“All this I have told you so that you will not fall away. They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God. They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me. I have told you this, so that when their time comes you will remember that I warned you about them…” (John 16:1-4 NASB1995)
Jesus Christ warned his followers in advance of the kinds of things they would suffer at the hands of others who professed faith in the same God as them, i.e. the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who is Father, Son Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit. And their persecutors were mostly the people in positions of rule, power, control, authority, and influence within their religious institutions. And the same is true yet today. If we are sincere in our walks of obedience to our Lord, we should expect to be persecuted.
For what reasons might some of us be put out of the gatherings of these institutional “churches” of today which are largely partnered with the world, the ungodly, and the government, in unholy unions? From my experience, the reasons are not usually biblical and moral in nature, but are rather based on marketing schemes and business models which teach these leaders who they should want in their gatherings and who they do not want. I know this from personal experience as a former church planter who heard it myself.
Now, I am no rabble rouser. I am not one who bucks authority unless that authority is trying to get me to sin against God. Then I have to say “No.” I am a rule follower unless the rules contradict the will of God. I submitted to those in authority over me in these gatherings of “the church” throughout my first 63 years of life and in service within these market-driven “churches” which are partnered with the government and with the world, until the Lord convinced me that I was to come out from among them and to be separate.
[Matthew 21:12-13; John 2:13-17; Acts 5:27-32; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Philippians 3:18-19; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22; Revelation 13:5-8; Revelation 18:1-5]
Generally speaking, I was not one to speak within the gatherings of the church without permission. I would wait until I was called upon to speak, and then I spoke as I had permission. And if I had questions or concerns, I usually addressed them privately (with my husband included) unless the group setting was designed for people to ask questions. So, I was not out of order, and I was not a trouble maker, but I stood for what is right and just and morally pure and for the truth of God’s word when I did speak.
And that is what got me rejected and invited out of some of these worldly gatherings of “the church” which are being run by business models and marketing schemes. I spoke the truth of God’s word at a time when so many are now diluting and altering the message of the gospel to make it more socially acceptable to the world and in order to “draw in large crowds of people from the world” into their gatherings. One pastor said to me, “I was warned about people like you, people with strong convictions.”
I have been judged falsely on charges of what I did not do. I have been called a liar for telling the truth, and told I had to admit that I lied when I didn’t lie. And since I would not lie, I was put on church discipline. I have been accused falsely of attitudes that were not mine, but which were the attitudes of my accusers. I have been treated as though I am the scum of the earth and dirt under others’ feet for them to trample upon and as though I was not worth their time, for I did not fit in with their business models.
And eventually I got the message, not only that I was not wanted within the gatherings of these institutional market-driven “churches,” but that God did not want me there, either (see noted Scriptures referenced above). Nearly 13 years ago I left these institutional market-driven “churches” which are partnered with the world, with the ungodly, and with the government in these unholy and unbiblical unions. But it was nearly 22 years ago that the Lord called me to the internet to share the truth of God’s Word here.
So, for the past 13 years I have been fellowshipping primarily with the body of Christ on the internet where each part is able to do its work, and where we are able to operate as the biblical body of Christ in utilizing our God-given spiritual gifts for the mutual encouragement and strengthening of the body of believers in Christ in our walks of faith in obedience to our Lord in holy living. And that may not be true for everyone in every place, and it will certainly not remain that way forever, but this has been such a blessing.
Zeal for Your House
Based off John 2:17; Psalms 69:9
An Original Work / August 1, 2016
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Zeal for Your house, it consumes me.
Lord, I love my times with You.
I love to worship You and sing Your praises.
Time in Your Word brings me closer to You,
List’ning to You speaking to me,
Gently guiding me in truth.
Lord, You are my life’s example,
Showing me how I should live.
I love to walk with You where’er You lead me.
No greater joy have I when serving You.
Loving, giving, resting in Your strength,
I’m yielding to Your will.
Zeal for Your house, it consumes me.
See the church turned upside down:
Marketing ventures taking place of worship,
Men of the gospel turning into clowns.
Gospel message made appealing,
So the world will feel at home.
Lord, we need a great revival.
Turn their hearts, Lord, back to You.
Open the blind eyes, turn them all from darkness,
Lord, to the light. May they return to You,
Turn from their sin, forsake idols,
Be restored to God again.
They Will Put You Out
An Original Work / December 30, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
*In 2023 the Lord had me write a short book detailing some of my institutional “church” experiences over my lifetime. If you are interested in reading about my experiences, and what the Lord taught me through them, you can read about them here: The Church Under Fire (edited):
Run With It 