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Re: Bulletin Board [message #11688 is a reply to message #11687] Fri, 31 July 2015 10:08 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Gary  is currently offline Gary
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No, dear brother in Christ, I wasn't 'mad' when I was reflecting on the post you wrote about 'thinking we understood what something The Word was saying'; I was just bringing up how easily people (me, in the past) have been, and are influenced by those who are their teachers or peers and the attitudes it leads to, actually more than just attitudes, bondage and legalism while being filled with pride and hypocrisy.




Hi James,

Sorry it took so long to get back here, but we have had one person after another stop in after work and they stay late.

I understand what your saying now and thanks for all the kind words.

What started out as a good thing ended up in a mess (in the church), if you know what I mean. Sometimes I think though that the Lord allowed it for a reason as we all learn or can learn from the past. I do think though that no matter what happened it did show what was in our hearts in a good sense.

For one thing there was so much zeal and love for the things of God that we would of done anything for Jesus because we honestly believed that is what He wanted for us. I hope you can understand here what I am saying about it all.

When Christians have the fire of God, His love, and a little zeal it becomes a powerful witness in the world. Controlling all of that in the right direction is the problem, because men get in the way of the Spirit and they try to take over at the wheel if you know what I mean. Its easy to misunderstand what God is wanting.

I know how you love to read and if you get a chance (if you haven't already), read Schaff's church history. Eight large volumes but a very interesting set of books and they hold your interest. From the time of the reformation, it seems that every time someone started a work it always ended in some church institutionalizing it and making it their denomination. I went through those books wanting to see what happened after the dark ages and how it all came to what we see today. How did we get so many denominations and even a group like ours fail by the wayside and followed in the same path.

One problem is, that men lose sight of what the Lord is wanting and they try to do it their way. I agree with you 100% concerning out meeting but I also see the same pattern in about every church in the land across America. Its just that there is different degrees some are not as drastic and noticeable as others.

Even the New Testament church had its set of problems, Paul had to rebuke Peter, and we see Paul constantly dealing with issues in the different churches. It appears like were all little children that constantly need monitored or a least admonished in this life. Were very limited as men because of the fall of man into sin in the garden. Then there's the issue that there are spirit beings on the other side who constantly want to destroy us if they could.

Just thinking here, but if I could have it to do all over, I would probably do it again, (if I knew what I know now), but hopefully be a little wiser in my own situation recognizing my own carnality and learning what it really means to walk in the Spirit. I think also it shows how men are like sheep and will follow whomever if they feel confident in what a shepherd is telling them.

We definitely had some issues but I think were better off for it if we learn from what happened. The thing about living in the Western part of the world, we truly don't know the hardships that other Christians go through in foreign lands. We live in a land of plenty which God in His providence has allowed us to enjoy.

I guess I'm saying that, anything I had to go through I don't regret it or feel like I was overly abused. But I realize we just have to pick up the pieces and learn from it all. There's no perfect church out there, we just had a different set of problems. I can't say that I regret going through it and its hard to forget all the good times in the Lord that took place.

Got to go, Lord Bless you day and thanks again for what you shared it did bless me and helped as well.


Gary





 
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