Dealing with the idols in the churches today

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...

The New Testament church began with the resurrection of Jesus.  Jesus called HIS ministers: "apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers."   

Paul is an example of one of the first of these New Testament church ministers appointed to the church after Jesus arose.  (Ephesians 4:11-12)

Idols were added to the churches as something for the people to use in worship, much as the golden calves were used as idols in the Old Testament for the people to worship.

So ministers were set up by men to be worshipped and they were called, "Reverend", priests, pope, archbishop, cardinal, and such, none of which were in the New Testament Bible.

("Priest" is Old Testament.  No minister in New Testament church in the NT Bible is called "priest.")

People were also taught many things to do at church which were not in the New Testament Bible.

And we have what we see today in churches.  All manner of idols.

God will strongly deal with these idols when Jesus returns.  In the meantime, we who are of God, must turn from idols in today's New Testament churches.

First, we have to learn to recognize these idols.

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