James 2:27 'pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, to go to church, pay your tithes, and give offerings when it's the pastors birthday, anniversary, appreciation day, when he needs another vacation, a new cad, and a trip to Jerusalem. ........NOT, NADA, NOPE, UH UH. Take another look at this verse:
'pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, ...wait for it, wait for it, put your seat belt on....here comes....is to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction.
visit:Greek: episkeptomai: here it comes, wait for it.....wait for it....'to care for, come to help, look out for, show concern.'
And don't tell me that your church gives a sack of groceries to a widow worth 20 dollars after and only after she coughed up 80 dollars worth of tithes on her monthly check. Did I mention the word corruption along with the word defiled?
How did that verse go....pure(true, innocent) religion and undefiled?
Note the word innocent, harmless....not abusing the poor or widows....like the modern 'church' does. Don't tell me about the one you know of that doesn't defraud the poor....the majority do with impunity. 40 years now I know what I'm talking about.
Corrupting(peddling) Christianity is rampant. At the flash point. God is bringing judgement on the house (ekklesia) of God for this (defilement) and theft. Who's robbing who? Will a man rob God by robbing the widows(devouring widows houses)?
The stench has reached heaven. God will not let this go unchallenged.
'pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, ...wait for it, wait for it, put your seat belt on....here comes....is to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction.
visit:Greek: episkeptomai: here it comes, wait for it.....wait for it....'to care for, come to help, look out for, show concern.'
And don't tell me that your church gives a sack of groceries to a widow worth 20 dollars after and only after she coughed up 80 dollars worth of tithes on her monthly check. Did I mention the word corruption along with the word defiled?
How did that verse go....pure(true, innocent) religion and undefiled?
Note the word innocent, harmless....not abusing the poor or widows....like the modern 'church' does. Don't tell me about the one you know of that doesn't defraud the poor....the majority do with impunity. 40 years now I know what I'm talking about.
Corrupting(peddling) Christianity is rampant. At the flash point. God is bringing judgement on the house (ekklesia) of God for this (defilement) and theft. Who's robbing who? Will a man rob God by robbing the widows(devouring widows houses)?
The stench has reached heaven. God will not let this go unchallenged.