Monday, May 08, 2006

A quick post

I have been on this computer approximately one hour and have yet to do what I am supposed to be doing-writing that final paper. I am half way through it. I have checked facebook and e-mailed my professor. I've read old posts and caught up on my friends' posts. I even read a blog that I don't normally read. Now I am talking to Tanjala on this fridging messenger. I have to do better.

I went to church today and loved it, as always. Well, today the pastor asked me where he knew me from and I told him that I couldn't recall. (Whenever I say I can't recall, it means that I just don't want to say.) When I think about where I know him from, it makes me not want to listen to him. His sermons are powerful though. We have to learn how to separate the man from the message.

Oh, today I turned to BET (which is a rarity in itself) to hear some gospel music while getting dressed. Well, they were having a conversation about 'prosperity preachers.' When I went to Atlanta, I went to my LS's church and all her pastor preached about was how to get rich. That kinda bothered me because I think there are too many lost souls for a man to spend an hour in the pulpit talking about how to gain wealth on earth. My LS said I missed the point because the point of the message was for you to get rich then give back to someone else. Giving back is good, but how put preaching about salvation so that souls are saved and they can go minister to someone else. BACK TO BET Someone on there said there is nothing wrong with the preacher having 3 Bentleys, as long as the members aren't in the poor house. My friend and I agreed with her on this one. The other two people on the show (who were coincidentally men) said nothing is wrong with it because God didn't intend for us to be poor and the people are choosing to go the church and give the man their money. The people are choosing to go the church and give their money, but that's because they are promising them blessings for giving. These people have just fallen victim to false prophets. I need to end this and go back to that paper. Two points....Preachers need to start preaching about the gospel and how to get to heaven rather than preaching those "get rich or die trying sermons." (Another pastor in Atlanta called them that. I think I am going to have to go hear him next week.) 2. BET is horrible and people need to boycott it until it starts uplifting the black race. I know that's way off topic, but I hate BET.
Posted by Nik :: 5/08/2006 :: 3 Comments:

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