[Preachin']

"But no one will ever bow to us. Jesus alone is the exalted One. Jesus is Lord. God gets the glory."

I agree with that in complete fullness. There is a thing called honor which we must understand. I honor and respect those in the body of Christ who are over me (namely my pastor), but many in the church are simply following men who are following themselves.


"Making it about exalting us or bring us some right of prosperity is just slimy and wrong."

I think the Lord does want His church to prosper. It's just that people abuse that and get rich off of it.

They make merchandise of God's Word.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

I think God wants His church to be holy, as you said before. Prosperous? I wouldn't say He wants us prosperous or not prosperous. We should be content either way. He is interest in the condition of our hearts. Sometimes hardship will shape our hearts better than prosperity. Sometimes hardship will come because we were disobedient in some way. Or perhaps it might come simply to test us. We are to be content whatever the circumstances, and trust Him no matter what.

The great gift to us from God is the redemption of our soul from death. By His wonderful grace, through the gift of His Son, He saves us from sin and eternal death (what we really deserve). What's a little earthly pleasure compared to that? It just doesn't matter.