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Step 9 in making that GREAT, BIG church. Water down the Word.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2021
Posted by: Hackberry House of Chosun | more..
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9. WATER DOWN the WORD

Be careful not to teach Biblical literalism overmuch.

That is, the leadership must not make the people feel that every word of God is “Gospel truth”. People do not want to hear certain Biblical facts. Sin, and death and hell for example, make people nervous and uncomfortable.

People are experiencing enough discomfort by reading the news etc. Here at your MEGA church, all must be rosy and happy and positive. It is not that you will deny Scripture. There are just certain portions you will not mention at all.

And to let people know your leader is well-read, he should drop quotes from well known psychologists and politicians and entertainers. Film clips of relevant movies should be interspersed throughout the message and congregants should be encouraged to watch the entire Hollywood production on their own.

Your people will begin to feel that church is safe and non-threatening. They will be able to check off of their moral to-do list the fact that, yes, they do go to church. It will probably never occur to them that their church is merely an extension of their culture and that, that is the reason they are so comfortable

Now can I say the truth? I do hope everyone reading understands that my ten steps are geared to making a BIG church, not a good one. In fact, when the people of the world feel comfortable in your services, and your own people derive no comfort (of the Scriptural sort) at your church, you have entered into apostasy. The true church is far removed from the world's ways and the Spirit in her must convict men of their unrighteous behavior, to the point that they are in spiritual pain when they leave you. Your own people should go home with a smile and the joy of the Holy Ghost as the pastor has once more reminded them that God's promises are true, that Christ shall soon return for them, that grace is the way to Heaven.

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