A Black Perspective on White Indifference

The following paragraphs are my thoughts and words put together from conversations and interactions with various friends and acquaintances on the recent issues of race and relations here in America. For some they will be offended and others will empathize, but the goal is to make you think and have a positive impact that will lead to further conversation among those wherever you are for a greater understanding that will ultimately lead to helping find realistic solutions without continually and only rehearsing the problems. It is conversation and my personal perspective expressed in the hopes you that are reading better understand the thought process behind some of the various feelings and thoughts currently being voiced in our society:

ICONOCLAST: "Bill Cosby, Jello Puddin-Tang, & Being Black"

"ICONOCLAST" - One who destroys traditions, superstitions, religious images, icons, or cherished beliefs that are based on error. 

I venture to disagree with some on the issue of "Bill Cosby" being lynched as a target of white supremacy or racism, because I don't believe that is the case concerning the current drugging and rape accusations against him. Cosby isn't being lynched; he's being told on in a very public and uncomfortable way which may or may not be the truth. This is not the flagship story of the day but one of several minor stories that just happens to involve a black man of great prominence. Everything is not the conspiracy we think it is. Powerful men get away with a whole lot more than the "average Joe" because they have a whole lot more means and influence, but the "chickens always come home to roost" in the end.

I'm Having A Hard Time Hearing You "Brotha/Sista"

Let me say this clearly: WHITE POLICE OFFICERS UNJUSTLY KILLING BLACK FOLKS HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH BLACK FOLKS ADDRESSING BLACK ON BLACK CRIME, SALVATION, OR OUR COMMUNITY ISSUES. You can make all the speeches or posts you want about "our" issues and preaching the gospel but that is not going to stop the police from putting a bullet in you or beating you to death. If you say the gospel is the solution and we need to preach it and live it then make sure you take that same message down to the local police station and preach it there too as well as on the steps of each city hall and state capital. We know "sin" is the main issue for all humanity, but injustice is a symptom of the sin we're in. If you're going to preach the gospel against sin then you can't ignore addressing injustice and truly call it the gospel.

An Open Letter to "Some" of the Black Community

To you of the black community who often come off as self-righteous pundits against the black community to make yourselves seem politically correct or appear as the "safe & non-threatening renaissance black man/woman" by constantly bringing up "black on black crime" to deflect issues of racism, police brutality, and injustice in our justice system against black people why don't you get off your "safe & non-threatening renaissance black behind" and go down to these same communities you condemn and actually help or send some resources. Most who talk like you feel they have "escaped", left that life behind, or risen above it all. Well then help someone else rise too even if that means rising right where they're at. I'm sure there are many that could really use your help. Why are you so eager to point out all of our problems and air out our so called "dirty laundry" while standing on your soapbox, but you won't use or offer any of the soap in your box to help clean the laundry?

Zeal to Heal

To clip a thing's wings so it can't fly will ground it, but to also cut off it's legs so it can't move will kill it and is cruelty; you've gone too far. The same prophets who spoke "woe" also spoke "comfort". 

ISAIAH 40:1-2 (KJV); "Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. 2) Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins."

What "GRACE" Is NOT

"GRACE" is not spiritual toilet paper to wipe your crap for which you had no true intentions of stopping until you got caught. People often talk heavily about grace after they've been caught in something, or they talk about it while they are in it to excuse them doing it. You might as well as spit in God's face because that is what you thought of his grace. It was grace that let you get caught when conviction from the Holy Spirit wasn't enough to make you stop.

Repentance, Restitution, Restoration & the Minister

If you are convicted of a crime the judge never leaves it to you to determine your own sentencing. Often you also have to pay restitution to compensate the victim, or their family, or the state. You may have asked for forgiveness but will still have to deal with the consequences of the crime such as being incarcerated for what can be a lengthy time depending on your crime, and before the state will grant you parole or release they want to see proof of contrition and restitution to be convinced of your rehabilitation. When a spiritual leader like a pastor or such commits a lascivious or egregious sin, especially over an extended period of time, it has damaging effects on everyone who looked to them for leadership. It is even more damaging when the leader is also the one deciding their own discipline and restoration. A lack of accountability is usually how they fell in the first place, and now even after their fall they continue the same way by being accountable to no one.

Church, Buildings, Pulpits, & The Kingdom of God

John the Baptist came as a "voice in the wilderness" and not as a priest in the Temple. Yeshua Messiah came out of the wilderness preaching the Kingdom of God everywhere with multitudes following him into the wilderness where they were led & fed, and he never spoke behind a "pulpit" or came into the cities to pastor inside a building called a "church". The Kingdom of God was first established in the wilderness. Yeshua was a carpenter by trade but he never built a building for his ministry or rented one, and he prophesied the destruction of the Temple which YAH had once previously destroyed. Christ built his "Church" (people) on the rock of revelation about who he is as Lord and Savior of the World. The prophets and apostles never owned or sought "church" buildings for congregations but only hearing ears and eager hearts for the message of YAH. 

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Is He "Pimping" or "Pastoring"?

Here are some indicators to help you identify cult figure traits of control, manipulation, intimidation, and unresolved sexual lust issues in a male pastor (primarily) or other spiritual leader. Many times these same leaders are actually "novices" who left their learning too soon because of misguided ambition or an unwillingness to submit to instruction in humility under another so they could be properly trained, and it has now caught up to them years later.

Some Simple Thoughts On Tithing

If the Bible doesn't teach you have to pay tithes any longer under the New Covenant in Yeshua the Christ but the church does then who are you paying tithes to and why? God doesn't require it of you but the church does?? This means the church has laid upon you a "necessity"which is an obligation that is contrary to the Scriptures.

