The Lost/Forgotten Christian Message

[@tassey]

Thanks for the message. I also get a daily meditation from Richard Rohr and this week, as is often the case, you are in agreement about what is wrong with much of "the church". Today he said "It seems the more we talk about Jesus, the less time we have to do what he said." Nmultis.

[@davidellis4084]

IMO, you know a Christian by their deeds, not their words. That is why I have so much respect for President Carter. He seemed to always walk the walk.

[@kenfurney5790]

I had stopped calling myself Christian because I didn't want to be associated with the Christians who hate. I thought being a Christian meant love not hate so distanced myself from it. God led me to Rev Ed and the CWW and I am now proudly calling myself Christian again. I have really been feeling God's hand in my life recently and I finally feel that I'm headed in the right direction.

[@gypsyhorsesense]

Same for me. I call myself a follower of Jesus Christ now. So I at least am asked why I make that distinction.

[@AnnAumann]

Hallelujah 🙏

[@terriesteve]

I quit calling myself a Christian too. It’s so sad to see what has become of Christianity.

[@williamfinch9858]

If Ed Trevors is the best Christians have to offer, then Christians do not have a chance at acting as a light to the world. Ed’s gone soft when it comes to calling out hypocrisy and speaking truth to power. Despite Ed having a large platform, at most, Ed’s enemies see him as nothing more than an annoyance who does nothing to threaten the status quo. You should look at what Bishop Mar Mari has done. The trials he has gone through are quite inspiring.

[@jamesparson]

KZbin’s search algorithm lead you here

[@mariakollar5518]

Our proclamation should not be a vocal one but one of action. God's glory is made evident in the behavior of those who praise and glorify God by acting on the God's ordinances of compassion, justice, mercy, community, and love.

[@gypsyhorsesense]

It seems to me as if many christian nationalists are looking for a message that tells them its ok to "other" and hurt people who dont think exactly as they do. As it seems to be within way too many denominations. Hate has indeed become the message. Not the love that is the whole point of existence. God IS love. That's what we need must share!

[@jamesparson]

There is no hate like Christian love

[@ClaireForsberg-rl6tc]

I read a sentence that shook me profoundly. FAITH is the only currency needed to enter the Kingdom of God.🙏❤🙏

[@TheGstadley]

There is religion, and then there is faith. No one owns the Lord or the pathway to Heaven. Love thy neighbor as thyself. There is no human being on the face of this earth worthy of being worshipped as a god. Check those 7 deadly sins at the door. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❣️

[@myrarice1395]

I agree that we must declare to the world the glory of God. I think the church is struggling to tell the world because we don’t really know God, or don’t know God as much as we should.

[@jasongambrel254]

You speak the truth my friend. Preach it!

[@Mr22thou]

As a spiritual seeker who loves the teachings of Jesus, yet as an adult, has never felt comfortable identifying as a Christian, I am increasingly thinking that "The Church" has sold out to materialism. It's not just "keeping up with the Joneses," drugs/alcohol, sex, or the gluttonous grasping for wealth/power, it's the addiction to one's political beliefs, religious affiliation, and even favorite sports teams. We are into everything outside of an inner relationship with our loving Higher Power. All that "stuff" prevents us from knowing our oneness, and nurturing intimate relationships with others - from living lives of selfless service to one another. There is a path, in fact, there are a few good ones. There is an excellent book called "Breathing Underwater" by Richard Rohr and the 12 Step programs of CoDA and ACA which I've found very helpful. No one's gonna save us. We gotta do it with like-minded fellow travelers. Peace and love.

[@osilva2367]

Well said. Now, I don't feel so alone in the "how," of spreading the glory of God to all.❤

[@bibigems]

SPOT ON REV❤

[@kellyharper367]

We must love our neighbors as ourselves! Let's shine the light of God's love to all people! 🕯

[@jasonx3933]

Hallelujah, you are right on point Rev.

[@andrewcoon7695]

As always, thank you, Reverend Trevor. Right on! Amen!

