Re: [wanabidii] Dear brothers

If I should apply  myself to define what you have outlined below I would end in the woods of pessimism. Instead I should look at them from a prism of materialism held with souls immersed in commercialization of as many aspects of life as self feels suitable and society is willing to sanction.

To unpack it let us look at a few examples.

Instead of reading, believers listen only. In this commercialized word there are too many voices to hear. I would rather read the source-The Bible-then get down to the truth and truth only. That was I can discern God's word from tradition. Tradition changes, God's truth does not. Tradition may create demand and products for sale--concerts, volumes of books, music to appeal to human sensuous nature- God's word is free and available to everyone.

Instead of seeking Godly guidance, believers seek instructions from preachers(pronounce watumishi).

Thanks for watumishi, as they were God's mouthpieces even in the old times. But, God distinguished His watumishi by putting His word and His deed in them. Their priority was never in shaping God's word to suit the tradition of the time. On the contrary they preached revival from tradition, heresy, falsehood. They directed unbelieving government leaders(of their times), idol worshiping nations to worship the Creator, the Sustainer and Redeemer of Human Kind. Today, watumishi build their utumishi(or huduma) around such deliverables as numbers of church goers, wealth, popularity and social approval.

As I said, trying to ruminate in the degradation of Christianity may fulfill not the mission of salvation but description of the mammoth power of the evil. Instead I invite however feels a need to reside closer and closer to the Creator, Redeemer and the same who is coming again, to read His word, pray and whenever, opportunity arises influence one person to sense the need to return to the roots of our origin. For in the end it is your faith to God that will make a difference in the world ever speeding to its inevitable doom.

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From: Wilson Gwoma <gwomason@yahoo.co.uk>
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Subject: Fw: [wanabidii] Dear brothers

--- On Wed, 20/3/13, Peter <aabctz@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Peter <aabctz@yahoo.com> Subject: [wanabidii] Dear brothers To: kingdom_leadership_network_tanzania@yahoogroups.com, Marafikihuruu@yahoogroups.com, "wanabidii@googlegroups.com" <wanabidii@googlegroups.com> Date: Wednesday, 20 March, 2013, 20:48 Dear brothers in christ ,the church in Tanzania. Counterfeit revival Jesus and the apostles repeatedly warned that the last days would be characterized by widespread deception and a multitude of false prophets (Matt.24:3-5,11,24; 1 Tim.4:1) - and we have seen plenty of them in the last few decades. Why are millions of Christians deceived by these false prophets and these counterfeit "revivals"? And why are so many preachers falling prey to immorality and greed? Here are what I see to be some of the main causes: 1. Most Christians today are not aware of what the New Testament teaches, because they have not studied it carefully; and so they follow the teachings of their leaders and not the teachings of the New Testament. 2. Miracles (supernatural gifts) have become more important to them than their character (a supernatural life). 3. Material wealth has become more important to them than spiritual wealth. 4. They are unable to distinguish between soulish frenzy or psychological manipulation, and the genuine moving of the Holy Spirit; the cause again is ignorance of the New Testament. 5. They are unable to distinguish between psychosomatic healing (healing that comes by right attitudes of the mind), and supernatural healing in Jesus' Name. 6. Emotional excitement and strange physical manifestations have become more important to them than the inward joy of the Lord. 7. For the leaders, their ministry to people has become more important than their inner walk with God. 8. The approval of men has become more important to these leaders than the approval of God. 9. The number of people attending the meetings has become more important to these leaders than whether those people are totally committed to Christ. 10. Building their personal kingdoms and their financial empires has become more important to these leaders than building a local church and making themselves servants in that local church (Jeremiah 6:13) regards Peter Msigwa Sent from my iPad Rev.Peter Msigwa - MP Iringa - urban Tanzania  Shadow Minster of natural resources Tourism & Environments Cell+255754360996, home +255262720015, office +255262701958 aabctz@yahoo.com     mbungeiringamjini@gmail.com mbungeiringamjini.blogspot.com Po Box 2042 Iringa Tanzania . Problems can not be solved by the same level of thinking that created them By Albert Einstein  -- Jobs in Africa - www.wejobs.blogspot.com International Jobs - www.jobsunited.blogspot.com   Kujiondoa Tuma Email kwenda wanabidii+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com Utapata Email ya kudhibitisha ukishatuma   Disclaimer: Everyone posting to this Forum bears the sole responsibility for any legal consequences of his or her postings, and hence statements and facts must be presented responsibly. Your continued membership signifies that you agree to this disclaimer and pledge to abide by our Rules and Guidelines. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Wanabidii" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to wanabidii+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

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