{"id":4649,"date":"2014-04-23T22:01:31","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T05:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=4649"},"modified":"2014-04-23T22:01:31","modified_gmt":"2014-04-24T05:01:31","slug":"why-your-pastor-may-not-be-your-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2014\/04\/23\/why-your-pastor-may-not-be-your-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Your Pastor May Not Be Your Friend"},"content":{"rendered":"

April 23, 2014\u00a0–\u00a0Dave Hodges<\/a><\/h2>\n
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The Common Sense Show<\/a><\/p>\n

April 23, 2014<\/p>\n

The times we live in are perilous. Our way of life is under direct attack and Armageddon could be thrust upon us at any time. There, I do not have the time mince words and I will be clear, there is an overwhelming chance that your pastor is not your friend.<\/p>\n

Pastor Greg Tucker<\/h2>\n

I recently condemned pastors who support and lead churches who \u201cenjoy\u201d the 501-C-3 tax exempt status offered by the IRS. This prompted Pastor Greg Tucker to publicly criticize my stance on this issue and he demanded to know what pastors I was attacking. This article will make it clear who I am attacking and why the vast majority of you who are reading this words need to leave your church if you truly value the salvation of your soul.<\/p>\n

Pastor Tucker has seen fit to take me to task for my comments regarding my advice for all Christian believers should leave their church if that church is a tax-exempt 501-C-3. \u00a0Pastor Tucker said \u201c\u2026Not sure which pastors you are implicating, but I would suggest not including ALL pastors in your expression as you have in this article\u201d.\u00a0 Pastor Tucker, let\u2019s be clear.\u00a0I am implicating all pastors of 501-C-3 churches. Are you such a pastor who is endangering the salvation of your flock?\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

From Pastor Tucker:<\/p>\n

\u201cPoint of emphasis\u2026Not sure which pastors you are implicating, but I would suggest not including ALL pastors in your expression as you have in this article. This is a wrongheaded assumption. This pastor for one has spent the last two years bringing my leaders \u00a0congregation along in developing a watchful eye of what I see coming; occupying (words of Jesus) our space; time in the way He leads us to do so. So to lump me as a pastor in wrong headed assumptions like you have here is a big mistake. For me it invalidates your message. Makes me raise the question, \u201cWhat other wrong headed assumptions are you building your argument on?\u201d And I\u2019ve been an avid reader of your posts for some time now\u2013but will reconsider this, maybe I was the one making a wrong-headed assumption myself about you; your message. Disheartening to say the least\u2013not all pastors; churches fit the picture you paint of us; you should acknowledge such. Tactics like these are nothing but fear peddling for the sake of instilling fear as opposed to standing your ground in the strength, power; might in Christ Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pastor Greg Tucker<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Is your church a friend or foe? Is your church is a 501-C-3 tax exempt church? Is your church an agent of the government? If your church leadership does not condemn anything controversial, no matter how antithetical to the word of God, you are not worshiping in a Christian church. If your church is a 501-C-3 tax exempt church, your church leadership has already been taught to educate the flock to follow the will of the government, no matter how heinous the actions of these people may be. Does the following sound like your 501-3-C pastor?<\/p>\n

Romans 13 Does Not Equate to the Divine Right of Kings<\/h2>\n

Does your pastor command you to follow the will of the government because it is your Christian duty to do so under Romans 13?<\/p>\n

The modern interpretation of Romans 13 is pure blasphemy.<\/p>\n

To read the rest of this article, go to\u00a0http:\/\/thecommonsenseshow.com\/2014\/04\/23\/why-your-pastor-is-not-your-friend\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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