You can read Matthew 25 yourselves.
In the parable of the Sheep and the Goats, the Son of Man, now called the King, accuses the religious leaders of not helping the poor, hospitalized, homeless, hungry, and thirsty. He lets them know when they withhold these things from people, they are really withholding them from Him, their Creator.
We do have other necessary things we are withholding from people today in the Church. Though not all of us do this, enough of us do that it is worth revisiting Matthew 25 to see if it could be re-imagined this way: (Please note: All of these are based on actual court cases from the past two years)
“Depart from me, you who are cursed with trying to get more butts into the seats, and burn with the eternal knowledge that you caused one of my little ones to stumble.
For I was slapped by one of your husbands and you refused to believe he could do such a thing; and then you elected him to the Deacons board.
I was molested in the Sunday school classroom, and you said there was not enough proof.
I was led down a dark road by the youth pastor and forced to have sex, and you covered it up and made it all go away.
I told you that your pastor had an affair with me, and even though the evidence was overwhelming, you said there was nothing you could do.
I was taken advantage of by a narcissistic church leader, and you all ganged up on me and told me if I had dressed more modestly, none of this would have happened.
I was photographed by your children’s pastor and used for child pornography, and only when the fifth victim came forward did you do anything.
I was raped, and even though the law says you must tell the police, you hid behind Matthew 18 and handled it yourself. And he has now raped four women and he is still a member of the church.
And what will you answer?