few trained professionals. (Acts 8:1,4; Acts 4:29; Rom 10:14)
67. Repentance is considered a one-time act in modern evangelism rather than a way of life. (Rev 3:19; Heb 12:17; 2Pt 3:9)
68. The Lordship of Jesus Christ is something that is not taught in many pulpits. (Acts 2:36; 1Cor 12:3; Rom 6:18)
69. Many in “churches” are not open to correction, church discipline or rebuke. (1Cor 5:5; 1Cor 11:31-32; Heb 12:7-9)
70. Some preach salvation as a theory instead of persuading men to come to Christ. (Jn 5:40; Col 1:28; 2Cor 4:5)
71. There has been a loss of the fullness and majesty of the gospel. (1Tim 1:11; Jude 25; Rom 15:29)
72. There is little mention of sin or the depravity of man from “church” pulpits. (Jn 3:20; Gal 5:19-21; Eph 5:5)
73. Covetousness, consumerism, and coddling of the world’s goods does not appear wrong. (Jer 22:17; 1Jn 2:15-16; 1Tim 3:3)
74. Little is made of the resurrection of Jesus Christ in churches or in evangelism. (1Cor 15:14-15; Acts 4:10, 33)
75. The “church” has relied more on technology than God. (Zech 4:6; 1Cor 1:21; 2:4)
76. The prayer meeting is considered one of the least important meetings in the “church”. (1Tim 2:1; Acts 4:31; Phil 4:6)
77. Pastors have never prayed less than they do in the “church” today. (Jer 10:21; Phil 2:21; Eph 6:18-19)
78. Very few are waiting on God for His direction and purpose for His Church. (Eph 1:11; Ps 37:7; Isa 40:31)
79. The “church” has many organizers, but few agonizers. (Phil 3:18-19; Rom 9:1-3; Jer 9:1)
80. We need to have the gifts of the Spirit restored again to the “church”. (2Tim 4:2; 1Cor 14:39; 1Cor 12:31)
81. A serious, sober, self-controlled Christianity is very seldom found or preached. (2Pt 3:11; 1Pt 4:7; Jude 3)
82. The “church” at large has forgotten how to pray. (1Jn 3:22; Acts 6:4; 1Ths 5:17)
83. Many “churches” are more dependent on tradition than the leading of the Holy Spirit. (Mk 7:13; Acts 16:6; Acts 13:2)
84. Multitudes of professors preach and teach: that you cannot be freed from sin. (Rom 16:18; Rom 6:1-2; 2Pt 2:1)
85. The Apostles and Christ always preached the possibility to walk free from sin. (Tit 2:11-12; 1Pt 1:14-16; Rom 6:19)
86. Sinners are not saved to sin, but rather, saved to holiness and good works. (Rom 6:13; Eph 2:10; 2Pt 3:14)
87. Cheap grace means the justification of sin without the justification of the sinner. (2Tim 2:19; 1Pt 4:17-18; 2Tim 3:12)
88. A baptism of holiness, a demonstration of godly living is the crying need of our day. (1Tim 6:3; 2Ths 3:6; 2Ths 2:13)
89. Many are confused about obedience, and good works that are readily mentioned in the Scriptures. (Tit 3:8; Jn 10:32; Rev 3:15)
90. Little emphasis is put on the plan of God to make us like Jesus Christ in “churches”. (1Pt 1:14-16; 1Jn 2:6; 1Pt 4:1)
91. Christ did not die on the cross to obtain a worldly “church” but for a “glorious Church.” (Eph 5:27; Tit 2:14; Col 4:12)
92. Christ does not come into an unregenerate and impure heart as many contemporary theologians say. (2Cor 5:17; Mt 5:8; Eze 18:31)
93. A holy Church is God’s blessing to the world; an unholy “church” is God’s judgment upon the world. (Mt 5:14,16; Eph 4:1; 1Ths 2:12)
94. If Christianity is to make any headway in the present time, it must be proved to be more than a theory. (2Ths 3:6-7; 1Ths 4:1,11-12)
95. Unbelief has gagged and bound us as risen Lazarus! We need release in this final hour! (Heb 3:12-14; 1Cor 3:21-23; Heb 11:6)
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Tuesday, 7 December 2010
Disgusting clips on American Prosperity Pimps
Disgusting clips on American Prosperity Pimps
First Watch: Spiritual Discernment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UriR7_qbtJ4&feature=related
The $16,000 Dog & Prosperity Boasting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fknk2MO0MyU&feature=related
Creflo Dollar Exposed- Dancing On Money
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stMHXickQDc&feature=related
