[lazarus]

THE ROLE OF THE GREEK ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED OVER THE YEARS. THE ROLE OF THE CHURCH HAS NOT CHANGED EITHER. WE BASICALLY SERVE THE SAME PURPOSE. " SERVING HUMANITY ".WE ATTEND CHURCH TO WORSHIP GOD,WE DON'T ATTEND CHAPTER MEETINGS TO WORSHIP OUR FOUNDERS. WE LOVE JESUS,WE LOVE OUR WIVES, OUR HUSBANDS, OUR CHILDREN OUR PARENTS, AND EVEN OUR PETS. WHY CAN'T WE LOVE OUR ORGANIZATIONS. WHY CAN'T I WORSHIP ON SUNDAYS, GO TO BIBLE CLASS ON WEDNESDAY, CHOIR PRACTICE ON THURSDAY,PRAYER ON FRIDAYS AND ATTEND CHAPTER MEETING ON SATURDAY ? THERE ARE CHURCH MEMBERS WHO DO A LOT WORSE ON THE DAYS WHEN THEY ARE NOT AT CHURCH. ALL OUR ORGANIZATIONS ARE BASED ON SPIRITUAL PRINCIPLES. OUR FOUNDERS WERE MEN AND WOMEN FROM STRONG CHRISTIAN FAMILIES.THERE ARE THOSE OF US WHO ARE MORE DEVOTED TO OUR JOBS THAN WE ARE TO OUR CHURCHES. I DON'T HEAR ANYONE LEAVING THEIR JOBS AT THE BREWERY OR CIGARETTE COMPANY OR THEIR SALES JOB WITH HENNESEY BECAUSE THEY BECAME SAVED.NOR ARE THEY THROWING AWAY THEIR GUNS OR STOP WATCHING TELEVISION WHEN THEY BECOME SAVED.
WHY IS IT THAT WE ALWAYS POINT FINGERS AND PUNCH HOLES IN THE FEW THINGS THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE GOOD.THERE'S NOT ONE PASTOR THAT WOULD TURN DOWN A DONATION FROM A GREEK ORGANIZATION OR TELL A MEMBER OF THEIR CONGREGATION THAT THEY DON'T WANT THEIR CHILD TO ACCEPT A SCHOLARSHIP FROM XYZ ORGANIZATION.I LAUGH WHEN I HEAR PEOPLE SAY THE USED TO BELONG,BUT NOW THEY ARE SAVED. THEY WERE PROBABLY INACTIVE ANYWAY.NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY,YOU ARE ALWAYS A MEMBER.YOU MAY NOT PARTICIPATE ANYMORE ( WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENS TO MOST OF US WITHOUT BECOMING SAVED )BUT YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A MEMBER.BECOME FAMOUS AND SEE IF YOUR ORGANIZATION DON'T LIST YOU AS ONE OF THEIR FAMOUS MEMBERS.WE CAN ALWAYS FIND SCRIPTURES TO SUIT OUR OWN SELFISH PURPOSES AND SWEAR THAT ANYONE WHO OPPOSES US IS STRAIGHT FROM THE DEVIL.JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO PAY YOUR DUES ANYMORE DON'T TRY TO CONDEM THE REST OF US TO HELL.

I TRULY LOVE JESUS MORE THAN ANYTHING THERE IS. I AM TRULY GRATEFUL FOR ALL HE HAS DONE FOR ME.HOW HE DIED ON CALGARY SO THAT I COULD BE FREE,HOW HE WATCHES OVER AND KEEPS ME DAILY.YET I STILL HAVE ROOM IN MY HEART TO LOVE MY ORGANIZATION,BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF LOVE.THE GOD THAT I SERVE KNOWS THIS AND ACCEPTS IT.HE KNOWS I WILL NEVER PUT ANYTHING BEFORE HIM AND THAT I WILL ALWAYS WORSHIP HIM AND HIM ALONE.YOU DON'T HAVE TO DENOUNCE YOUR GREEKDOM WHEN YOU BECOME SAVED, IT ACTUALLY HELPED ME TO BE A BETTER SERVANT BECAUSE I WAS USED TO THE CONCEPT OF DOING FOR OTHERS.

TO THE PERSON WHO HAS DOUBTS BECAUSE HE DOSENT WANT TO BE SAVED AND GREEK,DON'T EVEN WASTE YOUR TIME.YOU'LL PROBABLY ALLOW SOME CHURCH PERSON WHO HAS NEVER BEEN TO COLLEGE AND KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THE GREEK SYSTEM TO TALK YOU INTO BECOMING INACTIVE.