The modern apostate church violates more of God's principles than they follow because deeply in their heart they do not care what He thinks. They care only about personal "feelings" of safety and prosperity than they care about the very heart of God.
When we use people to gain something for ourselves, then we are also predisposed to using God for our own benefit.
Ever wonder why you prayed and prayed and prayed for something you want but never seem to see that prayer answered? Perhaps you are praying in your own will and not the will of God. Perhaps there is ungratefulness in your heart that causes you to see God as some sort of puppet, you pull the string and He gives you what you want. OR, perhaps you become angry when God doesn't hear your selfish prayers further hardening your heart to His will.
There was a saying in recent years that has become a psychological mantra, full of abomination, that is "it is alright to be angry with God." This is a mantra from hell, how dare anyone think they have a right to be angry with God as though God did something wrong.
Hebrews 10:30-32 "…30 For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.” 31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. 32 Remember the early days that you were in the light, when you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering."
Hebrews 12:28-29 "…28 Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. 29 For our God is a consuming fire."
It is sin to be angry with God and it is sin to fall in love with oneself. If we love ourselves, then we accept the sin that is within us. We must love God, accept His judgement and pray for humility to be able to forget about ourselves.
Every human being is born loving themselves far too much, that comes naturally to mankind. The true faith in Christ focuses on Him not self.
The sin nature always has its eyes firmly fixed upon self, it is the Spiritual man who has their eyes fixed on Christ, denying self to serve God.
Hebrews 16:23-25 "23 But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.” 24 Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. 25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it."
Those who have been teaching love of self above all else for the past 40 years have been a stumbling block to the culture and specifically to Christians. Those who have preached prosperity for self gratification will be judged for their promotion of self.