Todd Bentley's Wife and Kundalin spirits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqI8I17Q0jQ&feature=related
SHOCKING DOCUMENTARY False spirits invade the church - KUNDALINI WARNING - Andrew Strom
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2010/11/shocking-documentary-1-false-spirits.html
"Pay Tithes or Violent Death!" Creflo Dollar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPqeGFGKEoE&feature=related
Creflo Dollar Exposed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCS0YHm_58c&NR=1
CREFLO DOLLAR HOUSE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e8xA6mimqg&feature=related
Joel Osteen on the gospel cannot make up his mind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPeYUXuuRUM&feature=related
Joel Osteen: Christless "Christianity"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKN4EgMPY_g&feature=related
Billy Graham Says Jesus Christ is Not the Only Way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MZWug3QAvs&feature=related
First Watch: Spiritual Discernment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UriR7_qbtJ4&feature=related
The $16,000 Dog & Prosperity Boasting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fknk2MO0MyU&feature=related
Creflo Dollar Exposed- Dancing On Money
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stMHXickQDc&feature=related
Todd Bentley's Wife and Kundalin spirits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqI8I17Q0jQ&feature=related
SHOCKING DOCUMENTARY False spirits invade the church - KUNDALINI WARNING - Andrew Strom
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2010/11/shocking-documentary-1-false-spirits.html
"Pay Tithes or Violent Death!" Creflo Dollar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPqeGFGKEoE&feature=related
Creflo Dollar Exposed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCS0YHm_58c&NR=1
CREFLO DOLLAR HOUSE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e8xA6mimqg&feature=related
Joel Osteen on the gospel cannot make up his mind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPeYUXuuRUM&feature=related
Joel Osteen: Christless "Christianity"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKN4EgMPY_g&feature=related
Billy Graham Says Jesus Christ is Not the Only Way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MZWug3QAvs&feature=related
WHY PROTESTANTS AND EVANGELICALS DO NOT PROTEST AGAINST SATAN'S FEASTS- CHRISTMAS ,EASTER AND SUNDAY
MUST WATCH:AMERICAN HERETICS VERSUS THE BIBLE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbjuHxEMjOA
MUST READ:
UNVEILING THE GREATEST LIES IN CHRISTENDOM: CHRISTMAS AND EASTER ARE SIMPLY BOGUS PAGAN HOLIDAYS
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2009/10/unveiling-greatest-lies-in-christendom.html
Lent, Good Friday and Easter are just catholic Man Made traditions
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2010/04/lent-good-friday-and-easter-are-just.html
WHY PROTESTANTS AND EVANGELICALS DO NOT PROTEST AGAINST SATAN'S FEASTS- CHRISTMAS,EASTER AND SUNDAY
INSTEAD OF PROTESTING,THEY ARE PROTECTING
A CASE AGAINST PROTECTING DEVIL WORSHIP IN THE CHURCH--- why are many Christians lying ??
By Arthur Owiti
The Atheists, are right that Christmas is a myth.Yet it is not just a myth but Idolatry.Satan is being worshiped in churches and the people do not want to know it ?!! STRONG DELUSION.
Jesus WAS NOT BORN ON DECEMBER 25TH NOR DIE ON GOOD FRIDAY.Celebrating these days means that he was born on that day or died on that day when it is not true.For more read here. and here
Protestants and Evangelicals do not accept such a truth or say that dealing with such an issue is a waste. Yet how can one celebrate a lie yet the God they are claiming to celebrate is True ?
If people do not lie about their birthdays why are they lying about Jesus' birthday? Is not Satan the Father of lies??
