Would Jesus Christ Condone That?

Comparing some church leaders today with Jesus

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Make in the late 1990s my local Christian bookstore sold a wrist band with the initials WWJD the initials for “What Would Jesus Do”? Right now, I’m wondering if many Christians even think about what Jesus would think who is leading many of the churches in the United States today.

The Self-Centered Leader

I think Jesus would be disappointed with many of the people who say they are his followers. I see people who are militant zealots who are following a man who claims to be a follower of Christ, but his words and actions only show us how little he cares for anyone but himself. I don’t understand their enthusiasm of him. Don’t they see that he is only using them to promote, not the gospel that Jesus originated, but himself and goes against everything that Christ stands for. Jesus said that if we wanted to please God, we were to become the servants of his people. He didn’t say that we were to become manipulators of people.

The Rich Church Leader

I think Jesus is also disappointed with men who claim to be God’s man but manipulates people by corrupting Bible passages to get those people to give money to this so called “God’s Man” and his ministry. This person convinces people that by…