The Powers.

In his book Engaging the Powers Walter Wink describes the powers of this world as fallen.

 

This is far from the Fundamentalist attitude towards the corporate plutocrats of this world.

Conservative Christians have allied themselves with the corporations in a way that is totally in contradiction of scripture.

This can only be the result of Prosperity Theology which believes that wealth and power come from God and worldly authority is divinely sanctioned.

This contradicts the Bible which describes worldly powers as Beasts.

Jesus described the way of the world as evil.  (John 7:7)

The reason for this discrepancy is because the right-wing Christian Churches are part of the conservative establishment and have been since the time of Constantine.

Therefore they identify with worldly authority and adopt the attitudes and practices of the ruling elite.

But Jesus was neither rich nor powerful.

And he challenged the authority of the Pharisees.

So do not believe the Fundamentalists when they talk about authority and wealth.

 

God is on the side of the poor and needy.

As Jesus was.

And it was the worldly powers who crucified him.

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