¶ Why Get in the Word Yourself?
Hey everybody , this is C-Dub with another Wofo , Yo Short Wanted to talk to you . I'm just getting back from an event I had to go to . Let me ask you a question why get in the Word for yourself ?
We've been talking about a lot of things recently and you know , to be honest , I have a lot of friends in ministry that are doing ministry different kinds of ways , but still have a lot of friends that are in traditional ministry . So you got to ask yourself the question why get in the word for yourself ? Why is it so important ?
Why is it so important to build that relationship for yourself , rather than what a lot of people are teaching , which is how
¶ Jesus Confronted Corrupted Leadership
you need to go through your pastor , this minister and that minister and the church board and everything else , to make all these decisions Plain and simple ? You have John the Baptist .
If you get into the word for yourself , you'll find out that you have John the Baptist coming , the predecessor to the Messiah , the forerunner to Jesus Christ , and those that are in charge , the ministry people , the very ones that are supposed to be spiritually guiding this nation of Israel , don't know what to do .
Then you have the son of God , Jesus Christ , God incarnate , God in flesh , coming as the light of the world , as the living word of God , and they don't know what to think of him because it's all about their agenda , it's not about God's agenda .
They've gotten so stuck in the way it's been done because that's their tradition of the elders and they are stuck on that in that time . And Jesus , when they confront him about , hey , you're violating the tradition of the elders , he goes . You're violating the word of God by sticking to your traditions .
By your traditions , you make the word of God of none effect , and so the very ones that are supposed to be spiritually leading and guiding this nation , these people ,
¶ Can Today's Pulpit Be Corrupted?
are corrupted . So let me ask you a question . You know why . Get in the word for yourself . Well , ask yourself can the pulpit be corrupted ? And I'm not trying to accuse anybody of being corrupted , I'm saying simply ask the question can the pulpit be corrupted ?
Because if you don't think it can , I would issue a challenge to ask who is the pulpit of the day when Jesus hits the scene ? Who's the pulpit , who's the one that is supposed to be the main mouthpiece for Israel ? Who are the guys ? Are the guys ? And then you have to ask yourself if I'm
¶ The Uncorruptible Relationship
a follower of Jesus Christ . Can the pulpit be corrupted ? Because if the pulpit can't be corrupted , if the pulpit is infallible , then Jesus would have been wrong for ever confronting them , and we know that's not the case .
So why do we think just because , rather than being Jewish which there's something to be said about , understanding the Jewish roots of Christianity we miss out on a lot ? I know that's going to upset a lot of you . Get over it . There's a lot to be said about that If we think simply because we're Christians
¶ Episode Closing and Contact Info
rather than Jews . If you think that same thing can't happen , I challenge you to get in the word for yourself . Read the book of acts , because you're seeing right there that the Saul of Tarsus . He was operating under that pulpit of the time . The Lord gets a hold of him and now he gets involved . He gets born again .
Praise God , he is a new man to the point where he changes his name to the Apostle Paul . But even then , him and the followers of James are having a dispute . Not him and James , but their followers are having a dispute to where , when Paul wants to walk it out like he's received it directly from Jesus , it's causing problems . Why ?
Because there's been some corruption in that pulpit ? You don't think there's been some corruption in that pulpit ? You don't think there can be some corruption in the pulpit ? Look at Ananias and Sapphira . Well , they weren't in the pulpit . I get that . They were trying to get influence into it , though . So read your book of Acts .
Read some of the things that are going on . John had issues , the Apost going on . John had issues . The apostle John Paul had issues with people wanting to assume a pulpit .
And well , hey , I'm the , I'm the head person in charge , I'm , I'm behind God's sacred desk , and because you think you're there , all of a sudden you buy into the , the system rather than the relationship , and so I especially want to challenge and this goes to me too .
If you don't think a pulpit can be corrupted , read your Bible , develop that relationship with the Holy Spirit , and then ask yourself the first person you ought to ask if their pulpit can be corrupted is yours , and if the Lord starts dealing with you about that , then it's time to repent and get it right .
So now that I've thrown those hand grenades out there , y'all have a great rest of the week , and we'll catch you back up on part two of our full episode . But think about it . Can a pulpit be corrupted ? And you know what can't be corrupted An honest , sincere relationship with Jesus Christ . Get in the word for yourself . Wofo Yo .
Hey everybody , thanks for listening . We hope this challenges you and causes you to grow . You can always check us out at wofoyoorg , contact us there or subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify or Audible , or check us out on YouTube . For Bones and myself , this is C-Dub , reminding you . If you're going to grow , you've got to . Wofo Yo .
Get in the word for yourself .