The name of Jesus' church ...
Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
>
> Douglas Wilson
>
> Nothing worse than a bad time at church. And from the reports, it
> appears that many non-Christians have had some really bad experiences
> with the church. As a result, when many nonbelievers glance in the
> direction of Christ, there are many occasions when the view is
> obstructed by the "problem of the hypocrite."
>
> For such nonbelievers, the problem of hypocrisy in the church appears
> to be an insurmountable one. Plainly, it seems, hypocrisy reveals
> Christianity for what it really is a broad collection of sanctimonious
> liars tied together in fellowship with a common set of superficial
> attitudes which are promptly forgotten when the car door slams shut in
> the church parking lot.
>
> The objection requires an answer, and so the following is addressed to
> such a questioning nonbeliever, who believes that his objection to
> Christianity, on the basis of hypocrisy among professing Christians,
> is well-grounded and defensible. But, as will be suggested below, the
> real thing that commends it is a surface plausibility that keeps many
> from investigating the objection any further.
>
> Here is the problem. We have all seen instances of true hypocrisy.
> What are we to make of it when pastors run off with other people's
> wives, when scandal surrounds the handling of finances by various
> ministries, or even when someone with a "Jesus is Lord" bumpersticker
> gives another motorist the finger? All these people call themselves
> Christians, and why should any self-respecting non-Christian want to
> be like them?
>
> The short answer is that he shouldn't want to be like them. When we
> turn to the Bible, we find a great deal of teaching on the subject of
> hypocrisy. One such passage is found in Matthew 23. "Woe to you,
> scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs
> which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead
> men's bones and all uncleanness. Even so you also outwardly appear
> righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and
> lawlessness" (Matt. 23:27-28). If we examine this passage (and every
> other passage on hypocrisy in the Bible), we find that hypocrisy is
> universally condemned. In no place does God praise the hypocrite.
> Nowhere does God encourage the fakes to keep it up through promises of
> great reward at the day of judgment. When Christ said His followers
> were the light of the world, this did not mean that they were to shine
> the world on.
>
> Bluntly stated, this means that God and the hypocrite are on "opposite
> sides." God is opposed to the hypocrite, and the hypocrite is opposed
> to God. Now what does this mean? What is any nonbeliever who wields
> the "problem of hypocrisy" actually doing? He is refusing to serve
> God, continuing to oppose God, because the hypocrite also is opposing
> God. He continues to stay away from God because he dislikes how the
> hypocrites stay away from God. I hope it will not be thought
> uncharitable if I say that this makes no sense at all. This is like a
> citizen of the Soviet Union in the Cold War refusing to become an
> American citizen because of all the Soviet spies over here. Should we
> really applaud when someone refuses to join the other side because of
> obnoxious things people on his own side are doing? If there is a
> hypocrite between an individual and God, then obviously that
> individual is too far away from God.
>
> The Bible goes on to teach that the hypocrite and the outside objector
> play off each other. Like two drowning swimmers clutching at each
> other, they both sink under the judgment of God. In the book of
> Romans, Paul first addresses, and condemns, the hypocrite. "You,
> therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who
> preach that a man should not steal, do you steal? You who say, "Do not
> commit adultery," do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you
> rob temples? You who make your boast in the law, do you dishonor God
> through breaking the law? (Rom. 2:21-23). He then refers to those
> outside this arena of hypocrisy, those mocking the name of God because
> of real hypocrisy. "For 'the name of God is blasphemed among the
> Gentiles because of you,' as it is written" (Rom. 2:24). Obviously, it
> is a sin to blaspheme the name of God for any reason. But it is
> understood in Scripture that sinful men will seize upon the excuse of
> hypocrisy in others in order to continue their own rebellion against
> God. This blasphemy will be judged right alongside the hypocrisy.
>
> Hypocrisy presents a pastoral problem for the church, but it is the
> same kind of problem as that which results from any other sin among
> the members of the church. It is a pastoral disciplinary problem, and
> not a problem for Christian apologetics at all.
>
> What must be done with real hypocrites? We must at once limit our
> answer to real hypocrites who have been exposed in that hypocrisy. The
> Lord Jesus has given His church no warrant to attempt to peer into the
> hearts of others. The pretence of being able to do so is itself a
> species of hypocrisy. So then, what is to be done with someone who has
> made an open profession of faith in Jesus Christ, and has an equally
> open problem with sin? The biblical answer to this is formal church
> discipline. Such a person must be put outside of the church where he
> belongs.
>
> Under church discipline, he must be sent to join his brothers in
> rebellion those who refuse to come to Christ because of "all the
> hypocrites in church."
> ________________
> Credenda/Agenda Vol. 7, No. 1
There is only one church here on earth that has no hypocrites in it
and this would be Jesus' church as written in Matthew 16:18...
"And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My
church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it." -- LORD Jesus
Christ (Matthew 16:18)
Amen.
In the Holy Spirit, I know that the name of Jesus' church is WDJW:
Dear Mort, can you publicly say "Jesus is LORD" ?
Love in the truth,
Andrew <><
--
Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-certified Heart Doctor
and Author of "Be Hungry"
http://NetCabal.com
"Don't be left behind as were Cleopus and Simon ...
... -----------------> be hungry ! ! !"
"... no one can say 'Jesus is LORD' except by the Holy Spirit." (1 Cor
12:3)
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/035c93540862751c?
