Comments on: Why do Churches cover up sin?

By: Travis Fentiman

Travis Fentiman — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 19:36:00 +0000

Thank you David Murray.

By: Chris Ekwedam

Chris Ekwedam — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 19:23:00 +0000

In my part of the world, people become afraid of the ‘man of God’ because he may curse them. Or they may attract God’s wrath for ‘touching the Lord’s anointed’. Some may even accuse you of not having a forgiving heart. But the problem with this is that the sin has not been discussed and dealt with, hence how can you begin to make forgiveness argument? Thanks for the article.

By: T Chil

T Chil — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 19:08:00 +0000

good article. There is so much cover up and all one can do is leave.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 12:16:00 +0000

For starters, churches promote based on who is most like the current leadership, which is better described as self-perpetuating. No one wants to be regarded as one who might make too make changes or upset the apple cart. It is one thing to get put in to leadership, it is another to stay in it.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 12:10:00 +0000

No one really wanted to tell the old ladies in a church that what they were doing was sinful. They were known for their gossip, bearing false witness, and some others but they were at the church house every Sunday and had been since they were children. They were eulogized truthfully as they were genuinely good aka “preached into heaven” when they passed away. Meanwhile the younger people in the church were condemned even for the sins of others.

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By: 2iceblest

2iceblest — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 21:11:00 +0000

It boils down to the church’s claim the ‘Law’ (Torah means Instructions) was nailed to the cross which is an inaccurate understanding of Jesus’ statements and Paul’s writings. Shall I remind ‘His church’ of 1John 3:4? The definition of sin. Jesus railed against the manmade laws instituted by the Pharisees as evidenced in their rules for handwashing, not being able to do good works on the Sabbath, etc. None of their rules were in Torah! And, Jesus never said Torah rule was wrong or bad. If He was God in flesh, then they were HIS rules! It was the added, manmade rules and doctrines which were nailed to the cross together with the consequence for violating the commands and Torah: death. The church leadership over time has done much the same as the Pharisees. Read again all of what JESUS was saying! Paul wrote, “Do we, then, abolish the Law by this faith? Of course not! Instead, we uphold the Law.” The Law was never for salvation. But, as we are sealed for salvation and the final rebirth into spiritual bodies, our thankfulness should be evidenced by obedience to our Maker’s rules. This is evidenced by Revelation 12:17 and 14:12. If you give up the instructions for righteousness to govern society, claiming they don’t exist, all sorts of injustices WILL occur. Of this, we are witnesses!

By: dregister1

dregister1 — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 13:51:00 +0000

… “can also be used to [sic] by adept administrators and bureaucrats” …

By: Ambar SanchezMarcelo

Ambar SanchezMarcelo — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 15:30:00 +0000

Very good article. Thank you for sharing. Unfortunately, almost all of the reasons go back to self-preservation. May the Lord helps us all not to compromise the truth and fall into Peter’s sin when he denied the Lord.