the more i studied and still study the bible...its alot of truth and history but also alot of deception.
i can not properly speak against it until i full read it....but the human teachings are not good for the most part..
Explain.
i was at a church in charlotte and the pastor was openly asking people to stand in a line based on the amount you was tithing.
Then you were at the wrong church which doesn’t follow biblical truths. The Bible gets a lot of hate because the way PEOPLE choose to interpret it. It’s fairly easy to fix this... you back scripture up with scripture. It doesn’t say it in one place, book, chapter or verse.. it’s usually backed up/references multiple times. So, as far as tithing goes, it’s clearly stated in the Bible that you give from the heart, not abundance. The story of the poor woman perfectly shows this.. (Mark 12:41-44)
another church ....was the collection plate came(i told this story) i didnt have USD so i put some euros in it...dude looked at it and me like i was putting monopoly money in it.
a non-issue just bc there could be ignorance to other forms of currency, not sure what it is, having to get it exchanged etc
when to another church i didnt know was "white" and people was moving their pocketbooks and away from me like....of all places ....but im still black.
crappy ppl are still crappy ppl and a title or church building doesn’t change that.. true change comes from within the heart, if they don’t exhibit this then they aren’t Christians. It’s clearly stated in the Bible. Can’t use this to paint everyone w the same label.
and its often used as a way to control people...mostly women who then use it to control men.
ex thots saying they cant be with a man who dont know the lord.
chicks saying respect her religion.....but swallowing while pissy drunk with no indication she getting married.
asking your man to submit to the leader of the churchs word...
It’s not about control, it’s about change. It’s also not meant to control women. Again, this comes down to misinterpretation/misuse of scripture.
Women controlling men? Let me ask you, if she’s an exthot and now a Christian, why would she be w a man who isn’t? Would be it healthy to a recovering alcoholic to date an alcoholic? Wouldn’t it be more wise for that person to date someone who isn’t an alcoholic? Wouldn’t an alcoholic cause that person to more than likely fall? Issues within the relationship? So, an exthot, that is, (one who has repented from their sins, one who has denied themselves aka denied their flesh/sin/desires) now a Christian, shouldn’t want a man who is also a Christian? That’s not control, it’s wisdom.
alot of shit i dont agree with.
the power and money side
This is overblown.. is there corruption within the church and people who abuse scripture, yes.. but this applies to anywhere and anything. There’s always people looking to prey on people’s weaknesses. But does this represent all churches and believers? Nope.