What are the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven?
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/980b41e6999de315?
Only the truth can cure the "hunger is starvation" delusion:
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/74281ab7d7ce78de?
tr...@finder.com
the result of the false teaching denoted by WWJD, which arises from the
lie
that Peter walked on the water because he had become like Jesus.
It is the fact that Peter walked on the water because he was mindful of
WDJW that can be used by Jesus' disciples to drive out the abomination
of
WWJD thereby unifying the body of Christ across all the Christian
denominations:"
I'm greatly saddened by this level of confusion and distortion of
thought.
One can only ask as always why some are struck down and others not? Such
a
promising young person struck down in the bloom of youth always is
reason
for pause to consider this eternal question.
There but for the grace of God goes any of us.
May God bless and protect and heal.
Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
> Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
>
> > http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/eed54d797c708910?
>
> "The existence of Christian denominations dividing the body of Christ is
> the result of the false teaching denoted by WWJD, which arises from the
> lie that Peter walked on the water because he had become like Jesus.
>
> It is the fact that Peter walked on the water because he was mindful of
> WDJW that can be used by Jesus' disciples to drive out the abomination
> of WWJD thereby unifying the body of Christ across all the Christian
> I'm greatly saddened ...
... so much so that you are now in the deepest despair as your
abomination is being destroyed.
May we, who are Jesus' disciples (either Jew or gentile), continue to
be mindful of WDJW by rebuking you at each GOD-given opportunity as
GOD desires:
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/31c3b88286afc5bd?
<><
"The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the
LORD." (Proverbs 16:33)
Amen.
A Spirit-guided exegesis of Proverbs 16:33 ...
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/085dcffcafb7e4e2?
Nothing happens by chance because everything happens only as GOD
allows it (Ecclesiastes 9:11):
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/21527d1832960109?
Sign that GOD can easily unleash an H5N1 Pandemic at any time:
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/a4581567229974c0?
What we are teaching to prepare folks in our local communities for the
possible eventuality of a deadlier Pan-Flu:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfmkax1wbRU
How to not be fearful:
Trust the truth, Who is Jesus !!!
May dear neighbors, friends, and brethren have a blessedly wonderful
2009th year since the birth of our LORD Jesus Christ as our Messiah,
the Son of Man ...
... by being hungrier:
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/f891e617d10bd689?
Hunger is wonderful ! ! !
It's how we know the answer to the question "What does Jesus
want?" (WDJW):
Yes, hunger is our knowledge of good versus evil that Adam and Eve
paid for with their and our immortal lives:
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/52a3db8576495806?
Hunger is the physical "hearts burning within us" feeling that unlocks
the 4 mysteries of the "Road to Emmaus" adventure described in Luke
24:
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/386f56c2f6d0b154?
Moreover, being hungrier is the key to being Jesus' disciples:
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/bd20d7c4fe878897?
Being physically hungrier is how we will physically recognize Jesus
when He physically returns for us to meet Him physically in the air:
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/ffa6609710ea9587?
"Blessed are you who hunger NOW...
... for you will be satisfied." -- LORD Jesus Christ (Luke 6:21)
Amen.
Here is a Spirit-guided exegesis of Luke 6:21 given in hopes of
promoting much greater understanding:
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/cc2aa8f8a4d41360?
Jesus is LORD, forever !!!
Be hungrier, which is truly healthier for mind, body, and soul:
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/991d4e30704307e7?
Marana tha
Prayerfully in the awesome name of our Messiah, LORD Jesus Christ,
Andrew <><
--
tr...@finder.com
the result of the false teaching denoted by WWJD, which arises from the
lie
that Peter walked on the water because he had become like Jesus.
It is the fact that Peter walked on the water because he was mindful of
WDJW that can be used by Jesus' disciples to drive out the abomination
of
WWJD thereby unifying the body of Christ across all the Christian
denominations:"
I'm greatly saddened by this level of confusion and distortion of
Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
despairingly posted:
> Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
>
>
> I'm greatly saddened ...
... so much so that you are now in such deep despair that you are
perseverating.
May we, who are Jesus' disciples (either Jew or gentile), continue to
be mindful of WDJW by rebuking you at each GOD-given opportunity as
GOD desires:
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/518c33efe51560d7?
St. Jackanapes
In sci.med.cardiology, Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote...
> There is only one church here on earth that has no hypocrites in it
> and this would be Jesus' church as written in Matthew 16:18...
You are a hypocrite, Chung. And a liar, too.
Read this & enlighten yourself: http://jesusneverexisted.com/
--
St. Jackanapes
http://www.jackanapes.ws
http://www.voy.com/20630/
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The ejaculate from Satan has the consistency
~ and smell of emesis." -- Andrew B Chung
St. Jackanapes
In sci.med.cardiology, tr...@finder.com wrote...
> May God bless and protect and heal.
>
Fuck you, Chung.
tr...@finder.com
May God bless and protect and heal.
Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
<><
Trust the truth, Who is Jesus !!!
Marana tha
Prayerfully in the awesome name of our Messiah, LORD Jesus Christ,
Andrew <><
--
Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-certified Cardiologist
and Author of "Be Hungry"
http://NetCabal.com
"Don't be left behind as were Cleopus and Simon ...
... -----------------> be hungry ! ! !"
"... no one can say 'Jesus is LORD' except by the Holy Spirit." (1 Cor