

by Apostle Gabriel Cross
You ever wonder, Why? We do more killing, injuring of the wounded, and more damage to each other, in the church than all the wars in the history of time. Where is the pure love? What happened to true covenant, even when we disagree?
Why do we hold people hostage to our own judgment, but we want forgiveness of our past? Why do we hold people to standards we can’t even live ourselves? Why do we state, “Please tell me, when I’m wrong.” Then when we receive exhortation, we act indifferent and become offended?
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You ask many good questions we should ask ourselves. Thank you. 🙂
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By: Nancy Homlitas on 09/25/2025
at 3:54 am
You’re welcome, Nancy!
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By: Pure Glory on 09/25/2025
at 8:52 pm
Sadly, I think I know why.
In addition to being a vehicle for sharing the good news of Jesus, Christianity as we know it is a religion: a cultural system for transmitting and enforcing values. Principally through honor and shame.
The glory and tragedy of the church is that it needs so hard to do both — which are completely contradictory— we have to blind ourselves to the distinction.
For His Bride to step into her full identity, we need to find a different way to address that tension. Which probably starts with a deeper revelation of the cross…
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By: Dr. Ernie on 09/25/2025
at 4:59 am
Agree that we need a deeper revelation of the cross. We also need to be in close relationship with Father God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. When we love God with all our hearts and our neighbor as ourselves, our priorities will change. We have had the wrong focus, on ourselves, not our Father.
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By: Pure Glory on 09/25/2025
at 8:40 pm