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Except the Lord build the house,
they labour in vain that build it.
–Psalm 127:1 (KJV)–

Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate,
and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction,
and many there be which go in thereat.
–Matthew 7:13 (KJV)–

The time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears.
–2 Timothy 4:3 (KJV)–

They have healed the hurt of the daughter
of my people slightly, saying,
Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
–Jeremiah 8:11 (KJV)–

I am against the prophets, saith the Lord,
that steal my words every one from his neighbour.
–Jeremiah 23:30 (KJV)–

Diotrephes, who loveth to have the
preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
–3 John 1:9 (KJV)–

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WesleyGospel, “Lame Feel-Good Messages: Why Do Pastors Always Preach This Stuff?”

—. “Review of Leonard Ravenhill’s ‘Revival God’s Way.’”

Dr. John R. Rice, Why Preach Against Sin? (Sword of the Lord, 1985).

Gary Gilley, This Little Church Went to Market (Evangelical Press, 2005).

Leonard Ravenhill, Why Revival Tarries (Bethany House, 1959).

David Wilkerson, Hey, Preach…You’re Comin’ Through! (Revell, 1968).

This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
–1 Timothy 3:1-7 (KJV)–

Shout it aloud, do not hold back.
    Raise your voice like a trumpet.
Declare to my people their rebellion
    and to the descendants of Jacob their sins.
–Isaiah 58:1 (NIV)–

Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it,
because its wickedness has come up before me.
–Jonah 1:2 (NIV)–

Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it;
for their wickedness is come up before me.
–Jonah 1:2 (KJV)–

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Matthew Henry Commentary on 1 Timothy 3:1-7.

Richard Baxter, The Reformed Pastor (Banner of Truth, 1974).

This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare; holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck: of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.
–1 Timothy 1:18-20 (KJV)–

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Dr. John R. Rice, The Backslider (SLP, 1943).

Dr. A. M. Hills, Backsliders and Worldly Christians (Schmul, 2016).

I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I go away:
for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you;
but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
–John 16:7 (KJV)–

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James G. Lawson, Deeper Experiences of Famous Christians (Whitaker House, 1998).

R. Michael Thornton, Fire In the Carolinas (Creation House, 2014).

A. W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God (Wingspread, 1998).

Richard J. Foster, Celebration of Discipline (HarperOne, 2018).

—.  Prayer (HarperOne, 1992).

Renovaré, Connecting with God (HarperOne, 2006).

—. Prayer and Worship (HarperOne, 2009).

In the same way the men give up natural sexual relations with women and burn with passion for each other. Men do shameful things with each other, and as a result they bring upon themselves the punishment they deserve for their wrongdoing.
–Romans 1:27 (GNT)–

A gentleman who was in his fifties, he had led a homosexual lifestyle…he contracted the human papillomavirus (HPV)…genital warts…his entire buttock, his entire anal area had been eaten away by the warts…he ended up losing all of the buttock area. He ended up having a colostomy where his feces would come into a bag on his abdomen, because he no longer had a rectum…and it was a wide open gaping wound.
–Dr. David Miller, 13:40–

Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it;
for their wickedness is come up before me.
–Jonah 1:2 (KJV)–

Thou shalt not lie with mankind,
as with womankind: it is abomination.
–Leviticus 18:22 (KJV)–

The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man,
neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment:
for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God.
–Deuteronomy 22:5 (KJV)–

SICK!

You’re not imagining things: many pastors avoid this topic; and there are several common reasons. Topics like homosexuality are highly charged in today’s culture. Many pastors worry they’ll be misunderstood as just attacking people rather than addressing the behavior from a moral or Biblical perspective. Pastors know these issues affect people sitting in the pews: people addicted to porn, couples living together, church members with homosexual family members, etc. Because they want to keep people coming back and open to hearing the gospel, some avoid topics that feel “too confrontational.” Addressing sexual sin can create conflict with influential and wealthy church members. Pastors sometimes feel pressure–spoken or unspoken–to “keep things positive.” Some pastors genuinely want to address these topics but fear doing it in a harsh or simplistic way. They may not feel equipped to speak with both Biblical conviction and so-called pastoral compassion. So pastors are actually pressured by church staff to keep the show going with non-confrontational sermon topics like hope, grace, purpose, dream fulfillment, and forgiveness. And to classify subjects like homosexuals as just a “negative” topic to be removed from all church communications. They are increasingly focused on being “seeker sensitive,” which often means avoiding topics that would make newcomers feel uncomfortable.

And so these pastors have failed to be watchmen, and the people’s blood is on their hands, and they’re guilty of not warning sinners of the hell-deserving danger they’re in! Because they don’t adequately point out the specific sinfulness of their homosexual, shackin’ up lifestyles. They might say the word “hell” or the word “cross” if they’re really daring in the typical Rick Warren influenced seeker-sensitive church, but no, they’re not going to boldly confront the homosexual lifestyle, because they ultimately want homosexual money to be tithed to their churches. And so they cave into the sissified gay affirming church culture instead of being truly prophetic. Such pastors should be viewed as wolves in sheep’s clothing, carnal, and not filled with the Holy Spirit. Homosexuals, the Bible says, “shall not inherit the kingdom of God,” and these pastors could obviously care less about them (1 Corinthians 6:10). If they’re gonna die and go to Hell, then they better do it, and decrease the surplus population! But let’s keep things “positive” around here; and not preach against the unmentionable sin of the homosexuals in this holy sanctuary. Ezekiel 33:6: “If the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.” Lazy purpose-driven pastor! You’re no preacher! Can’t you see all those dead homosexual ghosts that died of AIDS a few years ago, rolling around in the lake of fire, screaming and yelling in pain? They used to listen to you preach! They used to come to church and pay you a tithe. But can you see ’em down there in Hell right now? They’re all down there because of YOU! Because you were too afraid of the conflict that would come from warning them about their sin from the pulpit. And so now God will require their blood of you! This means God holds you guilty for their suicide! You could’ve warned ’em about the cliff they were headed for, but you just let ’em fall right into a lake of burning lava!