Ao longo de décadas, as Igrejas Cristãs, na pessoa de seus líderes, pouco contribuíram no fato de incentivar na prática a filantropia na vida da sua membresia. O consumismo unilateral praticado no mundo foi adotado pelos cristãos através de ensinamentos doutrinários nas sua homilias. A intensificação em dar ênfase aos dízimos, ofertar, e participação em campanhas de prosperidade para as pessoas poderem ser abençoadas, tem sido massificado nos dias atuais dentro de diversas denominações religiosas.
A partir desta ideologia adotada por diversos líderes, o arraial cristão só tem se preocupado em cuidar de si mesmo, da sua casa, e da sua família; acumulando bens para seus usos e frutos. Compartilhar esta "benção" com o necessitado nem pensar. O foco de muitos é investir no acúmulo de patrimônio como: Carro do ano e de última geração e se possível mais de um, motocicleta, casa na praia, casa de campo, sítio, fazenda, imóveis, equipamentos eletrônicos, móveis, dinheiro no banco, roupas e calçados de marca, joias, entre outros.
Nós cristãos, nos tornamos egoístas e egocêntricos, ao ponto de não percebermos uma pessoa que padece por não ter o que comer e por não ter meios de sobrevivência, estando muitas das vezes na nossa própria rua ou em nosso mundinho que criamos.
Tenho vivenciado a grande dificuldade de coletar doações de membros de Igrejas Evangélicas, para que sejam destinadas a uma instituição ou à pessoas que estão necessitadas. Como elas não tem o hábito de ajudar uma pessoa carente, este pedido pouco lhe importa. Mas, por incrível que pareça, quando peço doações a pessoas não evangélicas que conheço, prontamente sou atendido.
Como muitos dos seus líderes não ensinam e poucos praticam o VERDADEIRO CRISTIANISMO EXEMPLIFICADO POR JESUS CRISTO, a membresia segue pelo mesmo caminho. Se formos analisar o comportamento destes líderes baseado no relatos Bíblicos nos livros do Novo Testamento, veremos que ELES ESTÃO DETURPANDO O QUE O MESTRE JESUS ENSINOU. Estão ensinando o contrário, o contraditório, a omissão, a auto-satisfação, o enriquecimento próprio, o não compartilhar, o não ao próximo. Estão querendo desfazer o que Jesus ensinou e praticou durante todo o seu Ministério aqui na Terra: "dar a vida e o que tem" em prol das pessoas necessitadas.
Sim, temos responsabilidade social com a FOME E A MISÉRIA. Este é um dever do cristão: PREGAR A PALAVRA DE DEUS E TAMBÉM LEVAR AJUDA PARA O NECESSITADO. Isto não é só responsabilidade dos governos federais, estaduais e municipais. Também é nossa responsabilidade cuidar do social. Em nosso país, somos em média 60 milhões de evangélicos e quase uma totalidade de cristãos. Imaginem se estivéssemos fazendo a nossa parte no COMBATE A FOME E A MISÉRIA? TUDO EM NOSSA VOLTA SERIA BEM MELHOR E O MUNDO CONHECERIA O VERDADEIRO EVANGELHO DE BOAS NOVAS! (Lucas 4.14-21)
(Pr. Elias Lins)
For decades, the Christian Churches, in the person of its leaders, contributed little in fact encourage the practice philanthropy in the life of their membership. The unilateral consumerism practiced in the world was adopted by the Christians through doctrinal teachings in his homilies. The increase in emphasis on tithing, giving, prosperity and participation in campaigns for people to be blessed, has been massiveness nowadays within several religious denominations.
From this ideology adopted by several leaders, the Christian camp just have bothered to take care of yourself, your home, and his family; accumulating assets to its uses and fruits. Share this "blessing" with the needy or think. The focus of many is to invest in equity accumulation as: year of the car, next-generation and possibly more than one, motorcycle, beach house, cottage, farm, ranch, real estate, electronics, furniture, money in the bank , clothes and brand shoes, jewelry, among others.
