PASTOR JOHN COLLINS: HUMAN FAILURES
If you listen to pastors that are on the pulpit in the
public eye, these men and women would have you believe that God is
an all loving God
who is there to simply answer prayers in return for your belief, that you don’t
need to change yourself, that once you’re saved, you’re always saved. “They don’t teach to look to the Bible for
the examples that God gives” preaches Pastor John Collins of John Collins Ministries and Love That Cross Ministries. The Holy
Bible is full of examples of liars, cheaters, doubters, bribery, theft, and
simple human failure. We are HUMAN, and
the Bible
tells of HUMANS who went through the very same things we face now, only
thousands of years ago. As Solomon said
in Ecclesiastes, there is nothing new under the sun.
“There is a beauty in knowing the failures of those that have been faithful to God. You are not expected to be perfect from the start, but are meant to work toward perfection as you seek righteousness through Jesus. Humans are flawed and weak. Humans need to learn to seek the good and refuse the bad. In order to do that, you must learn what sin is, how to react to it and how to avoid it, but you must also learn how to acknowledge it in yourself so that you can seek to be convicted in your soul and choose to repent and change and grow in faith and obedience to God. A child does not learn to do anything without trial and error, failure and correction.” Pastor John Collins, April, 2018.
We are not meant to sweep sin under the rug. Sin is not to be sugar coated or
justified. Sin is meant to be talked
about in the pulpit, because as Paul put it, the wages of sin is death….hell. Pastor John Collins calls out
those pastors (as the apostle Paul says to do in 2 Timothy) who deny Hell, who
refuse to preach the truth, who refuse to teach that while God is Love,
He is also Wrath, and
He wants us to learn to not sin. We are meant to acknowledge it, repent-meaning
change our ways from it-and seek forgiveness Pastor John Collins goes
on to say. When we fully turn to God and His Son Jesus Christ, They begin
the process of teaching and refining us, placing tests and trials in front of
us. Our free will is what will likely
get in our way as we stumble through in our efforts of trial and error. God will teach us, Jesus will help us on
our way, and the outcome is a soul that God and Jesus will want
in heaven. God will correct
us. God will
challenge us. As Pastor John
Collins says “never blame God. He puts us through it to see us through it.” That is there in the Holy Bible,
from the Psalms of David and the reflections of Solomon in Ecclesiastes, to the
books of Peter. The individuals who were
recorded in the Bible
are flawed, just like we are. They
struggled, just like we do. The voice of God and the
words of Jesus
are there to guide through the “it” that we face as we learn to walk the talk
of being Christian.
Pastor John Collins writes:
“My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor detest His correction; For whom the Lord
loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights.” Proverbs
3:11-12 (NKJV).
Abraham lied about Sarah being his wife, Isaac did the same
thing, Jacob stole Esau’s blessing although Esau sold his birthright, the
brothers of Joseph intended to kill him but ended up faking his death and
selling him into slavery, Moses struck the rock, Aaron bungled waiting for
Moses and jumped into idolatry followed by lying, David orchestrated murder
after committing adultery and Solomon stumbled with women and idolatry, Peter
denied Christ and Thomas doubted. The bible is not shy about including the
faults, weaknesses and sins of the men that were instrumental in creating the story
of Israel, of God and His plan for salvation for us through His Son. The flaws
of humanity are not meant to be whitewashed and swept under the rug. We are not
meant to lie about sin, but are meant to acknowledge it, repent of it and seek
forgiveness for it.
There is a beauty in knowing the failures of those that have
been faithful to God. You are not expected to be perfect from the start, but
are meant to work toward perfection as you seek righteousness through Jesus.
Humans are flawed and weak. Humans need to learn to seek the good and refuse
the bad. In order to do that, you must learn what sin is, how to react to it
and how to avoid it, but you must also learn how to acknowledge it in yourself
so that you can seek to be convicted in your soul and choose to repent and
change and grow in faith and obedience to God. A child does not learn to do
anything without trial and error, failure and correction.
You will stumble in this life and you will fail. You will
also grow in strength and learn to avoid the pitfalls and navigate the path of
the righteous. It is your effort that God wants and believe me, He knows who is
making the effort. Never think that you are unforgiveable, unlovable or
undesirable by God. God wants you to choose Him, seek Him and stop making
excuses. Although He does expect you to falter, He also expects you to learn.
Begin by getting to know His word, His laws and become submissive to His will.
Do not avoid God because you think yourself not worthy, but do not take His
grace for granted either. Be encouraged by the examples found in the bible and
be willing to humble yourself before the Lord and welcome the correction that
comes from His hand.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your
own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your
paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV).
LOVE THAT CROSS PASTOR JOHN COLLINS
Pastor
John Collins is leading a revival across the United States that has been
gathering more momentum in the past few months.
From Heaven’s Country Radio
at 10 a.m. Mountain Time on Sundays with Marty Smith, to AM and FM stations
across the nation, even reaching North Korea Uruguay, Paraguay, Russia,
Tunisia, and around the world Pastor John Collins
is spreading the word of God and
redeeming the Gospel. New television
channels, films, interviews and more are on the horizon from Pastor
John Collins and John
Collins Ministries. The word of God and the Christian faith has been
twisted over the lifetime of mankind. Pastor John Collins is here to
bring God back to everyone, in truth. Pastor
John Collins will not preach what you want to hear, Pastor John Collins
will preach and teach what you need to hear.
Pastor
John Collins is down to earth and he will be the first to tell you he did
not begin life with the goal of becoming a preacher. He wanted money and everything that came
with it. God found Pastor John Collins,
not the other way around. Pastor John Collins
so frequently says he was “so far from the Cross, I needed binoculars to see
it. Now I get splinters in my hands from
it!” This world needs hope, and that is
what God is giving everyone, a chance at hope, because the guy in the trailer
is the same as the guy in the mansion in God’s eyes, and it is time for someone
to lead a change, a revival. Pastor John says “It’s
time to do it right, to not be ‘another one of them’”, referring to those who
use the pulpit for their personal gain and recognition. Pastor Collins forthrightly
says it is time to use the pulpit to bring God to the people, and the people to
the Cross and the salvation that is offered by the sacrifice of Jesus. Pastor John
Collins and John
Collins Ministries is here to help, to give a hand up, not a hand out.
You can read posts on Twitter and Facebook from Pastor John Collins,
other blogs, interviews and recordings linked within this blog. Pastor John
Collins is also available for revival, preaching, and guest speaking and he
can be reached through his email at jc65777@yahoo.com.
