Paul's Passing Thoughts

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This question is often asked by those seeking answers in regard
to church tyranny.

How can the church get away with outrageous behavior and yet
maintain enough of a following to pay for its massive infrastructure?
The answer is fairly simple: the church intimidates with lofty elitist
credentials which are set against the highest stakes possible; eternity
in ether heaven or hell. Is the church really God’s authority on earth
and the overseer of salvation by proxy? With the stakes so high,
many choose to play it safe and capitulate to church authority.

But is that really playing it safe? Could we be hiding our talents
in the ground in order to hand them back to God in the end? If so,
Christ’s indictment against the “lazy wicked servant” would be no
less fearful. While entrusting our eternal state to elitist authoritarians,
the fact remains that we are individually accountable to God for
the sum and substance of our own lives and we will get no pass for
being deceived.

This study represents a like narrative that has taken place world-
wide regarding the tenets of authentic Protestantism and how they
drive events in the local churches. Clearcreek Chapel was on the
cutting edge of the New Calvinist resurgence movement and is also
the same story retold by thousands who attended churches caught up
in the movement. That’s why this study is important for those who
want to know the truth about church and what to do moving forward.

In essence, they all use the same playbook because churches share
a common ideology that produces tyranny. The ideology is the
playbook.

“Please note, there is no such thing as hypocrisy in politics; all positions flow from ideology based on the political presupposition. Besides, who are you oh little person of the great unwashed to judge what is hypocrisy or not hypocrisy?”

Elitism is a result of sin, but this is a political post and not a religious one. Nevertheless, let me say that Elitism began in the garden. The serpent came to Eve and claimed to have more knowledge about God than she had. It can also be said that, clearly, the serpent claimed to have more knowledge about reality than Eve. Hence, caste was first introduced, and the serpent was presenting himself as a mediator between her and God. In addition, the serpent was claiming to have knowledge that would benefit her personally.

From this, Elitism was born. Those who have the superior knowledge should rule over those who have less knowledge because those with less knowledge are detrimental to humanity because of their ignorance. Socrates defined sin as ignorance.

Fundamentally, there are two different caste systems: freewill and predetermined. The latter dominated human history until the Enlightenment Era. Those of the Elitist class who should rule over the great unwashed are preordained in some way—usually by lineage. The British Crown is a good example.

America is based on a caste system, but there is a very important distinction that determines how free the people will be under such a caste system. In the American system, Elitism can be earned no matter who you are. This is freedom of upward mobility; this is the freewill caste system. In America, if you don’t like being treated like a loser by the Elitists, you can pursue an education and become one yourself. Remember, it is knowledge based; the perceived knowledge is the moral rule.

Better than both of these is Individualism. This is an organic body concept. To the degree that every individual is the best individual they can be, ALL people benefit. This would seem rather obvious. Think of a body and all of its cells. The 100 trillion cells that make up your body vary greatly in regard to the role they play, and their depth of intelligence and function. Even the most simple cells are well beyond being fully understood by scientists. To the extent that each cell is as healthy as it can be, human wellbeing is determined. In an individualist society, contributing to the success of every individual benefits all of the other individuals. America’s representative republic is based on Individualism while freewill caste is an unfortunate residual product of it.

Communism and Socialism flow from a predeterminant caste system. That is, those of the Elitist class are predetermined. There is no upward mobility for those not preselected. Elitism is defined by predeterminant caste.

Please note, there is no such thing as hypocrisy in politics; all positions flow from ideology based on the political presupposition. Besides, who are you oh little person of the great unwashed to judge what is hypocrisy or not hypocrisy?

Now, let’s put some feet on this. Nancy Pelosi is supposedly a hypocrite because she is for gun control but always protected by a heavily armed security detail that doesn’t have to abide by any gun laws like gun-free zones etc. That’s not hypocrisy at all, but merely a result of her Elitist ideology. According to her worldview; it makes perfect sense.

First, the great unwashed cannot be armed in case the Elitists have to do something they know is best for the whole of society that much of society might disagree with. Along with that comes necessary collateral damage that is outweighed by the greater good. Sure, you may have to watch your family being ravaged during a home invasion while defenseless, but that is unfortunate collateral damage for the greater good. In contrast, if an Elitist is lost, the world has less knowledge and leadership to protect the great unwashed from themselves. The absolute cardinal sin is the belief that individuals know what’s best for themselves. This, in the eyes of Elitists, puts all of society at risk.

In addition, the sole purpose of the individual is to serve the needs of the Elitists; in fact, their total life value is based on their ability to do so. The following excerpt makes this point aptly:

Sharon Osbourne is facing backlash after revealing she forced her former assistant into a burning building before firing him.

On a recent episode of the BBC game show, Would I Lie To You?, Sharon, 67, recalled that she and Ozzy, 71, were home for Christmas one year when their house became engulfed in flames from a candle they were gifted for the holiday.

“This alarm was ringing and ringing,” The Talk host said. “A fire alarm. I sent him [Ozzy] down. And so he went down, and suddenly I hear my name being called. ‘Sharon, Sharon, help me!’ “

“I went downstairs and there he was in the living room and his arm was on fire,” Sharon continued. “He had a sling on. And half his hair was all on fire.”
After noting that Ozzy’s assistant was still sleeping during the crisis, Sharon said that she used a magazine to try and stop the fire on Ozzy’s shirt and hair, but to no avail.

