Satan's Greatest Gift To The Church

Money and sex are the root of most of the problems in both the world and the church. People may wonder how a church website can talk about such things, but it is being addressed because much of the church walks in these areas. We expect it in the world, but in the church! These problem's even arose in the early church however, and they have escalated to greater proportions as God's people have been assimilated or absorbed more and more into the world. Paul wrote to both Timothy and Titus somewhere around AD 63-64 to remind leadership to not be greedy for money. If money is a big thing in the life of a ministry it becomes perverted. People do not want to correct or do anything that would drive off one who brings a large tithe or who sponsors church programs, gives big donations etc. The important thing is they show up for service. What they do when they leave is left up to them entirely. Sad, because a large part of the church has become a part of Babylon due to this mentality and will be destroyed shortly because of these things. We that know better must warn. Did you realize that the blood of the unwarned will be on the leadership that withholds warnings as well as the offenders themselves?

In the denominational church much of the leadership is chosen by laity and if they make too many waves they can lose their jobs, salary, and pensions. It takes courage to speak out, especially to an individual that may be responsible for your livelihood. Nevertheless, we must speak.

As for those walking in sexual immorality, please read I Corinthians chapter 6, the 9th verse.

So if we do these things, there is no sense in going to church unless we plan to change our lifestyles. The unrighteous will not make the Kingdom. God says so and there is no way to change the Word of God or to make Him change His mind.

Here is Paul's advice to the church.

Unfortunately there are people doing these things in the church today, yet they are not rebuked. For instance, the church marries homosexual couples, in fact, you will even find the homosexual behind the pulpit or as youth pastors! I'll share something with you from my experience in ministering deliverance over the years. When a person is very sexually promiscuous, many times they have also experienced homosexuality, bestiality, masochism, etc. It's all one spirit, "perversion".When Satan gets his clutches on people, particularly in this area, the fruit is ugly, filthy, and as the Bible warns, " a little leaven spoils the whole lump". So don't cover these things over. Expose them.

Here is Apostle Paul's advice in I Corinthians 5:11.

We are instructed to not socialize with these at all if they are ones that know the truth, have had counsel, time to repent and mature, yet refuse to change!

Shepherds of God's flock that have oversight of people fitting this description are obligated to teach them the truth concerning these sensitive areas. Men teaching men, women teaching women. One on one counseling should be practiced and deliverance ministered. A passive attitude towards exposing sin is an insult to the Spirit of Grace. Expose it and deal with it.

The incorrigible must be noted or marked so the rest of God's people know to avoid them. Otherwise they may be tempted to follow what seems to be the more gregarious and fun-loving sinner than someone who is making a self-disciplined walk. These marked ones are still able to attend church services if they wish, where all is supervised, in hope they mature, repent and change.

However when all else fails, a more extreme measure of counsel is given in

Those that refuse to change must be removed from the congregation and the covering, or God's protective power, is pulled back as well. An example of this excommunication can be found in I Timothy 1:19-20.

If people continue to bear evil fruit that will keep them from entering the Kingdom, and knowing the corruptive power or anointing that is on sin, we must be obedient to I Corinthians 5:12-13.

So you see, these are very sensitive and serious topics. Those that make money their idols, or are sexually immoral, do not make it into the city of New Jerusalem or into the Kingdom of God.

Church families that contentedly house these ones fall into the category of being a part of Babylon.

In closing, I speak to those that shepherd the flock of God. Don't let ones that have wealth control your life and endanger the lives of God's sheep. The love of money becomes apparent as sin is overlooked so the cash flow is not hindered. Money is a much sought after commodity in Babylon.

And to the flock, remember Babylon in Revelation 17:5 is called a Harlot and the mother of harlots and of all the abominations of the earth. So if you see money schemes or sexual immorality in your place of worship, run, depart, leave as voiced in Revelation 18:4.