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Should the Church and its Ministers be Controversial?
Richard Roberts is an American televangelist and a former president of Oral Roberts university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is the son of televangelist Oral Roberts. In October 2007 Roberts was named as a defendant in a widely publicized lawsuit alleging improper usage of university funds forpolitical and personal purposes along with the improper use of university resources. The scandal led to his resignation the following month. This is maybe why CHC cancel the weekend service with him schedule to be around July 2008. This year SOT is not in any kind of link with the university.
This really shock me! Mike Guglielmucci is the person who wrote the song "Healer" feature in the Hillsong lastest albulm "This is our God" In August, 2008, Guglielmucci admitted that his claims about having an aggressive form of cancer, supposedly diagnosed in 2006 were untrue. He is no longer serving in active ministry, and is now seeking professional help. In October 2006, Guglielmucci revealed how he had gone to the hospital for a series of tests which revealed that he had "quite an aggressive form of cancer". He said that it was this diagnosis and moment that inspired his song Healer. Guglielmucci's has confessed that he suffers from a pornography addiction, "This is who I am - I'm addicted to the stuff, it consumes my mind." People donate to him because of his so call "Cancer"
This were few of the latest controversial news in the Christian world. It is so sad. Of course there are still more such as Benny Hinn, Joyce Meyer, Joel Osteen, Kennth Copeland and many more. Our Ps Kong Hee is not spear either. People criticise the way they do church and preach the gospel. Say so much bad things on the Internet and slander them. 1 of the most talked topic is the "Prosperity gospel" I remember reading 1 blog cater to criticise Ps Kong teaching and CHC. There are just such people around in this society. Calling them fake preacher and false prophet. They even quote the Word of Jesus regarding the rise of such preacher!
The message of the church is controversial, depending on which side of the morality fence you may be standing. If preachers are deemed to be controversial it will depend on whose gospel they are preaching.Franklin Graham recently said, speaking of Dr. Jerry Falwell, “Jerry was portrayed by the media as a controversial figure, but I knew him as a friend. Any man of God who holds to the truth of Scripture will be considered controversial by the world. As Jesus said, ‘All men will hate you because of Me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved (Matthew 10:22, NIV)’.”
No matter what you say or write, there is no controversy until someone does not agree with you. To that person, what you are saying or doing becomes controversial. You can often get some idea of whether you are right or wrong simply by who agrees and disagrees with you. When a person, by what he believes, speaks or writes, leads others to debate, argument, disputation and disagreement we quickly label him as being controversial. Do you know of any person who is not controversial to some degree? When I was a college freshman I took a class in Bible history. Unless you know something about your ancestry and what has preceded you, you may never know where you are going. In those two semesters I realized that many people who have done anything worthwhile have been embroiled in controversy. Ambrose Bierce called controversy, “A battle in which spittle and ink replace the... cannon ball.” The Bible is full of revered and sainted characters who were as controversial as anybody is in the world today. Their names were Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Isaiah, Elijah, Moses, Joshua, Daniel, David, Solomon, Amos, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Peter, Stephen, James, Paul and the most controversial of all of them was Jesus. These men still stir up controversy, disagreement and debate wherever their message is presented.
The Rev. Dr. Jonathan Falwell, who has succeeded his father as pastor of the 27,000 member Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, was asked in a television interview, “Are you going to be as controversial as your father?” Jonathan replied, “If your definition of controversial is that we are going to continue to speak to the issues of the day, speak out against abortion, speak out in favor of traditional marriage, speak out in favor of the family, then I can assure you we will be.” You could also add such evils as gambling, alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, adultery, pornography and other wicked things and every evil influence. Few politicians will ever take a strong stand against evil and if you insist that they should you will hear them whine, “We cannot legislate morality.” So they continue on legislating immorality and apparently feel smug and comfortable in doing so. If we do not stand strongly for what is right, our nation may one day be taking its final gasps of freedom’s air. What made this nation strong and free is the only thing that will keep it that way. A brilliant first century writer asked two controversial questions: “For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect?” Then he nailed them with these two controversial answers, “Certainly not! Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar" (
When the church and its preachers declare God’s eternal truth all in the world who do not believe in truth will cry out, “You are too controversial.” But that does not alter truth one iota. We are not the judge of truth. Truth will judge us.
Disclaimer: The above article does not reflect the view of the writer in this blog.
