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1 | Destroyed for lack of knowledge | Ps 111:10 | jlhetrick | 160611 | ||
Hi Humbled, Thanks for pointing to the article. I read it a couple of times and tend to agree with what it has to say. I think that the overall point of the article is that the church is in crisis. It is in crisis because of the lack of knowledge. It has a lack of knowledge because the truth is not being studied, learned, understood, and taught from the bible. This is not being done because there has been a decline in the way christians view God and His word. The lack of reverence, I believe, comes from a lack of fear. Modern christians seem to have no healthy fear of God. This has evolved over time and the article does a better job of explaining that process than I could here. I think of Adam and Eve. They had reverence for God and they obeyed him. But when the world around them became more desirable than the promises of God, and the lie told them that their desire was attainable, their reverence for God was compromised. No fault of God, no shortcoming or unanticipated change where He was concerned. Just man chosing to believe the world around him instead. When I write of the church and it's condition, I of course include myself. It is articles like this that help to riminde us of where we are and where we are going. But, Don't be discouraged. Individuals may be defeated on various points and the church may suffer failure from time to time. But the church of Christ will never be defeated. He will keep it and He will keep us. Matt 16:17-19 17 Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven NIV Matt 18:14 14 In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost. NIV Rev 19:7 7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. KJV It is necessary for the church to go through what it is going through and we trust in the Lord to build it into the perfect bride. There is a process involved. See Matthew 13:24-43. Again, thanks for pointing to the article. Jeff |
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2 | Destroyed for lack of knowledge | Ps 111:10 | humbledbyhisgrace | 160665 | ||
Hey brother Jeff, Thanks for the feedback! I ran across this article this morning and after reading it I was taken back a bit because I have seen this myself. At least in as far as I have seen in the Church. I'm not that experienced with the Church as a whole but in my limited experience I've been somewhat amazed at the things I have seen from some who call themselves Christians. Take a look at 2 Corinthians 11:3 "But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ". Have we made the word of God so complicated in our minds that the church is being lead astray from the simplicity and purity of the devotion to Christ as it is stated in 2 Corinthians 11:3 ? I realize the Church needs those that have been given the gift of knowledge. But what I'm starting to wonder is how many have entered the Church with an intellectual knowledge but no biblical knowledge??? No real understanding of God's word and only an understanding learned in a class room. I know this doesn't apply to everyone but I just wonder how much of it has entered the Church. 2 Corinthians 11:3-7 says a lot don't you think? I think the way verse 7 ends has a lot to say as well. (7) "I preached the gospel of God to you without charge"? Anyway, I do have faith that Christ is at the head of the Church and it is His Church. He is in control and will build His Church as He sees fit regardless of what or who attempts to corrupt it. Steve |
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