[@solitaryone1536]

Glory to you O Word Eternal of Our Living God, Glory to you O Lord. Glory to you Eternal Wisdom of Our Living God, Glory to you O Lord. Glory to you O Light Eternal of Our Living God, Glory to you O Lord...

[@mpi1973]

Yes and Amen ‼

[@rutha1464]

"I have fed you with milk, and not with solid food, for until now ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able." 1 Corinthians 3:2

[@williamshaneblyth]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 your on Fire . Thank you ....

[@kimedge7493]

I think we in the mainstream are failing out brothers and sisters who are being fed a false gospel!

[@rev.leonidasw.smiley6300]

…the only advice a Christian should provide is read your Bible; get guidance from your minister, priest, nun, et.al.

[@K.L.M.Online]

Ecclesiastes 9:17-18 The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools. Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

[@jamesallison2961]

Ed great point and what came to my mind recently is Pentecost and the book of Acts. We don’t have one nation of America, but the word was spoken to all nations and people in their languages. So we also had the story about arguing over the Jews and Gentiles being Gods people.

[@kevindobson6156]

I'm so tired of Pastors who act like the "Moral Police" commanding from us the do's and don'ts of earning God's favor. So done with it ! I appreciate your talk on this ! Amen 🙏

[@LMABelanger]

I proclaim God to the Nations. Light and love. Shine that bright light to the Nations 💙🕊️🤍🕯️🇨🇦💯⭐✨🌟☀️💫🌙🙏🙏🙏⭐✨🌟☀️💫🌙🕊️🤍🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️the Angels are here to help.💙💙🇨🇦💯🙏🙏🙏

[@kellyharper367]

We are to be the light of love in the midst of the storm! 🕯✨️🕊

[@LoveHopeandFaith]

Yes! 🙌🏻 PROCLAIM CHRIST TO THE NATIONS! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ 🎉🎉 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️✝️✝️✝️✝️ God can do anything, is everything, loves us DEARLY. Glory to Jesus. God loves us. We are not promised a trouble-free life, our endeavor is to serve an INCREDIBLE God! ❤❤

[@kellideelittle2182]

Yet, mainline churches seem to have been largely silent against the evangelical/ nationalists from pushing back on this highjacking of God's truth.

[@ikeus685]

Afraid of the do not Judge passage believing that discerning evil andseeing and stating thus is wrong and too judgmental.

[@sidneycox5457]

What were missing is what Jesus wants.we are pure sinners.its not about us.but unfortunately we will never learn.

[@sirius1075]

Amen

[@Reva-n5n]

Jesus' teachings and sacrifice has been lost at the pulpit.✌️🙏💙

[@sarjg3569]

Good Morning World. Thank you Rev. for the words of wisdom. Praying for many blessings for all today.

[@kellyharper367]

God bless you, too! Thank you for your supportive words. 🕊

[@avaholford3594]

Amen thank you

[@kevinjohnson7839]

Thank you ❤

[@scj2117]

Jonah got to sit in the shade of a tree he didn't even have to plant, but still complained that God had not destroy the people of Nineveh after they had actually repented (down to the last man, woman, child, bull, cow, sheep, dog ...).

[@DY2784]

👋Thanks for the constant reminders.💙👍

[@colleenorrick5415]

If we look at the lives of the saints, there weren’t many who were rich. Those who were gave their riches to the poor.

[@katemcclain8405]

Rev Ed- as a retired Midwest USA United Methodist clergy- I remember a well educated lawyer who having studied Matthew with us stated it sounded like 😊it was written for losers. I beamed he got it, he did not like it all. Thank you for your wisdom.

[@K.L.M.Online]

Thanks for this!

[@davidroberts9037]

Excellent message Reverend 👏 AMEN 🙏

[@davidellis4084]

I am an atheist, but I find plenty to good things in The New Testament. However, now all I hear is Old Testament fire-and-brimstone damnation for what I am and what I believe. Were I in a Christian Church like this, I would leave. If Christians are truly Christians, they need to do more to promote the good parts that Jesus taught and speak less about the vengeance of God. "Love Thy Neighbor" is universal.