A Brief Interview With the "Hitman"

A Brief Interview With the "Hitman"

QUESTION: "What brought about this change you seemed to have undergone in your ministry and life?" 

ANSWER: "About 14-years ago I realized I needed a change because I was no longer growing after already being in the ministry and church 9-years." 

QUESTION: "What did you do?"

ANSWER: "I left where I was because I felt I had gone as far as I could go there at that time in my life."

"MANTLE" MADNESS

Many so called spiritual leaders today (especially those claiming to be "apostles") greatly embellish and even romanticize the Old Testament in the Holy Bible, and have gotten caught up in things that are not evident patterns throughout scripture. YAH's operation is not the same today as it was back then and if you are still trying to produce things the Spirit has moved on from then you will find yourself stuck where GOD "was" and never be where he "is". Stop inserting yourself into scripture never intended for you. Only Elisha received a "mantle" (a cloak) in a very unique situation from a very special prophet (Elijah) for a specific reason that was not to be duplicated (See 2nd KINGS 2). Do some real study instead of lazily accepting folks spin on it. You may discover you've been "bewitched" into believing a lie.

Pastor, A Word With You About Brother "Stephen"?

"And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people." - ACTS 6:8 

Pardon me Pastor, but may I have a word with you about the late brother Stephen? You know Stephen; the good brother who was the first martyr of the New Testament Church of the Lord Yeshua Messiah (Jesus Christ) as recorded in Acts chapters 6 & 7. Stephen sat among the apostles from the very beginning and was chosen by these discerning men to be one of the first seven deacons, but the LORD had chosen him for much more. In the midst of all these powerful believers and great apostles was a man "full of faith and power" who "did great wonders and miracles" just like them but they didn't recognize or "sanction" him for his God ordained ministry (as I was once told I needed to be long after already being well seasoned and experienced in the ministry more so than the presumptuous "sanctioning" pastor). They did not fast and pray to choose the deacons based solely on the guidance of the Holy Spirit as the church at Antioch would later do before sending out Paul and Barnabas in Acts 13:2-3. Instead, they picked Stephen along with others to only "serve tables" based on the choice of people in need who they felt were a distraction from the narrow focus they had on their own ministries early on.

HETEROSEXUAL PRIDE

I've finally found the courage to come out openly: "I AM A HETEROSEXUAL!"  Thank you LGBT for the motivation by means of your extreme fanaticism and relentless pursuit of recognition for having sex with the same gender whether we agree or not, care or not, and no matter how much we resist your bullying tactics to force your agenda on everyone almost everywhere in the name of equal rights while simultaneously and hypocritically decrying anyone who isn't for you as being "homophobic" to try and deny their rights to disagree & disapprove without discrimination or malice. Yes indeed, I am a very proud heterosexual male!  #TotallyIrrelevant  #Nonsense

Response to David E. Taylor's Apology About His False 2014 Superbowl Prophecy

Let's examine more closely the "damage control" mechanisms that false prophets use when they get exposed by using a recent example of which I am personally familiar and was involved as a target of censor by one such "profit". We will go in depth from the scriptures and address how believers in Christ are to discern when an exposed church leader is simply doing a disingenuous public relations ploy by projecting a phony image of humility to save their ministry, and when they are sincerely repentant. Are they truly remorseful or just sorry they got caught? We will also discuss the lack of discernment among leaders who won't address these issues, and expose the reasons why many of them protect and promote known false messengers. This will require patient disciplined reading.

*QUESTION: "If you catch me putting cyanide poison in your food and I tell you I'm sorry yet you allow me to continue to make your food, but I put arsenic poison in your food instead then am I really sorry and are you really stupid?"

Addressing the Deception & False Ministry of David E. Taylor From the Scriptures

JEREMIAH 14:14; "Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart."

Let's first be clear that the posting or discussion of David E. Taylor's false prophecy of the 2014 Superbowl outcome of February 2, 2014 which he recorded and broadcast on January 31, 2014 is not some kind of "attack" from the Devil. It is being discussed and the video evidence was posted without malice or bias for the purpose of displaying false prophecy, and for the personal discernment of the observers.  

A Few Church Money Scams To Beware Of

Various Names of Church Money Scams 
 
1. Day of Giving Service
2. Seed "Sowing" Service
3. Seed "Planting" Service
4. Birthday Gift to Jesus Service
5. Payday unto The Lord Service (where you give an entire paycheck to the church, not the Lord)

Personal Observations on "Churchianity" & The Kingdom of God

Not long ago I was so deep in "CHURCHIANITY" (church insanity) that I couldn't clearly see the "Kingdom of GOD" according to the scriptures. I left the conventional church to get to know better my unconventional God & Savior in the person of Yeshua the Messiah. For over 20-years I was in the "ministry fraternity" that wrongly defined God's Kingdom based on poor interpretations, blatantly misused scriptures, vain traditions, and false doctrines that tapped into carnality & worldliness masked as prosperity while promoting personality over genuine spirituality. I regret being duped into this mess and misleading others unknowingly.   #PHONY

Spiritual Liberation, Hypocrisy, & Submission

I believe many conventional churches need an overhaul but that doesn't make them any less the Church than a home assembly. Where we gather doesn't make us the Church. Who we are in Christ does when we gather or are alone. Many Christian believers I've met or have become acquainted with outside of the "Conventional Church" often just stay at home and don't fellowship anywhere while angrily spouting scriptures they probably don't keep and can't properly explain. I was recently asked dumb personal questions with false accusations by a self-righteous person with a very religious spirit. I saw the same attitude and mindset in their words that leads to the cults we condemn. They are like many others I've met who think they are more spiritual than those who attend a conventional church, and everyone should listen to them. That's not being spiritual, but being a carnal zealot who believes their way is the only right way, and who never listens to anyone else or considers they may be wrong.