FOR ME TO LIVE IS CHRIST

BY GARY TOOLE

Now if Apostle Paul was down here now they would say that he’s suicidal and depressed, because he said, “For me to live is Christ and to die is gain,” which means good and something better. He also said, that if only in this life we have a hope in Jesus then we are among all men most miserable, but he went on to let us know that our real hope in Christ was in eternal life in heaven. Now most preachers preach right the opposite. Paul’s true focus was on eternal life in Heaven. These liberal preachers talk about what Jesus said and then actually preach quite the opposite. They talk about Paul but don’t dare quote those scriptures I just told you that Paul said. So they do not preach the true gospel. They preach their gospel. Now don’t get your overalls in a wad when I say this truth about some folk’s god celebrity, uncle Joel and not the one in the bible. Where Paul said in Phillipians 1:21, “For me to live is Christ,” which means he didn’t care about any of the things of this world. He was living to serve Christ only. And then he said, “But to die is gain.” Some say that he was suicidal. That he wanted to die. Yes, when God called because as he said in another passage, “I am in a twixt. To go but rather to stay.” Now uncle Joel preaches a total contradiction to Paul. His is more like, “For me to live is Joel!” To promote himself and his ministry, but to die is gain would not be part of his vocabulary. And his ministry is all about this modern day and way. Focus on here. The here and now. Not the here after. Not much about heaven. Where Paul said, “If only in this life we have a hope in Christ then we are among all men most miserable.” Which his conclusion was hope in Heaven. Not on this earth. Well, uncle Joel certainly don’t agree with that. Not really because his preaching or better his motivational philosophy puts emphasis of hope in this life. Sugar and spice and everything nice, but it just ain’t that way! Can you say amen?

PD. ADV.