These feasts (Sunday, Easter Christmas) are nothing but idolatry and idolatry arises because of covetousness or love of the world.Moreover all idolatry is worship of devils.
Christianity that has the truth is worshiping lies ?...THIS SHOULD NOT BE.
Some say that these days work well in advertising Jesus Christ. Yet the atheists are rejecting calling Christmas a myth and pagan idolatry.
Muslims are now asking that Mohamed's birthday be recognized worldwide and actually it is celebrated as a public holiday in most of Africa.Guess the Christmas bait aint a good
gospel tool ?? It has drawn the fish away than brought them near.
The Reformation touched many aspects of Religion ,Economics and Politics but turned a blind eye to Sunday, Christmas and Easter and some cases Lent . Why ?
They consider that God's word is minus the Old Testament...LIE ... ALL SCRIPTURE IS GIVEN BY INSPIRATION OF GOD.
They teach that God has cast away Israel ...LIE....Romans 9-11
They think God's ten commandments are defunct because of Grace or Faith... Apostles Paul,James and John DO OT TEACH THIS.
Since God 's commandments are defunct according to them,idolatry is not a sin..LIE...GRACE DOES NOT LICENSE WILFUL IGNORANCE OF SIN
They think the New Testament replaced the commandments of God..LIE ...the Book of Hebrews teaches that in the New Testament God's law has been put in our hearts by the Holy Spirit , not tablets of stone as in the old. It is the Levitical law that we do not apply because the priesthood was changed,hence a new access to God,the blood of Jesus Christ.
They say that Jesus is the Sabbath..LIE ..this is subtracting form the scripture..Jesus is also the Lord of the Sabbath Matt 12:8
Some are hiding behind science that the positions of the moon has been changing hence the days have been changed...this is spiritual suicide because it gives fodder to atheists to say that the days in the bible are scientifically wrong ,even the resurrection of Jesus
PROTECTING DOCTRINES OF DEVILS WITH "GRACE"
Many say that being concerned about Christmas Easter and Sunday is a non issue, it does not affect sound doctrine or one's salvation.They call it minor issues .
It is an issue of Holiness because Holiness has to do with the commandments of God, obedience hence Love .
Unholiness has to do with the commandments of men, legalism which is not the love of God.
It is also an issue of truth because Christianity is about truth and worships the Truth,Jesus Christ.Lies and myths cannot be part of the faith because they are works of darkness and God is Light and in him THERE IS NO DARKNESS.
Three centuries at the start of the early church Christians worshiped as a church on Sabbath(Saturday) and did not celebrate Christmas or Easter which existed even before the inception of the early church. What happened ?
Have Christians been called to redeem idolatry or free from idolatry ?
What do the scriptures say ?
1 Cor 10:14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication,
uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness,
which is idolatry: For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of
disobedience:In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. Col 3:5-7
We are commanded to :
1. Flee Idolatry
2. Mortify (Kill) idolatry a work of the flesh which is why God's wrath is coming to the world.
Yet many Christians are eating with devils in the name of remembering Jesus Christ.Jesus is holy and hates iniquity and he will not know you as long as you are part of that iniquity.
SATAN 'S FEAST NO 1. SUNDAY
Jesus called himself the Lord of the Sabbath,which is Saturday.John confirms this in the book of Revelation when he talks of seeing Jesus on the Lord's day .This is because Jesus was at the beginning of creation and all was created through him.
Constantine changed the Sabbath to Sunday thus robbing Jesus authority of creation.
This is because Pagans worshiped on Sunday the Sun god not Jews who worshiped on Saturday .Yet Jesus said Salvation is of the Jews not the Gentiles.
The Antichrist is not the Lord of the Sabbath and this has been seen in the laws of most countries where both courtrooms and government offices do not work on Sunday or in Muslim countries, Friday and others which do not consider any day.
MUST READ BEFORE YOU PROCEED:STILL IN THE SDA CULT! THE SABBATH & SUNDAY: COMMON MISUNDERSTANDINGS
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2010/09/still-in-sda-cult-sabbath-sunday-common.html
SATAN'S FEAST NO 2 CHRISTMAS
Before Jesus was born,the birthday of Tammuz was celebrated on December 25 th .Historic fact.