We Christians have become selfish and self-centered to the point of not realizing a person who suffers for not having enough to eat and have no means of survival and is often in our own street or in our own little world we create.
I have experienced great difficulty collecting donations from members of Evangelical Churches, to be aimed at an institution or people who are in need. As they are not used to help a needy person, this request does not matter to him. But, oddly enough, when I ask donations to non-evangelical people I know, I promptly answered.
Like many of their leaders do not teach and practice the few true Christianity exemplified by Jesus Christ, the membership follows the same path. If we analyze the behavior of these leaders based on Biblical accounts in the New Testament, we see that THEY ARE misrepresenting WHAT JESUS TAUGHT THE MASTER. They are teaching the contrary, contradictory, omission, self-satisfaction, self-enrichment, the non-share, not the others. They are trying to undo what Jesus taught and practiced throughout his ministry on earth, "giving life and what is" in favor of those in need.
Yes, we have social responsibility to the HUNGER AND POVERTY. This is a Christian's duty: PREACHING THE WORD OF GOD AND ALSO BRING HELP FOR THE NEEDY. This is not only the responsibility of federal, state and local governments. It is also our responsibility to take care of the social. In our country, we are about 60 million evangelicals and almost a totality of Christians. Imagine if we were doing our part in FIGHTING HUNGER AND POVERTY? ALL IN OUR TURN WOULD BE WELL BETTER AND THE WORLD would know the TRUE GOSPEL GOOD NEWS! (Luke 4.14-21)
(Pr. Elias Lins)
HUNGER AND POVERTY MATTER FOR MANY CHRISTIANS LITTLE
For decades, the Christian Churches, in the person of its leaders, contributed little in fact encourage the practice philanthropy in the life of their membership. The unilateral consumerism practiced in the world was adopted by the Christians through doctrinal teachings in his homilies. The increase in emphasis on tithing, giving, prosperity and participation in campaigns for people to be blessed, has been massiveness nowadays within several religious denominations.
From this ideology adopted by several leaders, the Christian camp just have bothered to take care of yourself, your home, and his family; accumulating assets to its uses and fruits. Share this "blessing" with the needy or think. The focus of many is to invest in equity accumulation as: year of the car, next-generation and possibly more than one, motorcycle, beach house, cottage, farm, ranch, real estate, electronics, furniture, money in the bank , clothes and brand shoes, jewelry, among others.
We Christians have become selfish and self-centered to the point of not realizing a person who suffers for not having enough to eat and have no means of survival and is often in our own street or in our own little world we create.
I have experienced great difficulty collecting donations from members of Evangelical Churches, to be aimed at an institution or people who are in need. As they are not used to help a needy person, this request does not matter to him. But, oddly enough, when I ask donations to non-evangelical people I know, I promptly answered.
Like many of their leaders do not teach and practice the few true Christianity exemplified by Jesus Christ, the membership follows the same path. If we analyze the behavior of these leaders based on Biblical accounts in the New Testament, we see that THEY ARE misrepresenting WHAT JESUS TAUGHT THE MASTER. They are teaching the contrary, contradictory, omission, self-satisfaction, self-enrichment, the non-share, not the others. They are trying to undo what Jesus taught and practiced throughout his ministry on earth, "giving life and what is" in favor of those in need.
Yes, we have social responsibility to the HUNGER AND POVERTY. This is a Christian's duty: PREACHING THE WORD OF GOD AND ALSO BRING HELP FOR THE NEEDY. This is not only the responsibility of federal, state and local governments. It is also our responsibility to take care of the social. In our country, we are about 60 million evangelicals and almost a totality of Christians. Imagine if we were doing our part in FIGHTING HUNGER AND POVERTY? ALL IN OUR TURN WOULD BE WELL BETTER AND THE WORLD would know the TRUE GOSPEL GOOD NEWS! (Luke 4.14-21)
(Pr. Elias Lins)
