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"LGBTQ & The Black Church" and "When Christian Charity Usurps Christian Ministry.." I'm talking about BOTH these subjects because the PROBLEM with one is the ISSUE with the other.. RELIGIOUS TRADITION has kept the Church from EMBRACING without COMPROMISING, and from AFFIRMING (due to cultural pressures) without ACCEPTING (because of our biblical mandate) because of the FEAR OF JUDGMENT, the REALITY OF OUR HUMANNESS, and the POWER OF RELIGIOUS CONFORMITY..we have failed. LGBTQ AND THE BLACK CHURCH The church has traditionally informed, influenced and guided the day-to-day lives of many African Americans. "The black church is not just a place of spirituality and enlightenment, but a place of empowerment for African Americans," says David Neale, founder of Black Lavender Resources, a consulting firm specializing in diversity within the LGBTQ community. Bishop Kwabena Rainey Cheeks, of Inner Light Ministries in Washingto...

"PRAYERFUL ADMONITION TO NATIONAL BLACK CLERGY: THE HOUSE OF CARDS HAS ALREADY FALLEN.." — 'HONESTLY ADDRESSING THE LGBTQIA+ STRUGGLES COMPASSIONATELY SURROUNDING BLACK LEADERS..' Prayerful Admonition to National Black Clergy : PLEASE DON'T WAIT ANOTHER SUNDAY till you "lay YOUR GIFT on the altar", and genuinely SEEK GOD about the CONTENT and CONTEXT of this word..ESPECIALLY IF, you have a private struggle with LGBTQIA+ in your life — but you're preaching and repping something different publicly.. Scripture References: Jeremiah 23 John 21 "Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually advanced the gospel, so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard, and to everyone else, that my imprisonment is because I am in Christ. Most of the brothers have gained confidence in the Lord from my imprisonment and dare even more to speak the word fearlessly. To be su...

LGBTQ— HOW DOES JESUS CHRIST MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO "LIVE FREE"? THE FIRST STEP IS  ALL ABOUT "GOD" AND THE INDIVIDUAL … AND, IT's CALLED =  SURRENDER KEY SCRIPTURE: ”His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. By these he has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire. For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge, knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness, godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsig...

"CHRISTIANESE" vs "CHRISTIANIZE" One of the most RELIGIOUS and IRRITATING ACTIVITIES too me, in relation to CHRISTIANESE and it's self-righteous inferences, is the OVERUSE OF BIBLICAL DESCRIPTIVES — as if you "saying it" is going to MAKE IT A REALITY!! "Prophetic Sunday", "Prophetic Wednesday", "Prophetic Friday" Glory Gathering of Global Prophetic Saints & Friends Title-toting bandits with SELF-PROCLAIMED titles or UNQUALIFIED AGENTS that "God called" in the unique VACUUM related to their "peculiar calling", etc. etc. STOP IT! - Taking a trip or multiple visits overseas may represent "traveling internationally", but it doesn't make you a GLOBAL MINISTRY.. - It's MOCKERY to assume a post that GENERALS poured their blood out for.. -"Googling it" doesn't mean that you KNOW IT, HAVE IT or POSSESS IT.. -Trying to "become" befo...

AND AFTER "THAT", THE JUDGMENT.. REFER TO: GOD's JUDGMENT ON HUMAN INSTITUTIONS DEATH FACTS: DEATH is unavoidable YOU are no exception WE only die once DEATH is the beginning of Eternity Future, somewhere.. DEATH is our way to Destiny's Door based upon "how" we decided to live.. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES "And just as it is appointed for people to die once — and after this, judgment  —  so also Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him." Hebrews‬ ‭9‬:‭27‬-‭28‬ ‭CSB‬‬ "For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will find it." Matthew‬ ‭16‬:‭25‬ ‭CSB‬‬ "I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I ...

REFER TO: GOD's JUDGMENT ON HUMAN INSTITUTIONS and CONTROLLING THE NARRATIVE DOESN'T NEGATE THE TRUTH UNCHECKED POWER IS INTOXICATING, BLURS MORALITY, AND SILENCES OBJECTIVITY — WHEN THERE's NO ONE TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND BALANCE!!  WS-3 GOD IS NOT PETTY — HE IS PRINCIPLED; and UNTIL YOU ARE HEALED FROM YOUR HURTS, and MADE WHOLE BY HIS POWER, YOU WILL RELATE TO HIS EARNEST CARE AND CONCERN AS HOSTILITY OR HARM INSTEAD OF HELP AND HOPE.. "Controlling the narrative" = to control how people think about you. You don't leave it up to them to form their own opinion. Rather, you interpret the facts for them. Everybody is doing it — governments, businesses, celebrities, and PREACHERS (FALSE APOSTOLIC ORDER) - rewriting history - claiming celebrity - showing no humility The reality is: If you've got ENOUGH applause, fanfare, external support, and budget to MAINTAIN A NARRATIVE that never really allows the truth to b...

I've had some acquaintance with the religious spirit, since God positioned me on the front-lines to both consult and minister to religious leaders! Sadly, many "in the name" of their: "anointing", "ministry assignment", "untamed flesh", and "twisted theologies" - are some of the most angry and foul-mouthed personalities; and, "gentleness" is NOT one of the words that I'd use to describe their "behind the scenes" interaction and communication with the "ministry team"; supposedly "all in the name of excellence" (?!?), but that's simply carnality, pride and undisciplined flesh - and, to set a new generation of leaders on course for a veritable Christ-like representation and witness, "light must expose darkness" - by speaking truth in love! The Bible says, "Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand." (Philippians 4:5) Paul used an interesting...