And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?Luke 6:39 (King James Version)
There is a prostitution ring going on in the 'church age'... the pulpit is pimping the pews and prostituting the word; speaking with enticing words. And the pews is pimping the pulpit and prostituting their own souls, having itchy ears.
According to wikipedia, A pimp is an agent for prostitutes who lives off their earnings. The pimp-prostitute relationship can be abusive, with the pimp using 'PSYCHOLOGICAL INTIMIDATION, MANIPULATION and PHYSICAL FORCE -- example pulpit prostitution: "If you don't tithe you robbing GOD and you going to split hell wide open", example of pew prostitution: "If you don't preach more about this I am going to vote you out/ stop tithing/ leave the church!"-- to control the prostitutes he sends out to work.
Also, pimps are known to tattoo their prostitute as a mark of "ownership", sound familiar? It sounds like this, the 'people of GOD' become the 'members of man'. Not knowing the blind is leading the blind, and they are both headed for the ditch; misleading one another.
Bottom Line: IT'S TIME TO *WHOLEHEARTEDLY* SET OUR AFFECTIONS BACK TO GOD...
Supportive Scriptures: My message and my preaching is NOT WITH WISE and PERSUASIVE WORDS, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power... [1 Corinthians 2:4]
For 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 [King James Version]
Their eyes are blinded, their hearts are hardened, So that they wouldn't see with their eyes and perceive with their hearts, And turn to me, GOD, so I could heal them. John 12:40 [MSG]
Wholeheartedly: without reserve; without reservation;... princeton.edu
Love you to life;
Prophetess L.M. Elias
DISCLAIMER: PLEASE BE MINDFUL I TRUST YOU WILL GOVERN YOURSELF ACCORDINGLY THIS IS NOT A DEBATE MATCH, THIS IS JUST FOR THOSE WHO SINCERELY ARE AFTER THE THINGS OF GOD.