So why are Christians calling Jesus a thief or an impersonator,impersonating Tammuz ?
They are worshiping another Jesus called Tammuz /Nimrod.Atheists know that but many Christians choose wilful ignorance TO THEIR OWN PERIL.
SATAN'S FEAST NO 3. EASTER
Before Jesus was born , people mourned the death of Tammuz for 40 days and after wards celebrated his reincarnation on Easter.This Easter varies in time with Passover which occurs around the same time with Easter, Spring.
Yet the Bible calls Jesus our Passover and the Lamb. Why ?
He died as the Passover Lamb which is slaughtered on Wednesday Nisan 14 remembering the same event of deliverance that took place in Egypt over 3000 years before.
Why are Christians saying Jesus stole from Tammmuz by celebrating 40 days of Lent and Easter??They are remembering Tammuz and not Jesus.
If you cannot lie about your own birthday, do not lie about Jesus the Lord because he is not a liar.
IDOLATRY SHOULD BE FLED FROM BECAUSE IT IS A SIN .THE SOUL THAT SINS SHALL DIE.REPENT OF THIS SIN BY FLEEING CHURCHES THAT HOLD THESE IDOLATROUS FEASTS.
Arthur Owiti
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbjuHxEMjOA
MUST READ:
UNVEILING THE GREATEST LIES IN CHRISTENDOM: CHRISTMAS AND EASTER ARE SIMPLY BOGUS PAGAN HOLIDAYS
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2009/10/unveiling-greatest-lies-in-christendom.html
Lent, Good Friday and Easter are just catholic Man Made traditions
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2010/04/lent-good-friday-and-easter-are-just.html
WHY PROTESTANTS AND EVANGELICALS DO NOT PROTEST AGAINST SATAN'S FEASTS- CHRISTMAS,EASTER AND SUNDAY
INSTEAD OF PROTESTING,THEY ARE PROTECTING
A CASE AGAINST PROTECTING DEVIL WORSHIP IN THE CHURCH--- why are many Christians lying ??
By Arthur Owiti
The Atheists, are right that Christmas is a myth.Yet it is not just a myth but Idolatry.Satan is being worshiped in churches and the people do not want to know it ?!! STRONG DELUSION.
Jesus WAS NOT BORN ON DECEMBER 25TH NOR DIE ON GOOD FRIDAY.Celebrating these days means that he was born on that day or died on that day when it is not true.For more read here. and here
Protestants and Evangelicals do not accept such a truth or say that dealing with such an issue is a waste. Yet how can one celebrate a lie yet the God they are claiming to celebrate is True ?
If people do not lie about their birthdays why are they lying about Jesus' birthday? Is not Satan the Father of lies??
These feasts (Sunday, Easter Christmas) are nothing but idolatry and idolatry arises because of covetousness or love of the world.Moreover all idolatry is worship of devils.
Christianity that has the truth is worshiping lies ?...THIS SHOULD NOT BE.
Some say that these days work well in advertising Jesus Christ. Yet the atheists are rejecting calling Christmas a myth and pagan idolatry.
Muslims are now asking that Mohamed's birthday be recognized worldwide and actually it is celebrated as a public holiday in most of Africa.Guess the Christmas bait aint a good
gospel tool ?? It has drawn the fish away than brought them near.
The Reformation touched many aspects of Religion ,Economics and Politics but turned a blind eye to Sunday, Christmas and Easter and some cases Lent . Why ?
They consider that God's word is minus the Old Testament...LIE ... ALL SCRIPTURE IS GIVEN BY INSPIRATION OF GOD.
They teach that God has cast away Israel ...LIE....Romans 9-11
They think God's ten commandments are defunct because of Grace or Faith... Apostles Paul,James and John DO OT TEACH THIS.
Since God 's commandments are defunct according to them,idolatry is not a sin..LIE...GRACE DOES NOT LICENSE WILFUL IGNORANCE OF SIN
They think the New Testament replaced the commandments of God..LIE ...the Book of Hebrews teaches that in the New Testament God's law has been put in our hearts by the Holy Spirit , not tablets of stone as in the old. It is the Levitical law that we do not apply because the priesthood was changed,hence a new access to God,the blood of Jesus Christ.