[@waltnowpigpig5492]

Rev Ed, we at CWW are ready to work with you to actually proclaim him to the world.

[@libbycollins9349]

In the words of Dr Peter Venkman, “I like this plan! I’m excited to be part of it! Let’s do it.”

[@kellyharper367]

🕊 Amen!

[@avaholford3594]

Amen

[@olivianatwick7603]

Well said father. It reminds me of the book that I have read and I am continuing to reread every so often which is called The Secret Message of Jesus. It is written by Brian Mclaren and basically it is saying that we need to be doing Jesus commanded us that being mean that we are to proclaim the good news that we are to be feeding the hungry clothing and naked so on and so forth.😊

[@KevinPerry-kq8om]

🙏🏼

[@A3Kr0n]

Some people would rather buy a shirt with money, than sow the seed, collect the harvest and invest the time and energy needed to make the shirt. The store bought shirt will be worn and thrown away while the homemade shirt will be maintained and worn with pride.

[@FightingForFacts7074]

Not if they sew as poorly as I do. Some people are not good at sewing, or have the cotton fields, etc.

[@snoopychrysler]

If you don't mind, Rev. Ed, I'd rather enjoy traveling cross-country in my beloved Toyota Coaster Campervan, BEARCRUISER ONE. I've never had a bad experience with it since I got it 3 years ago. I've been happy seeing new friends and experiencing seeing Canada and the States with NEW EYES since!

[@XenobiaF]

❤

[@tomrhodes1629]

GOD has no ego with which to receive praise. But we anthropomorphize GOD, in our insanity, projecting our selfish human egos ("satan") onto GOD. The only way to serve GOD is to serve others, as JC shows us how to do. Elijah has returned in these "end times," as prophesied, and testifies.

[@AaronShomo]

You got it. A personal God does not mean you should expect God to be identical to us, now or sooner as some want.

[@Stew8artb4]

🙏🏼✅

[@Stew8artb4]

We DO share ‘All the ways God hates people’ ~ 😔

[@Elvorin]

All the god of the Bible exhibits in that book is hate. Even when he says love it isn't anything I recognize as love. Makes sense that Christians focus on hate.

[@patriciadreyer8977]

How to proclaim His glory without sounding like just another nutjob? Part of my family was ‘Praise the Lord’ Christians and they were so cruel or arrogant in their own superior attitudes. It gives me the creeps whenever I hear anyone use that term.

[@stankrajewski8255]

There is some shade of that tree. If you have given of yourself you have spread good karma. That karma blooms and spreads. If you are a taker, or a greedy sort, you have crapped on the karmic wheel and it spreads out for others to deal with. The salvation of others is the path to your salvation. You can't cheat God here. There is no hope of salvation in a con.

[@kevinkelly1586]

I agree about the false message of Prosperity Theology. Jesus, when speaking of the Kingdom, said "The last shall be first and the first shall be last." Who, then, should want to come first in this world?

[@ohyeah3365]

Is the church really shrinking? I understand it has happened in the West. But what about China?

[@davidford694]

My friend Hanna was a Palestinian Christian. So of course he grew up in a very Muslim society. He was also a significant scholar, with a PhD from Harvard. His take on what makes Christianity different from the other religions is that Christianity is the only one that worships a loser. And when you look at his life and his death, that is easy to see. But when the church made its bargain with the powers that be, Christ was transformed into a king. God was a king. So instead of worshiping a loser, most of the focus was on praising and glorifying a Lord. There is no evidence that Jesus wanted this, rather the exact opposite. This king was very judgemental. In fact, even though you may have lived an entirely blameless life, there was a possibility that He would send you to eternal torment if you had somehow displeased him. I don't think there is any hope for the church until it puts behind it this era of worshiping the Lord, and concentrating on the vaguely defined rewards, and the much more vivid punishments, that this Lord may enact. The church needs to move on, and back, to worshiping the loser who represents us all, who loved us, wants us to love him, and to love one another.