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Should the Church and its Ministers be Controversial?
Richard Roberts is an American televangelist and a former president of Oral Roberts university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is the son of televangelist Oral Roberts. In October 2007 Roberts was named as a defendant in a widely publicized lawsuit alleging improper usage of university funds forpolitical and personal purposes along with the improper use of university resources. The scandal led to his resignation the following month. This is maybe why CHC cancel the weekend service with him schedule to be around July 2008. This year SOT is not in any kind of link with the university.
This really shock me! Mike Guglielmucci is the person who wrote the song "Healer" feature in the Hillsong lastest albulm "This is our God" In August, 2008, Guglielmucci admitted that his claims about having an aggressive form of cancer, supposedly diagnosed in 2006 were untrue. He is no longer serving in active ministry, and is now seeking professional help. In October 2006, Guglielmucci revealed how he had gone to the hospital for a series of tests which revealed that he had "quite an aggressive form of cancer". He said that it was this diagnosis and moment that inspired his song Healer. Guglielmucci's has confessed that he suffers from a pornography addiction, "This is who I am - I'm addicted to the stuff, it consumes my mind." People donate to him because of his so call "Cancer"
This were few of the latest controversial news in the Christian world. It is so sad. Of course there are still more such as Benny Hinn, Joyce Meyer, Joel Osteen, Kennth Copeland and many more. Our Ps Kong Hee is not spear either. People criticise the way they do church and preach the gospel. Say so much bad things on the Internet and slander them. 1 of the most talked topic is the "Prosperity gospel" I remember reading 1 blog cater to criticise Ps Kong teaching and CHC. There are just such people around in this society. Calling them fake preacher and false prophet. They even quote the Word of Jesus regarding the rise of such preacher!
The message of the church is controversial, depending on which side of the morality fence you may be standing. If preachers are deemed to be controversial it will depend on whose gospel they are preaching.Franklin Graham recently said, speaking of Dr. Jerry Falwell, “Jerry was portrayed by the media as a controversial figure, but I knew him as a friend. Any man of God who holds to the truth of Scripture will be considered controversial by the world. As Jesus said, ‘All men will hate you because of Me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved (Matthew 10:22, NIV)’.”
No matter what you say or write, there is no controversy until someone does not agree with you. To that person, what you are saying or doing becomes controversial. You can often get some idea of whether you are right or wrong simply by who agrees and disagrees with you. When a person, by what he believes, speaks or writes, leads others to debate, argument, disputation and disagreement we quickly label him as being controversial. Do you know of any person who is not controversial to some degree? When I was a college freshman I took a class in Bible history. Unless you know something about your ancestry and what has preceded you, you may never know where you are going. In those two semesters I realized that many people who have done anything worthwhile have been embroiled in controversy. Ambrose Bierce called controversy, “A battle in which spittle and ink replace the... cannon ball.” The Bible is full of revered and sainted characters who were as controversial as anybody is in the world today. Their names were Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Isaiah, Elijah, Moses, Joshua, Daniel, David, Solomon, Amos, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Peter, Stephen, James, Paul and the most controversial of all of them was Jesus. These men still stir up controversy, disagreement and debate wherever their message is presented.
The Rev. Dr. Jonathan Falwell, who has succeeded his father as pastor of the 27,000 member Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, was asked in a television interview, “Are you going to be as controversial as your father?” Jonathan replied, “If your definition of controversial is that we are going to continue to speak to the issues of the day, speak out against abortion, speak out in favor of traditional marriage, speak out in favor of the family, then I can assure you we will be.” You could also add such evils as gambling, alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, adultery, pornography and other wicked things and every evil influence. Few politicians will ever take a strong stand against evil and if you insist that they should you will hear them whine, “We cannot legislate morality.” So they continue on legislating immorality and apparently feel smug and comfortable in doing so. If we do not stand strongly for what is right, our nation may one day be taking its final gasps of freedom’s air. What made this nation strong and free is the only thing that will keep it that way. A brilliant first century writer asked two controversial questions: “For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect?” Then he nailed them with these two controversial answers, “Certainly not! Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar" (
When the church and its preachers declare God’s eternal truth all in the world who do not believe in truth will cry out, “You are too controversial.” But that does not alter truth one iota. We are not the judge of truth. Truth will judge us.
Disclaimer: The above article does not reflect the view of the writer in this blog.
