Many churches are not controlled and steered from a pure and good church board that acts according to the will of God, which is written in the Word, and represents, preaches, and brings the holiness and righteousness of the Kingdom of God to the people, but they are corrupt. Instead of justice, there is bloodshed. As a result of bloodshed, many churches don’t walk in obedience to the Word after the Spirit and the will of God, but they walk in obedience after the flesh and the will of the devil. There is no righteousness anymore, but lawlessness.
Bloodshed
Since the people, who walk after the flesh, want to be free and want to make their own rules, they don’t accept any authority, telling them what to do. Because of that, the will of God has been replaced by the will of man in many churches and they are no longer in the service of God, but in the service of man. Since the church board listens to the will and the needs of the people, the people decide what is said, preached, and done in the church.
And so the church board has changed from a board that represented the will of God and spoke the truth of God, which set the captives free, into a board that represents the will of man (the will of the devil) and speak the lies of the devil, which lead the people back into bondage and causes bloodshed.
Because of that, they are responsible and they shall be held accountable for the souls and the blood of many people, who have been led to hell, through their lies, which derived from their carnal mind and the wisdom of this world, or are still being led to hell because of their lies and are lost forever.
They don’t give account to the work of Jesus Christ
Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned (Mark 16:15-16)
Then opened Jesus their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, and said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things (Luke 24:45-48).
Jesus gave the commandment to the believers, to a.o. preach the gospel; the truth of God into the whole earth and to call the people to repentance, to baptize them (identification with the death and resurrection of Christ), and to make them disciples of Jesus Christ. But that hardly happens anymore.
Only a view believers call the people to repentance, but the majority of people preach a message of false love and false grace that says that it doesn’t matter how you live.
Because of these lies, true repentance hardly happens anymore, but the people keep walking in sin and think they are saved, while in reality, they are not (Read also: Once saved, always saved?).
The cross may be present in many churches and may hang on the necks of many people, but many people, who say they believe, are ignorant about the work of Jesus Christ at the cross.
They know that Jesus died at the cross for the sins of the people, but that’s it.
Because if they truly knew what happened at the cross and what Jesus has done, they wouldn’t call themselves sinners anymore and would not live like sinners and persevere in sin (Read also: ‘The true meaning of the cross‘. and ‘Do you always remain a sinner?).
The preachers and leaders of the church would not tolerate and approve sin and make the people, who visit the church, children of the devil. But they but would act according to the will of the Word and call the sinners to repentance and the removal of sin and make them children of God. Because that’s what Jesus did.
The cross doesn’t lead to sin, but to repentance
Jesus was and is no Promoter of sin and the cross doesn’t lead to sin, but to repentance of sin and the death of the old carnal man (Read also: Is Jesus a Promoter of sin?).
Many people use the cross and the blood of Jesus as a license to keep sinning and therefore they have made the message of the cross and the power of the blood of no effect.
Instead of believing in Jesus Christ and His work and preaching the truth of God and the work of Jesus Christ, that saves people and redeem them from every oppression of the darkness and lead people to eternal life, they believe in the knowledge and wisdom of the world and preach lies, that lead to oppression and bondage and ensure that people keep walking in darkness and eventually lead them to hell.
The cross, the blood, and the redemptive work of Jesus Christ is no longer the center, but it has become a symbol and a side issue in many churches.
They speak lies, which causes the people to live in iniquity and persevere in sin
He that turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination. Whoso causes the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession (Proverbs 28:9-10)
Through their lies, people hardly repent anymore and the old man is not put off, but the sinful nature of the old man remains alive (Read also: What is repentance? and Put off the old man.).
The people are no longer confronted with the truth and the will of God and therefore they don’t put off the works of the flesh, but because of the motivational sermons, which are mainly focused on the soul, body, and the prosperity of people in this world, the flesh is nourished and strengthened and the people persevere in doing the works of the flesh and demons can continue their destructive works in the lives of people.
They call evil good and good evil
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! (Isaiah 5:20)
What is good in the eyes of God, they consider as evil, and what is evil in the eyes of God, they consider as good. They turn everything around, because they belong to the kingdom of darkness that diametrically opposes the Kingdom of God.
And because many believers stay ignorant, because they don’t study the Word by themselves but rely on the words of preachers, they are led and misled by the lies of preachers and live unholy lives, that exalt and worship the devil instead of God.
They are wise in their own eyes and prudent in their own sight
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! (Isaiah 5:21)
Many don’t rely upon God anymore and are no longer inspired and led by the Word of God and the Holy Spirit. Instead, they rely on their own insight, wisdom, and knowledge and are led by them, causing them to preach their own opinions and findings. And to make their sermons Christian approved, they add some Scripture to their (motivational) message, which many times revolve around themselves.
