The Gift Nobody Wants (Paul Washer)

True, God doesn't need you rmeasly 1K. But what does tithing have to do with this? Do you give out of the law of tithing or out of mercy? How can we in good conscience see so many poor, starving, hurting people & give only according to what we must give, & not what we could afford to give? We would rather soak up all the stuff of this world while ignoring the cries of starving children. Why are we so cruel? Why don't we cry for them, go to them, rescue them? We are the blind Church of Laodicea!

Now you assume I don't tithe and give money to the poor. Wow. Since I already give to the poor, and free slaves and children sold into prostitution (through several ministries), it doesn't convict me in the least. I do it out of obedience. At the same time, I realize that God doesn't need my money to work. He created the universe after all ... does He really need my little $1000?

There's everything wrong with having a Mercedes Benz.
A 19K car would work just as well so why spend 25K more?
That's wasting God's money.

Children are DYING FOR A BOWL OF RICE and you say it's OK to hog 40K on yourself.
You are the Laodicean Church that made Jesus want to spew us out of His mouth!
The Church of the Pathetic Apathetic.
We care not for those suffering, starving to death, homeless, orphaned, diseased because if we looked twice we might feel guilty. Shame on us! Repent!

Wasting God's money?! Is your God so small that He needs mans' money?

No, but God tells us to be a good stewart of His money. Does God want us to horde His money on our own personal desires? Or would it be the better way to be blessed knowing that you saved African children from starving to death, to live to see another day?
Where is your sense of compassion for the poor?
Jesus said, "Love thy neighbor as thyself." God doesn't SPEND money, He works through obedient sons & daughters.
I hope this convicts you of your priorites.
Take a good look in the mirror.

I praise the Lord Jesus Christ for the day I found brother Washer on Youtube. I have been a christian for more than 30 years and his is the strongest, purest, most convicting gospel preaching I have ever heard. May the hearing of his unadulterated truth do a mighty work in me. All for the honor and glory of our eternal, one true God. I also offer that request for all who listen with an open and receptive heart.

GREAT VIDEO

What the church today has been raised on is if you believe in Jesus you will be born again. In ALL early Baptist confessions you must be born again in order to believe in Jesus spiritually dead men may have idea who he thinks Jesus Christ is. Until he is born by Spirit his nature of being dead makes him unable to come to life who is Jesus. This is why he must be brought to life first and regenerated for a true conversion to take place where he is then able to believe in to Christ knowing him.

I was wondering if anyone could bring light to this and correct me in my quote if I am wrong. Washer was giving an analogy of a good tree and how it "may have a couple of bad apples on it, but it bears thousands of good apples. It's a good tree!". Jesus said "a good tree CANNOT BEAR BAD FRUIT". Any help would be appreciated. Grace and peace!

Luke, your example in itself perhaps to you is the bad fruit in Washer('s sermon), and it proves the point which Paul was making. But I think you just answered your own question. LOL...