WOE IS ME
The following are just a few descriptions gossiped by so called church leadership in this land about us. If any of it is to be believed, then I, (we,) must be in a pretty sad state, in most minds, I, (we,) don`t have much to look forward too, ALAS,…….WOE IS ME, (us:) Before we proceed any further let`s look at some meanings of some words from the Macquarie Dictionary:
ARROGANT: meaning, “having or showing too high an opinion of one`s importance,” (or rather, that which one is preaching:)
NEGATIVE: meaning, “marked by absence of positive qualities:”
CRITICAL: meaning, “tending to find fault or judge severely:”
DIVISIVE: meaning, “creating division or discord:”
DOGMATIC: meaning, “giving opinions without proof and expecting people to accept them, opinionated:”
FUNDAMENTALIST: meaning, “one who expresses the literal application of Bible text:”
OFFEND: meaning, “to cause displeasure in mind or feelings:”
UNDERMINE: meaning, “to make unstable, to harm or weaken:”
UNSOLICITED: meaning, “not asked for:”
As you might have reasoned by now the above are adjectives bandied around by Pentecostal primates as they attempt to excuse, justify, reason away why they should not take any notice of Straight Talk Ministries:
“UNSOLICITED mail, return to sender:”
“Your ministry contains OFFENSIVE material:”
“Your ministry is very NEGATIVE, there is plenty of uplifting material out there, we are not interested in receiving any more of your NEGATIVE stuff:”
“Your ministry is very CRITICAL:”
“Straight Talk ministries, has caused DIVISION in churches, don`t talk to them:”
“Straight Talk Ministries UNDERMINES fellowships, makes them unstable:”
“Straight Talk Ministries has no love, where is the love in Straight Talk Ministries, it`s very UNLOVING:”
WHY NOT ADD A COUPLE MORE TO THE LIST?.............................................HOW ABOUT, DOGMATIC? BECAUSE WE DECLARE,..THUS SAITH THE LORD:
WHAT ABOUT FUNDAMENTALIST,……… AFTER ALL, I, (WE,) HAVE BEEN ACCUSED OF QUOTING SCRIPTURE LITERALLY?
WHILE YOU ARE AT IT, HOW ABOUT ARROGANT?……. AFTER ALL, I, (WE,) HAVE BEEN JUDGED AS BEING HEADSTRONG, WILLFUL, STUBBORN:
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
“YE CANNOT SERVE GOD AND MAMMON,” MATH. 6/24, LUKE 16/13, “NEVERTHELESS WHEN THE SON OF MAN COMETH, SHALL HE FIND FAITH ON THE EARTH?” LUKE 18/8. “IT IS IMPOSSIBLE BUT THAT OFFENCES WILL COME: BUT WOE UNTO HIM, THROUGH WHOM THEY COME?” “IT WERE BETTER FOR HIM THAT A MILLSTONE WERE HANGED ABOUT HIS NECK, AND HE CAST INTO THE SEA, THAN THAT HE SHOULD OFFEND ONE OF THESE LITTLE ONES.” LUKE 17/2. “THERE SHALL BE WEEPING AND GNASHING OF TEETH:” MATH. 8/12,13/42,22/13,24/51,25/30, LUKE 13/28. ETC.
HOW NEGATIVE OF JESUS TO SAY THESE THINGS TO US: (and much more:)
HOW JUDGMENTAL AND CRITICAL OF THE RELIGIOUS HYPOCRITES WAS JESUS IN MATH. 23, LUKE 11/39-52.
“AND THERE WAS DIVISION AMONG THEM:” JOHN 7/43, 9/16, 10/19, “SUPPOSE YE THAT I AM COME TO GIVE PEACE ON EARTH? I TELL YOU, NAY; BUT RATHER DIVISION:” LUKE 12/51. WHOA,………JESUS CAUSING DIVISION, BEING,…….DIVISIVE, IN HIS MINISTRY:
“FOOLS,” MATH. 23/717,19, LUKE 11/40, 24/25, “BLIND GUIDES,” MATH. 23/16,24, “SERPENTS,VIPERS,” MATH. 23/33, 3/7, 12/34, LUKE 3/7, FANCY JESUS SAYING THAT ABOUT THEM, HOW,………UNLOVING, HE MUST HAVE BEEN TOWARD THEM:
JESUS PREACHED THE TRUTH ABSOLUTELY, UNWAVERING, NO COMPROMISE, INSISTED THAT WE EMBRACE IT,……..HOW,….DOGMATIC OF HIM:
“I AM THE
WAY,….THE TRUTH,…..AND THE LIFE,” JOHN 14/6, JESUS EMPHATICALLY STATING THAT HE
IS,….THE TRUTH:………HOW`S THAT FOR BEING A FUNDAMENTALIST:
“I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD:” JOHN 8/12,………BOY, THAT`S A TAD,…….. ARROGANT,……..ISN`T IT?
