Should the Church and its Ministers be Controversial?

Part two of my feed back.

Because I speak the truth; if you want to see revival, other than just pray, God expects you to do something about it. I have suffered alienation, hunger, loss of health, and even a heart attack this past April. Yet, I am not seen as one who has sacrificed for the kingdom, I am seen as one who is speaks lies and is doing it out of covetousness.

The Article is quite accurate, I know this from my own experience. However, I have found that the greatest arguments against preaching the word as it is written comes not from the world but from the Pastors in the pulpit. They preach a watered down message covering God’s love for us only. What they fail to do is explain to the body that Christ does not think you love Him if you do not keep His commandments. John 14:15. Now, when was the last time you heard that preached from the pulpit?

As a homeless preacher I find that I am the most controversial message of all times. Many tell me that I cannot be called because of the hardships that I am facing in my efforts to do that which the Lord called me to do, “preach His word to America”. I have found that when a well know anchor man leaves a six figure income job to preach the gospel, he seen as making a great sacrifice and is well supported by the churches. However, if a poor unemployed man attempts to go into the same ministry, he is seen as not making a great sacrifice, criticized, condemned for not having a job, and not supported. Because of this, his very life is on the line for it. Who then, is making the greatest sacrifice.

I agree wholeheartedly with the article. Today many in our churches have began to preach a watered down Gospel to sate the "opinions" of those who cannot embrace the truth. We have pastors who compromise the Word of God because of the "offendedness" of the culture we live in. They preach in ways to satisfy the "itching ears" of a people who only want to accept the truth when it is convenient, but when It is not convenient they scream words like "controversy" and "accuracy." This is why in some of our churches there are homosexuals sitting in the pews thinking that it is okay for them to be in the condition that they are in, Gay Marriage priests, prosperity preaching, and many other problems that face our churches today. All believers everywhere have a resposibiliy to deliver the message uncompromisingly, no matter what anybody has to say about it. We need to stop responding to the demands of those outside the church and take our churches back. God Bless.