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(James 1:27), nor does the ministry attempt to get people to not go to church. Scripture tells us to fellowship and come together, that is how we grow. Although I agree with church, I do believe that the church as a whole has ignored the "intensity" that can come with a real relationship with Jesus Christ. In a world that is filled with human doctrine instead of God breathed truth, the truth that Jesus taught, we cloud our minds with false pretenses about God, Christianity, and the purpose of those things in our lives.
This ministry does not attempt to become a "church service" or a substitute for church. Vision website is to be a sanctuary for sinners and those with questions about Christ or the church. I also want this website to be a place where people who have been hurt by the church to meet Jesus, and see that church doesn't get you to Heaven, and Jesus loves you even when the church doesn't!
I am 19 years old, and am attending a church, and humbly sitting under a Pastor. I hope this explanation helps you understand this ministry. If you have any questions about anything, please email me at [email protected].
Other Inquiries:
As I presented this site to friends, family, and elders of different churches, some great questions came up. Here are some of them:
Why so much use of the "skull and crossbones?"
The initial idea is that this site needs to be appealing to a specific audience. I understand the factor of older people and less "outward" people not liking that specific graphic. Here is my response. I studied and prayed about it. Many people look at the idea of death as a "fearful" thought, I did as well, but after my salvation, there was a complete peace. And it did surpass "all understanding" that I had at least. While looking for any "positive" link that I could find concerning this besides my own opinion I found one, I hope this will help your understanding of the purpose I have.
The "death page" seems to glorify death instead of life, why?
This was done without the intention of puting a glorification on death, but only in putting a different viewpoint on the matter. Death is looked upon as a scary idea, and when I mention in the "death page" that Christ seemed almost obsessed with His own death, I mean that. Although, Christ's discussions about death with the family and friends of Lazarus, and numerous occasions were to show the fact that Jesus' death would bring them life eternal. You can look at it with "two sets of eyes" (perceptions)
1. The death that brought life was Jesus' and we have to accept that as done, and along with that preach to people that Christ's "life" given to us is through his death. (Something that many churches want to not acknowledge, the death of Christ, just the ressurrection.)
2. That death can be shown in a "spiritual" level while being looked at in a physical body and mind. The unsaved person lacks, for the most part, to see Christ's idea of death, and count it as masachism. The saved will see that we as Christians must kill ourselves daily, in a NON physical manner. Our life we live for Christ should be alive, and the old one MUST die!
Please if you have read this, go to my page and read it again with an open heart and open mind. Click here.
Even when you say your not against the church, it sounds like it, why is this?
The "church" that I speak of is NOT the one that is the "body of Christ." For me to say that would not only place me as blasphemous, but discount my entire ministry. I agree and support churches that are preaching the good news of Jesus Christ, as we all are called to do by the Great Commission. When I am making a statement about the "church" and it being evil or whatever, I am talking about the Saducees and Pharisees people that lived so strong as to create the detailing of the death of our Savior, but the ones that live so strong today. Those churches that create laws that are adamantly against the will of God, the buildings called churches that may only let white people perform as deacons, or those that will not let a teenager on the street attend a youth service because he may not smell like he bathed in cologne...this is the church that I am against. If you have any questions concerning this issue, please email me and we can talk. I love Jesus. That is what drives me to do this ministry, and the Jesus I know and love wants to draw ALL men/women/homeless/homosexual/etc. unto Him!!! And sometimes the church doesn't!