When I was a Protestant minister, I thought that it was a matter of time that I would be a mega-church pastor.
 But now I realize that would not be possible. Mega-church preachers give the people what they want, not what they need. They do this in two areas:

1. They preach that you can know for absolute certainty that you are saved and can never lose their salvation.

2. They preach that God will make you successful in this life - that may mean successful in your occupation, having a lot of money...
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We thrive on taking risks and to a certain extent experiencing danger.

 

People enjoy mountain-climbing, skiing, parachute-jumping, running with the bulls and bungee-jumping because there is a certain amount of danger in them. It is not that these people wish to die; it is just that they receive an exhilarating feeling of facing danger and surviving. To a much lower extent we seek this sense of danger when we go on a roller coaster. People enjoy gambling because of an element of risk.

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When I was a Protestant minister, I thought that it was a matter of time that I would be a mega-church pastor.
 But now I realize that would not be possible. Mega-church preachers give the people what they want, not what they need. They do this in two areas:

1. They preach that you can know for absolute certainty that you are saved and can never lose their salvation.

2. They preach that God will make you successful in this life - that may mean successful in your occupation, having a lot of money...
Continue reading ...

We thrive on taking risks and to a certain extent experiencing danger.

 

People enjoy mountain-climbing, skiing, parachute-jumping, running with the bulls and bungee-jumping because there is a certain amount of danger in them. It is not that these people wish to die; it is just that they receive an exhilarating feeling of facing danger and surviving. To a much lower extent we seek this sense of danger when we go on a roller coaster. People enjoy gambling because of an element of risk.

...

Continue reading ...