Saturday, July 19, 2014

Do we actually believe that today's church can change the world?

My Friends,

To those who love Jesus the Christ, to those who claim to love Jesus the Christ but whose life does not reflect this and to anyone else who wants to hear;

The world and the church are in a serious mess. There are Apostolic churches who claim the creed, there are breakaway from the mainstream Apostolic churches who still claim Apostolic succession while attacking the mainstream churches they broke away from and also attack other breakaway groups as non-canonical.

This is a great word; Canonical, it is used to discredit those that someone else deems as unworthy of being called true Christian. It is used by many to attack others while they themselves claim some sort of succession yet are also called non-canonical by those who they have attacked. We have Eastern Orthodox with Eastern Rite liturgy and we have western Orthodox with Western Rite liturgy and each having issue with not only the opposite but also with others claiming the same rite as being non-canonical. Again this great word in use.  Along with this Orthodoxy we have the Roman church which claims Orthodoxy and yet Rome and the Orthodox church do not get along.

We have those reformed groups or Protestants who some claim Apostolic succession while others scoff at the idea and ridicule the very thought of it. These groups are also divided among many doctrines and not only attack one another but also attack those of any type or sort of Catholicism or liturgical worship. The teachings and doctrines, the theological surmising, the rites and the style of worship differ so much that it is in fact putrid. The correct rite, the canonical status, the once saved always saved, we are working out our salvation day by day, written prayer non-written prayer, we have the Messianic Jew with it's legalism, I'm the only true church no we're the only true church, again this is putrid.

Do we actually believe that we can change the world? The world sees the church just as I have it written above. To add to that it includes the commercialized institution that is called church that demands money to stay in business while it preaches what it does not practice. The church in general is full of corruption; homosexuality, pedophilia, so called men of the cloth who claim celibacy and yet have women on the side, married men of the cloth who have women on the side, or they have young girls or young boys while declaring the world to be corrupt. This is what the world sees.

Yet, we all claim to be followers of the Christ awaiting His return.

Pray my friends and pray hard. The stench of corruption must be removed from the church, all of the corruption from all of the church, we fool only ourselves, I cannot believe that we are nothing more than stench in the nostrils of Almighty God.

Think what you want about me and what I have written, but you had better open your ears and eyes and pray like your life depended on it because it does.

May Almighty God have mercy on us all!

In Christ,
Monk Michael

Friday, July 11, 2014

Seeking a True Church?


My Friends,

Sadly the world is full of serious matters, life and death struggles, haters and attackers of Jesus the Christ and His followers. Many people are seeking Jesus the Christ in truth but do not know where to turn. How many different denominations are there who all claim to be Christian? There are those who claim the one and only true Apostolic succession and yet do not simply disagree on minor issues but disagree on major issues regarding man's salvation as well. Sadly all denominations make the same claim; they are guided by the Holy Spirit. There are those who say that it does not matter where you go as long as you go and "get saved".

Everyone wants a dollar. Some say give what you can and others will outright demand 10% of your earnings before taxes. Understand though, buildings cost money as well as heating and air conditioning so if you worship in a building that has these things then you must understand that these bills do have to be met. The day is coming though when these large places will no longer be truly Christian, they will become state churches with diluted understandings. Sadly, again, this is already true of many. Truth is truth, eventually speaking the truth will become a death sentence. Where will you stand when this happens?

The United States federal government is suing one of it's own states over border protection. The U.S. President is a traitor to the Constitution as well as are most of the elected and appointed officials.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/tsH8xvjTAlo


Where do we go from here? Stay close to Jesus the Christ; very close. Never cease asking for the absolute truth. Seek wisdom and understanding and never tire in asking. Contact me if you would like to talk, pray, ask questions or have suggestions. Remember, verbal abuse through this will simply be deleted.


In Christ,
Monk Michael


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