They say that Jesus is the Sabbath..LIE ..this is subtracting form the scripture..Jesus is also the Lord of the Sabbath Matt 12:8
Some are hiding behind science that the positions of the moon has been changing hence the days have been changed...this is spiritual suicide because it gives fodder to atheists to say that the days in the bible are scientifically wrong ,even the resurrection of Jesus
PROTECTING DOCTRINES OF DEVILS WITH "GRACE"
Many say that being concerned about Christmas Easter and Sunday is a non issue, it does not affect sound doctrine or one's salvation.They call it minor issues .
It is an issue of Holiness because Holiness has to do with the commandments of God, obedience hence Love .
Unholiness has to do with the commandments of men, legalism which is not the love of God.
It is also an issue of truth because Christianity is about truth and worships the Truth,Jesus Christ.Lies and myths cannot be part of the faith because they are works of darkness and God is Light and in him THERE IS NO DARKNESS.
Three centuries at the start of the early church Christians worshiped as a church on Sabbath(Saturday) and did not celebrate Christmas or Easter which existed even before the inception of the early church. What happened ?
Have Christians been called to redeem idolatry or free from idolatry ?
What do the scriptures say ?
1 Cor 10:14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication,
uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness,
which is idolatry: For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of
disobedience:In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. Col 3:5-7
We are commanded to :
1. Flee Idolatry
2. Mortify (Kill) idolatry a work of the flesh which is why God's wrath is coming to the world.
Yet many Christians are eating with devils in the name of remembering Jesus Christ.Jesus is holy and hates iniquity and he will not know you as long as you are part of that iniquity.
SATAN 'S FEAST NO 1. SUNDAY
Jesus called himself the Lord of the Sabbath,which is Saturday.John confirms this in the book of Revelation when he talks of seeing Jesus on the Lord's day .This is because Jesus was at the beginning of creation and all was created through him.
Constantine changed the Sabbath to Sunday thus robbing Jesus authority of creation.
This is because Pagans worshiped on Sunday the Sun god not Jews who worshiped on Saturday .Yet Jesus said Salvation is of the Jews not the Gentiles.
The Antichrist is not the Lord of the Sabbath and this has been seen in the laws of most countries where both courtrooms and government offices do not work on Sunday or in Muslim countries, Friday and others which do not consider any day.
MUST READ BEFORE YOU PROCEED:STILL IN THE SDA CULT! THE SABBATH & SUNDAY: COMMON MISUNDERSTANDINGS
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2010/09/still-in-sda-cult-sabbath-sunday-common.html
SATAN'S FEAST NO 2 CHRISTMAS
Before Jesus was born,the birthday of Tammuz was celebrated on December 25 th .Historic fact.
So why are Christians calling Jesus a thief or an impersonator,impersonating Tammuz ?
They are worshiping another Jesus called Tammuz /Nimrod.Atheists know that but many Christians choose wilful ignorance TO THEIR OWN PERIL.
SATAN'S FEAST NO 3. EASTER
Before Jesus was born , people mourned the death of Tammuz for 40 days and after wards celebrated his reincarnation on Easter.This Easter varies in time with Passover which occurs around the same time with Easter, Spring.
Yet the Bible calls Jesus our Passover and the Lamb. Why ?
He died as the Passover Lamb which is slaughtered on Wednesday Nisan 14 remembering the same event of deliverance that took place in Egypt over 3000 years before.
Why are Christians saying Jesus stole from Tammmuz by celebrating 40 days of Lent and Easter??They are remembering Tammuz and not Jesus.
If you cannot lie about your own birthday, do not lie about Jesus the Lord because he is not a liar.
IDOLATRY SHOULD BE FLED FROM BECAUSE IT IS A SIN .THE SOUL THAT SINS SHALL DIE.REPENT OF THIS SIN BY FLEEING CHURCHES THAT HOLD THESE IDOLATROUS FEASTS.
Arthur Owiti
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