The best that can be said for it is that the testing process will bring truth into the open and confirm it. – 1 Corinthians 11:19 (The Message)
Why does God let vibrant exciting Holy Spirit led local churches dwindle, die, and/or become hollowed out shells?
There is a tendency to look at the local church, any local church, as THE CHURCH; easy to pour our efforts into a group or building thinking we are doing God’s work; easy to think our group is different than their group.
It becomes easy to forget our connection to God is a faith and choice connection to Christ Jesus alone; easy to turn the encouragement of like-minded people into a dependence on like-minded people.
I think if God did NOT let churches die we would put our fellowship gatherings above him.
Just a thought.
Fritz.
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