[@EduardoRodriguez-du2vd]

In my opinion, the fundamental flaw lies in a certain type of attitude. What is corrupted is the idea that someone is morally superior when they control the sins of others. Achieving God's sympathy through forced evangelization, regardless of its absurd ineffectiveness. Faith cannot be forced upon anyone. Does God save preferably those who consider themselves inspectors of other people's sins?

[@FightingForFacts7074]

I believe God wants us to be cognizant of our own shortcomings, and then we can use our efforts to help others with similar issues. Good examples of this are found in 12Step programs, such as AA. Matthew “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

[@AaronShomo]

Quote(or close): do not rail against the splinter in his eye when you have a tree in yours.

[@libbycollins9349]

How do we do that? I try to be as kindly and generous as I can, but short of wearing a Jesus Tee shirt how do we make those actions a proclamation of God’s love? I left a church that was self absorbed.

[@ke9tv]

Any action that is Christ-like is a proclamation of God's love. Sometimes those actions are apprciated and people's ears are opened - that is the time to proclaim. Preach the Gospel by first making people want to hear it. 1 Peter 3:15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,

[@Bob20011492]

As in ANY human enterprise, sooner or later the original message will be corrupted and, sometimes, utterly discarded. This has happened in completely secular institutions, and it's happening in the American Christian church. I am of the opinion that it needs to happen, to prepare for a rebirth of something closer to the original gospel message. This may sound unsympathetic, but we have these upheavals every few centuries, and we're due for another. Truth is still distinguishable from falsehood, and we must pray for people to be able to do so, because there's a lot of fakery out there now. Amen

[@geneotrexler8246]

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[@LMABelanger]

Light and love to you. Shine that light bright.🇨🇦💯🕊️🤍✨💫⭐🌟☀️🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️ to the rightful lord Jesus not the false Trumpty Dumpty. 😌

[@canvashomesusa8729]

... club Jesus

[@nathanbork4932]

Are you out proclaiming every waking moment? What else is more important ... today?

[@PhecdaPlato]

Have you not seen the grinch who stole Christmas? My friend, let them steal all the names they want, it’s the meaning. It’s the unity of the community of coming together even when you don’t have… the “name”.. i would assume. Because idle worship is silly.

[@almitrahopkins1873]

If you have to tell me how great your god is, it isn’t. The proof is in the pudding, not in talking about it. If your god brings prosperity, it shouldn’t require me to cast myself into poverty, hunger or homelessness to get it. That is the key failing of the “prosperity gospel”. The pastors want you to live an ascetic life while not doing it themselves, which proves it is false. “You shall know them by their acts” seems pretty clear-cut, if you ask me.

[@JamesBondDZero7Mi6]

Patience is a thing of the past. For the younger generation, everything they need is in front of them in an instance via a tiny computer (cell phone). The question is what do we live for? It's a big committment to live for Christ and very few people want to sacrifice their fun, status, coolness, popularity, etc. It's about messaging and the same reason the Dems lost.

[@MeMe-c1w9s]

Christianity went from a religion to a political movement starting in the 80s with Pat Robertson, the Moral Majority, and the 700 Club. Y'all just getting that now?! 🤔 It's reasons such as this we nonbelievers tell y'all to stay in your lane. You feel compelled to not just spread your message but to also force everyone into not just living as you'd please, but one of you. Not cool.

[@lynnebash2278]

That was supposed to be ego maniacal

[@DumpsterDivingDragon]

Wait... What?! Any BS political acceptance is more valuable than is Eternal Life of LOVE as a Family Member of Elohim?! . ^j^ Nah! Not interested. I choose being in GOD's Family, Always. LOVE! ...iT's not just a word. LOVE is The Word and The Way.

[@LoveHopeandFaith]

❤AMEN!

[@DumpsterDivingDragon]

@@LoveHopeandFaith ... Be to The On High Father and in His Son's Name, Jesus[Yeshua]. Indeed. LOVE!

[@itowmyhome797]

🙏