“AND THEY WERE OFFENDED IN HIM.” MATH. 13/57, “KNOWEST THOU THAT THE PHARISEES WERE OFFENDED,” MATH. 15/12, “AND THEY WERE OFFENDED AT HIM.” MK. 6/3:.LOOKOUT!.....JESUS,….OFFENDING FOLK!
“BEWARE OF THE LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES:” MATH. 16/6,11, MK. 8/15, LUKE 12/1: JESUS,………UNDERMINING THE AUTHORITY OF THE LEADERSHIP!
“FROM THAT TIME
JESUS BEGAN TO PREACH, AND TO SAY, REPENT: FOR THE
WHEW!.....I
GUESS YOU COULD SAY THAT JESUS WAS AN UNLOVING,
ARROGANT, NEGATIVE, CRITICAL, DIVISIVE, DOGMATIC FUNDAMENTALIST WHO WENT AROUND
OFFENDING LEADERSHIP AND UNDERMINING THE AUTHORITY OF RELIGIOUS HYPOCRITES UNSOLICITED:
AND I, (WE), AGREE (there`s that little word again,)
WITH HIM,……..SO I GUESS THAT MAKES US UNLOVING,
ARROGANT, NEGATIVE, CRITICAL, DIVISIVE, DOGMATIC FUNDAMENTALISTS WHO GO AROUND OFFENDING LEADERSHIP AND UNDERMINING THE
AUTHORITY OF RELIGIOUS HYPOCRITES UNSOLICITED TOO DOESN`T IT:
WHAT MORE CAN WE
SAY, YEP, GUILTY, THAT`
YEP,….WOE IS ME, (US,) FOR BEING UNLOVING, ARROGANT, NEGATIVE, CRITICAL, DIVISIVE, DOGMATIC FUNDAMENTALISTS, WHO ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH CHRIST GOING AROUND OFFENDING LEADERSHIP AND UNDERMINING THE AUTHORITY OF RELIGIOUS HYPOCRITES UNSOLICITED:
YEP,WOE IS ME IF I DO NOT SPEAK THE TRUTH:
YEP,WOE IS ME IF I DO NOT AGREE WITH JESUS:
YEP,WOE IS ME IF I AM NOT OBEDIENT TO THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST:
THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD:
“WOE IS UNTO ME,………….. IF I PREACH NOT THE GOSPEL!” 1
COR. 9/16.
WOE IS ME IF I DO NOT SOUND LIKE A,……CHRISTIAN,….. “A
LITTLE CHRIST:” but, then, you would all say, “how arrogant is that, making
yourself equal with Christ:”
THUS SAITH THE LORD:
“IT IS ENOUGH FOR THE DISCIPLE THAT HE BE AS HIS
MASTER, AND THE SERVANT AS HIS LORD.” MATH. 10/25.
The above is not an original analogy from Straight Talk Ministries, it`s common in church writings everywhere, penned by those who “abide in His love, abide in the vine, walk in the light of His Council,” and I am sure many of you have seen it before however; I felt in my heart to once again put you in remembrance of it so as to try to provoke a correct concept of “GOD`S LOVE” to your hearts and minds, and expose the perverted, puffed up, stiffed necked and uncircumcised, tardy, lukewarm, vacillating condition of the hearts and minds of religious hypocrites right across this land.
THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD:
“HOLDING FAST THE FAITHFUL WORD AS HE HATH BEEN
TAUGHT, THAT HE MAY BE ABLE BY SOUND DOCTRINE BOTH TO EXHORT AND TO CONVINCE
THE GAINSAYERS. FOR THERE ARE MANY UNRULY AND VAIN TALKERS AND DECEIVERS,
SPECIALLY THEY OF THE CIRCUMCISION: WHOSE MOUTHS MUST BE STOPPED, WHO SUBVERT
WHOLE HOUSES, TEACHING THINGS WHICH THEY OUGHT NOT, FOR FILTHY LUCRE`S SAKE.”
TIT. 1/9-11.
Bevan Kluver,
Straight Talk Ministries,
Ph/Fax 07 55452874,
Website www.straighttalkmin.org
bevan.kluver@bigpond.com
“speaking the truth in love, in the spirit of meekness, earnestly contending for the faith;”
HELPING HIM PREPARE A BRIDE WITHOUT SPOT OR WRINKLE:
HATING EVEN THE GARMENT SPOTTED BY THE FLESH: