Bible Discussion Thread

Matt.3:7-9 "John's Ministry" (2 of 3)

These may be teachers of law yet by the time they are done with they have done more harm.(23:19) " Hypocrites!" Jesus calls them. Do we not see in our times Bible preachers who similarly traduce God's children? They learn to rattle some verses without explaining the spiritual significance of the manner the Son fulfilled the will of his Father and serve him ill when they fail to engage their audience in a meaningful manner so they are in the dark to the spiritual blessings God has prepared for them. They waste their own time and of their hearers when they do not fully lived in the doctrine.

Parable of the Unforgiving servant (18:23-25) gives us the riches of glory ready for claim in heaven while servants of God are playing oneupmanship for some dubious celebrity status.

What prosperity theology misses out is far weightier glory of heavenly places and life everlasting. They cannot see beyond the reward in this life and the sewer through which they have to wade in order to be a celebrity preacher. Similarly nationalism sugar coated with pious humbug does not take you anywhere. Now we have a variant, Social gospel which is also distraction when one makes a theology of it. If the word of God does not produce result to create a just society the preacher is ill served by what he preaches and what his life is really as a messenger. John would not corrupt his personal life with superfluities of his generation."And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey." His speech also was direct and blunt. Where the body was malignant and a terminal case only a clean cut would cure the patient. Jesus also did not mince word seeing such hypocrisy and humbug among those who sat in the seat of Moses and pontificated to no purpose.