Some Christians are often insecure about their own spiritual shortcomings. Why? For one thing, in too many of our biggest and most visible churches, we see role models who appear to have everything. These prosperity gospel preachers smile all the time and talk about how God wants to prosper us, no matter what( "NO MATTER WHAT"). Taking verses out of context, they spread the poisonous belief that there’s something wrong with us if we don’t have that sacred triune (Happy, Healthy,and Wealthy) wrapped up.
The sad result is that instead of talking about our problems openly and feeling as if church were the perfect place to share our brokenness, we’ve swallowed the lie that we have to get "gussied up" to interact with other Christians. Heaven forbid we look weak in front of our fellow believers!
Well this is what the bible said about that ; God's design of the human body—and, by analogy, the church as the body of Christ—intentionally gives special honor to parts that might appear to be less honorable (12:24). Why? Paul answers this way: "This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other" (12:25). That last phrase might be rendered more literally: "So that the members might care in the same way for each other." In God's vision for the church, all of the members care for each other in a tapestry of compassion and love.;
I am not trying to relieve others by putting a burden on you; but since you have plenty at this time, it is only fair that you should help those who are in need. Then when you are in need and they have plenty, they will help you. In this way both are treated equally. As the scripture says, The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered too little did not have too little. (2 Corinthians 8:13-15)
As long as there is some members who are weary and burdened and unattended, it is not a real prosperity gospel church. So take off the mask. Every fellowship is a heaven of rest for all weak and strong, rich and poor, happy and sad.We are here to comfort one another and not to make somebody feel unblessed.
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