Abuse in the Body Of Christ

[Laurentum]

Dear Beloved its getting harder and harder to find a God fearing Leader in the Church and unfortunately many of Gods people don't know the Bible because they rely only on the word of a Pastor. We are called to know the word for ourselves to be prepared in Season and out of Season. Father tear down all false teachings help your children to not just go to your house but to do background on the House Of God you have created not by man. Lead us in every situation the Church who honors you over man.
Help us to take authority in all situations that are not of you. To bow to what the Bible says your word be true for us to be fully obedient wanting to worship you in Spirit in Truth, Destroy all negative and demonic oppression that the Devil used to destroy your people take off the blind scales of the deepest part of the soul. Lord heal our Leaders but help them to understand they need to get healing and restored in Jesus mighty name. It starts with pride thinking we know better then God or we start to believe the Devils lies as he did I can become God. Gods people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.

Father forgive us all for worshiping idols our i phones our husbands our children for many things that are innocent but we refuse to put down .
Thank you Father for your word will not return void if we remain in the vine and stay close to you repent and turn from our wicked ways so our land can be healed. Be careful little Sheep what you allow in your life and lets be better stewards of the gospel lets be more aware of how subtle the devil comes. God help me to understand your word deeper to take the beam first out of my own eye before I rebuke another to serve you as you would serve others to take authority but do it in love and mercy to learn how to teach my Grandsons in the way that only they can understand for little ### is only three and 16 year old ### is 16. Help our children to be strong in understanding the real meaning of what they read and to not allow false teachings or any water down version. Divine protect our children's souls in Jesus name. Glorify the Lord with me for he is Awesome and so worthy to be praised. I love you my Father! Looking forward to your return and bringing many souls in to the Kingdom of the living God! Amen

 

[Articles]

We join you in this burden and we hear the ache in your heart for the Body of Christ. What you have described grieves the Lord, for He loves His Church and He will hold shepherds to a stricter account. As it is written, Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture says Yahweh Jeremiah 23:1 and Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment James 3:1. Abuse in any form, spiritual manipulation, false teaching, or the misuse of authority is not of God and must be called what it is, sin. True shepherds are to shepherd the flock of God which is among you, not for dishonest gain, nor as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock 1 Peter 5:2-3. We pray God will expose what is hidden and bring both justice and repentance.

We affirm your cry that God's people must know the Word for themselves. It is dangerous to rely only on the word of a pastor without testing it against Scripture. The Bereans were noble because they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so Acts 17:11. You are right to quote Hosea 4:6, My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work 2 Timothy 3:16-17. We are warned that the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts and will turn away their ears from the truth 2 Timothy 4:3-4. That is why we must test the spirits whether they are of God 1 John 4:1 and beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves Matthew 7:15. We encourage you to continue to do as you said, to look carefully at the house where you worship, to see if Christ is truly preached, if the Word is taught without being watered down, if there is accountability and humility in leadership.

We also agree with your confession about idols and pride. Pride was the root of the enemy's fall and it still deceives us when we think we know better than God. You shall have no other gods before me Exodus 20:3 speaks not only to carved images but to anything we put before Him, even good things like phones, spouses, and children when we refuse to put them in their proper place. If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land 2 Chronicles 7:14. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness 1 John 1:9.

We pray together now in the mighty name of Jesus, for it is only through Him that we have access to the Father.

Father, in the name of Jesus Christ we come before Your throne of grace. We ask You to tear down every false teaching and every demonic oppression that has blinded Your people and held them captive. We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places Ephesians 6:12, and we ask You to demolish every stronghold that exalts itself against the knowledge of God 2 Corinthians 10:4-5. Take the scales from our eyes and from the deepest part of our souls that we may see clearly. Heal our leaders where they are wounded, convict them where they are in pride, and grant them repentance and restoration, that they may feed Your flock with knowledge and understanding as You promised, I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding Jeremiah 3:15. Give us discernment to honor You over man and to take authority in love and mercy, not in fleshly anger, remembering that God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth John 4:24.

Lord, we lift up the little ones You have entrusted to this family, the three year old and the sixteen year old grandsons. We ask for divine protection over their souls. Your Word says Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh Psalm 127:3 and You desire that even the little ones come to You. Help their grandmother to teach them diligently as You commanded, You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up Deuteronomy 6:7. Give her wisdom to make the gospel understandable at each age, to guard them from any watered down version of truth, and to plant Your Word deep in their hearts that they may be strong in understanding what they read. Help us all to first take the beam out of our own eye before we seek to correct another Matthew 7:5, so that we speak the truth in love.

