Today we are living in a stage in the history of humanity that is characterized because people do not care if something is true or a lie, but rather how offended or ashamed it makes them feel.
Unfortunately, the church has not escaped that. Many people have lived years in sin, but they do not accept it or confess it because of how ashamed it will make them feel. They prefer to continue insulting God with an unconfessed sin than to be ashamed before men.
People lie time after time to keep a sin hidden regardless of the offense they do to God with it, what matters to them is not to feel ashamed.
In December, I had to witness how a pastor in her Sunday preaching manipulated the church so that they would not read my publications since on my face I have exposed various things, which some have managed to hide for more than 20 years.
To these types of people the verse that he who confesses and forsakes obtains mercy (Prov 28:13) does not matter to them, because today what matters to people is the shame they may feel.
And if it is difficult for an "ordinary" Christian to recognize his sins and sincerely ask for forgiveness because the sense of shame works against him, you cannot imagine how horribly difficult it is for pastors and leaders to do that. I remember once asking a well-known leader to apologize to 5 people and she came out crying because I embarrassed her by telling her to ask them for forgiveness. The tremendous thing is that of those 5, 3 were from her own family.
I think it all depends on who we love more, if we love ourselves more than God, we would be concerned about the shame of acknowledging our sins and asking for forgiveness, whether in front of one or a thousand. If we love God more than ourselves, we will not care about the shame we experience in front of people as long as we are at peace with God.
I have been publicly asking for forgiveness from people through the networks for more than 5 years (especially if the offense I did to them was public) and it is not easy at all, it is horrible, but I know it is the right thing to do because I care more about being in justice. with God that the shame that may happen.
20, 30, years without confessing sins but covering up the sin with lies or like that pastor where I was in December saying everything so that people do not read what I write in person and no one discovers the truth.
And please understand that being “successful” in ministry means that God is endorsing all wrongdoing. Joel is successful, Maldonado is successful, Raúl Ávila is successful, Cash is successful, Jonás Gonzalez is successful and they are scammers and heretics. People who think that because they are “successful” in ministry it means that covering up their sins has no consequences.
If I could say something to that pastor and to all those who put their shame first and throw dirt on anyone who wants to bring the truth to light, I would say: "Who do you love more? If you love yourself more than God Keep covering up your sin and keep throwing dirt at everyone who wants to tell the truth, but if you love God more than yourself, what does shame matter! If shame is going to make you be right with God, say Welcome Be!"
And I think I have the morals to advise on that because for 5 years I have been asking for forgiveness publicly and without hypocrisy but truly recognizing the need to ask for forgiveness because I am clear about who I love more, and I do it publicly not to appear humble (Another thing that It's also fashionable in the church) but I do it voluntarily to force myself to overcome shame. In some cases also use of the forgotten biblical principle of restitution (Luke 19:8)
My first book is already in several online stores, info on messenger. Cheaper than breakfast and after reading it you will realize that it is worth more than it costs. Read the book so that later you can say as many say about books: "The Book is better than the movie" -It is a joke with the possibility of not being a joke-
Kisses, I am elprofebubba
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