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THE CHURCH PHARISEES
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THE CHURCH PHARISEES
“Hello! How dare you come before me to say that God spoke to you . . . . when did you join the church?”
The quote above, speaks volume of a church pharisee. They believe strongly in upholding the church tradition.
The church pharisee are a sect of religious individuals as members, elders or leaders who hold tenaciously to certain doctrinal values in the church. They believe in doing certain things in the old traditional ways.
An elder, as a church pharisee, will never yield to spiritual directive as long as that directive comes from a member assumed to be beneath them in the spiritual hierarchy. A church pharisee believes strongly in ‘spiritual hierarchy’. I want to state this clearly, that, there is nothing like spiritual hierarchy but spiritual ranking.
Spiritual hierarchy arranges man like a pyramid, one above the other while in spiritual ranking all men are equal spiritually but some are gifted more in specific areas of spirituality than others. Furthermore, in spiritual ranking, no one is more important than the other because we all still need each other in the Body of Christ . this is more like a symbiotic relationship.
To further understand the church pharisee, lets look at some scriptures: Matt 23:2; Ezra 7: 6/25; Neh. 8:4 and Jude 1:9
Matt 23:2 (KLV)
“Saying, the scribes and the pharisee sit in Moses seat”
Joel 1:9 (KJV)
“Ye, Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation but said , The Lord rebuke thee”
The Epistle of Jude 1:9 further explains Matt. 23:2. There was an attempt by the devil to institutionalize Moses. If he has succeeded, the children of Israel would have abandon GOD and worship Moses, occupying the seat of Moses and being a scribe of the law of Moses simply means there is that strong hold on the old doctrine and traditions of the church, These ones find it difficult to understand the new move of the Holy Spirit.
Moreover, whenever the Lord speaks about another reformative move they would be unable to perceive or hear the voice of the Lord. Their inability to hear from GOD makes them to oppose or doubt the move of GOD. This is also as a result of an unveiled or uncircumcised heart.
Church pharisees believe that they can predict the way or ways GOD will move and therefor anything contrary they will disbelieve and oppose such move. They have defined the ways of GOD. These leaders would remain seated in Moses seat (An unshaken traditional doctrines) as long as their heart remain veiled.
They champion church politics and are always in the forefront to decide the fate of “erring” faithful’s in the church. They are so verse in the things of GOD and claim to din regularly with Him. If an elect of GOD is not careful, they can easily reassign another ministry to him or her totally different from the one originally apportioned by GOD. Church pharisees act contrary when out of reach.
I will conclude for now by saying that church pharisees are extremely, deeply and dangerously religious to the core.
emy1010
“Hello! How dare you come before me to say that God spoke to you . . . . when did you join the church?”
The quote above, speaks volume of a church pharisee. They believe strongly in upholding the church tradition.
The church pharisee are a sect of religious individuals as members, elders or leaders who hold tenaciously to certain doctrinal values in the church. They believe in doing certain things in the old traditional ways.
An elder, as a church pharisee, will never yield to spiritual directive as long as that directive comes from a member assumed to be beneath them in the spiritual hierarchy. A church pharisee believes strongly in ‘spiritual hierarchy’. I want to state this clearly, that, there is nothing like spiritual hierarchy but spiritual ranking.
Spiritual hierarchy arranges man like a pyramid, one above the other while in spiritual ranking all men are equal spiritually but some are gifted more in specific areas of spirituality than others. Furthermore, in spiritual ranking, no one is more important than the other because we all still need each other in the Body of Christ . this is more like a symbiotic relationship.
To further understand the church pharisee, lets look at some scriptures: Matt 23:2; Ezra 7: 6/25; Neh. 8:4 and Jude 1:9
Matt 23:2 (KLV)
“Saying, the scribes and the pharisee sit in Moses seat”
Joel 1:9 (KJV)
“Ye, Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation but said , The Lord rebuke thee”
The Epistle of Jude 1:9 further explains Matt. 23:2. There was an attempt by the devil to institutionalize Moses. If he has succeeded, the children of Israel would have abandon GOD and worship Moses, occupying the seat of Moses and being a scribe of the law of Moses simply means there is that strong hold on the old doctrine and traditions of the church, These ones find it difficult to understand the new move of the Holy Spirit.
Moreover, whenever the Lord speaks about another reformative move they would be unable to perceive or hear the voice of the Lord. Their inability to hear from GOD makes them to oppose or doubt the move of GOD. This is also as a result of an unveiled or uncircumcised heart.
Church pharisees believe that they can predict the way or ways GOD will move and therefor anything contrary they will disbelieve and oppose such move. They have defined the ways of GOD. These leaders would remain seated in Moses seat (An unshaken traditional doctrines) as long as their heart remain veiled.
They champion church politics and are always in the forefront to decide the fate of “erring” faithful’s in the church. They are so verse in the things of GOD and claim to din regularly with Him. If an elect of GOD is not careful, they can easily reassign another ministry to him or her totally different from the one originally apportioned by GOD. Church pharisees act contrary when out of reach.
I will conclude for now by saying that church pharisees are extremely, deeply and dangerously religious to the core.
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MUSICAL TALENT HUNT SHOWS: A MIRAGE?
~2.4 mins read
MUSICAL TALENT HUNT SHOWS: A MIRAGE?
Getting competitors to re-enact songs that have made their marks is not the best approach to assess and score their musical ability or talent. Anyone can perform a song that has generated or created its own appeal or “a winning blueprintâ€. All it takes is to imitate the singer’s voice and delivery pattern.
This ideology only allows a competitor to reproduce a song; note by note and tone by tone without any form of originality, and real talent being exhibited. Whoever reproduces better, automatically wins the competition. I want to believe this is a far cry from intended objective(s). The act of “copy, paste and display†will no way bring out the best talented competitor; it only re-echoes originality done by someone else. In other words, what they do in real sense is miming to songs. This can be likened to a chef who went for a cooking competition and dishes out already cooked or prepared meal, and is expected to be scored on that, to judge his culinary skills. Is this not an irony? We should put a stop to this practise.
“The act of copy, paste and display will no way bring out the best talented competitorâ€
This is why in most cases, on the scale of one to ten, eight says the eventual winners don’t turn out as expected after the competition. They either fade out or are not heard of at all, afterwards. At most they end up as copy right artists.
l strongly disagree with this pattern of talent hunting, and advocate for assessment based on originality from the competitors. I am looking forward to a competition where participants would compose and perform their own songs. This ideology will breed talents that will last the test of time. It sure, will.
My Proposal: this is simply a suggestion which could be improved upon. I am looking at a process that will merge three competitions in one with the sole aim of producing originality and showcasing raw gifted talents. At each level of the competition, all short listed participants including those that will make it to the grand finale will receive intensive technical training tailored to enhance their specific skills for growth and better output.
At the first stage, gifted song writers are given the task of writing fresh songs; entries will be received on at least five (5) genres. These genres could be classified as R&B, Afro Beats, Religious, Rap and Acapella. The best lyrics are picked from each genres.
The second stage will concentrate on short listing talented producers. The top five (5) lyrics, one from each genres, picked at the first stage will be produced by the upcoming talented producers. The best produced song is picked from each genres and presented at the third stage.
Moreover, the third stage is where short listed talented singers perform the produced songs. For emphasis, these songs are original and have never been sang or performed by anyone. The participant are scored on their performance of each genres to accumulate points. The participant with the highest scored point wins.
The bottom line is that winners are genuinely picked based on originality, creativity and raw untapped talents. When we say, “Musical Talent Huntâ€, it should be all encompassing not only for singers.
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