And so they mix the truth of God with their own carnal wisdom and twist the truth in such a deceptive manner, that they unnoticeably change the truth into lies, so that they don’t have to kill the deeds of the flesh, but can live after their carnal lusts and desires.
And the hearers believe their words and get the green light to walk after the flesh and persevere in sin.
They justify the wicked for reward and take away the righteousness of the righteous
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! (Isaiah 5:22-23)
They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them (Proverbs 28:4)
The bloodshed in the church causes the leaders to treat the people unequally and not accordingly after their works. Because they are carnal and are led by the flesh, they are open to bribery and treat the people, who have a name or a certain position in the church or society and/or are wealthy differently.
Since they believe the lies of the devil and have cast away the law of God and despised the Word, they shall justify the wicked and take away the righteousness of the righteous. Which means that they shall tolerate and approve sin and reject righteousness.
They cast away the law and despises the Word
They don’t listen en don’t yield to the Holy Spirit, Who represents the will and the law of God. Neither do they listen to the Word, Who also represents the will and the law of God. But they exalt themselves above the Word and the Holy Spirit.
Through obedience to the lies of the devil, many churches that live in the New Covenant have left God and have rejected the Word and the Holy Spirit, Who represent the will of God, and have changed justice into bloodshed and lawlessness and destroyed the vineyard of God and turned the vineyard into a wilderness.
Just like in the Old Covenant, the people of Israel left God’s will and rejected His words and His law and turned the justice in the vineyard in bloodshed and lawlessness and turned the vineyard of God into a wilderness (Isaiah 5:1-7).
Because that is the present state of many churches: a wilderness.
But now it’s all about, whether these churches want to listen to those, who warn them and call them to repentance and the removal of sin and to do the will of God or that they remain prideful, just like the wicked vinedressers and reject their words and silence them.
The parable of the wicked vinedressers
Then began Jesus to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time. And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty. And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty. And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out. Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him. But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours. So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid. And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. (Luke 20:9-18 (Matthew 21:33-45 en Mark 12:1-12)).
In the Old Covenant God sent out of love for His people, His prophets to warn His people and to call them to repentance and the removal of sin and to live after His will.
His prophets represented the law of Moses, which represents the will of God, and spake the words of God, but many times, the leaders and the people of God didn’t want to listen, but rejected the law and despised the words of God, which were spoken through the mouths of the prophets. Because of that, many prophets were persecuted, put in prison, and/or killed.
Then God sent His beloved Son Jesus Christ, Who represented the law and the will of God and spoke the words of God, which were hard to hear for many people. But Jesus, Who is the reflected image of God, was also persecuted by the leaders and the people and put in prison and eventually crucified.
From the birth of the Church, the sons of God (males and females), who have become a new creation in Jesus Christ and belong to God and have the Spirit of God, whereby the law of God, which represents His will, is written in their hearts, experience the same thing.
Many sons of God, who have received His nature and walk after His will in His commandments and speak His words, were and still are persecuted and in some countries even taken captive and/or killed because of their faith in Jesus Christ.
The workers of lawlessness
Unfortunately, there are many, who are not born again and are no workers of righteousness, but workers of iniquity; workers of lawlessness, who belong to the kingdom of darkness and walk in darkness. The workers of lawlessness can’t bear to hear the truth of the Word, since the Word confronts them and testifies that their works are evil.
They can’t bear the light and therefore they only want one thing and that’s to extinguish the light and silence the people, who speak the Word of God. So that they can live their own lives and live after the lusts and desires of their flesh and persevere in sin, without being bothered and without anyone confronting them and telling them that what they do is wrong.
But Jesus; the Word confronted the people with the truth and didn’t fear the people. Jesus spoke the truth openly about the final destination of those, who reject the law of God and despises His Word, and are workers of lawlessness (workers of iniquity).
Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy Name? and in Thy Name have cast out devils? and in Thy Name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity (Matthew 7:21-23).
They can be scholars of Scriptures, ordained in the church and hold top positions and speak wonderful inspiring words, and do signs and wonders. But if they don’t submit to the Word and don’t live according to the will of the Father, then they can use all kinds of titles and name themselves whatever they want, but the Word calls them workers of lawlessness (workers of iniquity).
The workers of lawlessness belong to the kingdom of darkness and shall not inherit the Kingdom of God (Luke 13:24-28). But they shall spend eternity with their master to whom’s words they have listened to their whole life. They shall go to the same destinations as their lord and master in whom they have believed and whom they have followed, obeyed, and served.
‘Be the salt of the earth’
