Does God Smile Upon Preachers?
by Van Robison
For some He surely does. For others
He no doubt does not. Would you say that Jesus Christ
is pleased with the following customs and rituals of
Christians and their human pastors?
- Going to church on Saturday?
- Going to church on Sunday?
- Paying tithes to your local church?
- Sitting in pews?
- Spending money on physical buildings?
- Steeples on top of church buildings?
- Stained glass windows?
- Wearing robes to preach?
- Wearing robes to sing?
- Going forward at the end of church service even when you already are a believer in Christ?
- Television cameras in the church service?
- Submission to pastors?
- Weekly church attendance for life?
- Teaching Sunday School?
- Placing faith in your pastor and church?
- Other common practices of church goers?
- Loving God with all your heart?
- Loving others as you love yourself?
- Loving even your enemies?
- Doing unto others as you would have them do unto you?
- Being a peacemaker?
- Being merciful?
- Walking in humility?
- Doing justice to others?
- Being pure in heart?
- Having empathy for others?
- Hungering and thirsting after righteousness?
- Doing your charitable deeds in secret and not to be seen of men?
- Worshiping God in spirit and in truth?
- Many other teachings of Jesus Christ?