“So then outside there was a fountain,” she explained. “I pushed Ozzy out and then the arm and his hair stopped. And then I think ‘Right, where is that assistant?’ So I go into the guest house and he’s going, ‘Everything Alright?’ and I’m like ‘No, house is on fire. Get out, help. Go in and get the paintings out.’ “

“There were dogs, and I said ‘You must go in and find the dogs,’ ” she recalled telling the assistant. “So he did get the dogs, and the fire engines arrive. Very lovely people. They came and they had this oxygen for the assistant. So then I said to him ‘How very dare you, you work here, and you get more paintings out right now.’ “

“I took the mask and I put it on my dog,” Sharon said, which earned applause and laughter from the judges and audience. She then explained the moment she decided to fire her husband’s assistant.

“After this terrible night, he was not talking to me,” Sharon recalled. “And Ozzy and I were counting everything and we were laughing and laughing and he goes ‘I don’t see what’s funny about any of this. I think I am going to have damaged lungs.’ “

“So then, I just said ‘If you don’t think that’s funny, do you think this is funny?’ And he said, ‘What?’ And I said, ‘You’re fired,’ ” Sharon said, again receiving applause and laughter from the studio.

When it came time for the judges to guess if the shocking story actually occurred, all three predicted it was true — which Sharon confirmed.
Following the revelation, fans flocked to social media to express their disappointment in Sharon.

A rep for Sharon did not immediately return PEOPLE’s request for comment.

Though many are shocked by this testimony from Osbourne, they shouldn’t be; the sum and substance of an individual’s life is determined by their ability to serve the Elitists according to their worldview.

Be sure of this: Elitist rule will rob us of all freedom if we allow it to have political power; Elitism is freedom’s greatest enemy.

paul

“We can add another practical question to the conversation: As a visitor to a new church, will you now be scrutinized by volunteer “security” people packing a Glock that they practice with 50 hours a year? When you reach for that tithe in your coat pocket, should you do so very slowly?”

Another church shooting  occurred in Texas yesterday, but with a new twist: armed parishioners took the guy out in about six seconds. If you watch the videos closely, some of the armed parishioners were already preparing to draw before the guy even stood up and started shooting. That’s because the guy was obviously creepy and wearing some sort of baggy trench coat and a weird looking hoody. I don’t go to church, but if I did, I would defiantly carry, and if I was there, would have taken up a position on the guy for readiness purposes. The guy had “active shooter” written all over him.

This is just another problem with institutional purpose builds that are places of “worship.” First of all, if you are a Christian, ALL of life is worship at all times and in all places. A purpose build where you go to “worship” at a particular place and time detracts from that truth. Secondly, if the church is “the people and not the building,” why all of the vast investment in infrastructure?

Because churches are public institutional buildings, anyone can walk in from the street during a “worship service.” They are referred to as “visitors.” Armed volunteer security can prevent a massacre, but a visitor with ill intent is always going to have the element of surprise. Even in this case where the guy was a walking billboard with “trouble” written all over it, two parishioners died.

Christian gatherings, that is, biblically speaking, were never for evangelizing. In fact, purpose builds are closely related to a false gospel that conflates justification and sanctification. Christian gatherings for “prayer, the breaking of bread, and teaching of doctrine,” were/are NOT for evangelizing. Christian gatherings are for sanctification and sanctification only.

Hence, real Christianity functions very much like a literal family and not an institution. Anyone coming to a home fellowship meeting is going to be familiar and known to those gathering together. Each home fellowship should decide for themselves if they want to invite curious seekers.

Institutional Christianity that requires a central meeting place where its authorities operate have myriads of other problems. To name a few more, in countries where Christians are persecuted; for example, in Muslim countries, Christians insist on gathering together in purpose builds at a particular time and place to make their slaughter more convenient. Why would they do that, and spend good money for the privilege? Answer: because church doctrine makes gathering together in a purpose build efficacious to the church’s salvation process. Church soteriology calls for submission to church authority as part of the salvation process, and infrastructure speaks to that authority.

Moreover, the church build model doesn’t work everywhere and in every cultural circumstance. Many cultures do not have an economic system that will support institutional buildings. In many countries, such builds are illegal unless approved by the government on a case by case consideration. In China, only the state church is allowed to have institutional buildings. This was also the case in the Roman Empire during the 1st century. That’s why Christ’s called-out assembly was primarily made up of home fellowships.

Also, last week, you may of heard of the stabbing attack on a gathering of Jews at a Rabbi’s house. The news stories also referred to a “synagogue” that was near by. Though thought of as a purpose build for worship, the Hebrew word is the Greek version of “ekklesia” translated as “church” in the English Bible. The idea of both words is a “congregation” or “assembly,” or more with the Hebrew version, “house of gathering.” In Jewish tradition, synagogues were primarily family homes where Jews gathered and that is also true today as can be noted by the news story. True, the attack illustrates that such violence can also happen at a home fellowship, but for the aforementioned reasons, very, very unlikely, especially if home fellowships take precautions. Private homes do not lend free access to whoever wants to walk in for any given reason; you just don’t walk into someone’s home uninvited.

In addition, if a home fellowship is aiding someone in a domestic violence situation, everyone in the fellowship is going to know and precautions can be taken. In contrast, when churches are involved in such situations the congregation is not aware for the most part. These are volatile situations, especially when the church is counseling a spouse to divorce her violent husband and maybe even paying for the divorce. This is a tragedy waiting to happen and puts the whole congregation at risk unawares.

We can add another practical question to the conversation: As a visitor to a new church, will you now be scrutinized by volunteer “security” people packing a Glock that they practice with 50 hours a year? When you reach for that tithe in your coat pocket, should you do so very slowly?

A book with many chapters could easily be written on the dysfunctionality of the institutional church system that flows from the false gospel of progressive salvation. Hopefully, people will give this issue more thought as this illogical system collides with real-life reality.

paul