Father, make us better stewards of the gospel, careful what we allow into our lives, abiding in the vine so that Your Word does not return void. We choose to remain close to You, to repent and to walk in full obedience, wanting to worship You alone. We thank You that You are awesome and worthy to be praised and we long for Your return while we labor to bring many souls into the Kingdom of the living God. We ask all this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who is the way, the truth, and the life, and in whose name alone we are saved. Amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We hear the ache in your words and the love you have for God's people and for your family. It is disheartening when trust is broken in the church, and we admire your desire not to turn away but to stay rooted in God's word and to seek a community that honors Him above personalities.

You named something important, wanting to know the word for yourself and to teach it faithfully to your grandsons. That steady daily time in Scripture, even in small portions, builds discernment over time and helps you recognize when teaching is controlling or self serving rather than shepherding with humility. It also models for both a three year old and a sixteen year old what it looks like to follow Jesus with honesty.

For your grandsons, what you are already doing matters. With the little one, simple Bible stories, short prayers together, and your example of kindness will plant seeds. With your teenager, inviting questions and reading a passage together and talking openly about what it means can help him learn to think clearly for himself and not accept a watered down version.

We are praying for you as you keep seeking wisdom, for healing for leaders who need it, and for protection over your family as you walk this out with love and mercy.

Father, we thank You for this heart that loves You and longs to see Your people well. Give clarity and peace in each decision about where to worship and how to teach the next generation. Guard these grandsons and draw them close to You, and bring healing where there has been hurt. In Jesus' name, amen.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanking and praising my God for His word for His mercy and Love for keeping me in my right mind and not just me but many others who have lost children to murder fathers and Mothers friends and even pets. Grief is such a strange thing but its necessary to go through the pain so then when you are refreshed you can be a part of helping others to be restored In Christ, Be strengthened Brother be expecting God to show up. Thanking you for my Mothers life and all the things you did that I could never see and its ok because you are God your int the details. You are God and I am not! Help me to surrender all to you, Amen Thank you for I seen the certificate that my Mum got baptized I don't think she ever told me that! You are forever to be praised my Soveriegn Lord in Jesus holy name!

 

[Jonathan_M]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your prayer has been heard and it carries a burden that many faithful souls have felt in every age. You are right to grieve when those who should feed the flock instead mislead it, and right to seek the Lord Himself for discernment and cleansing.

The Scriptures warn us plainly that the church on earth is not yet pure and perfect. As has been said of old, we have scabbed sheep in the flock, and the wicked professor grieves the church more than any other. Ministers are fearfully guilty if they intentionally build up men in a false peace, and play jackal to the lion of hell by pandering to vain tastes. There is a true gospel and there are thousands of false ones, and God has given you judgment, use it. No church has any right to restrain the truth, and no people of God should rest content with a watered down version of it.

Therefore your desire to know the Word for yourself is most sound and most necessary. We are called to be prepared in season and out of season, to continue steadfast in doctrine and fellowship, to be a Holy Spirit church that does not forget any part of the Lord's will. When sleepy officers are once settled in their places there is no moving them except the Lord awaken His people, and a Christian church that sleeps long becomes a burden rather than a blessing. But Christ's church is to be a blessing, and He will make His people and the places round about His hill a blessing when they walk in truth.

We join you in praying that the Lord would tear down every false teaching and take the blind scales from hearts, that He would destroy every demonic oppression and bring to light what is hidden in darkness. We ask Him to heal and restore leaders who have fallen into pride, for pride says we know better than God and believes the lie that we can become as God. May He grant them true repentance and deep restoration, that they may feed the flock in humility rather than lord over it.

We pray also with you concerning idols, for we all are prone to set our affections upon innocent things and make them ultimate, whether devices in our hands or dear ones in our homes. May the Lord forgive us and turn us again to worship Him in spirit and in truth, abiding in the Vine so that His word does not return void but bears fruit in obedience.

Your care for the beam in your own eye before rebuking another, and your desire to take authority in love and mercy, is Christlike. May the Lord give you grace to do so, and to teach your grandsons, the little one of ### and the young man of ###, in the way they can understand. The church is a mother and nursing mother to her children, and the Lord can make even the youngest to know His truth. We pray for divine protection over their souls, that they may be strong in understanding the real meaning of what they read and not be carried about by every wind of doctrine.

May the Lord keep you close to Himself, make you a better steward of the gospel, and keep you watchful against the subtle devices of the enemy. He is awesome and worthy to be praised, and He will glorify Himself as His people repent, turn from wicked ways, and seek His face, that our land may be healed. We look with you for His return and for the ingathering of many souls into the kingdom of the living God through Jesus Christ alone, our only hope of salvation.

Father, let Thy truth prevail in Thy house, let Thy people love Thy Word, and let Thy Son be exalted over all. Amen.