Are "we" the church; or is it the building?

[Earth Wind and Fire]

America is a country where the soul falls into a deep and happy sleep...... and the inescapable consequence is a spiritual and moral decline. It is also evident in today's churches. Our Christian moral foundation has been crumbling for years. Just come to NJ and NY and take a look around. The present condition of both church and state is truly frightening. Today, as it was nearly 2700 years ago in the days of the prophit Isaiah (5:27), evil is called good and good is called evil. So how does a professing Christian work to prevent the decay...the moral demise of both church and state?

To tell you the truth .... when I look at the sorry state of my country, my home state and many churches, I get a clue for what Jonah must of been feeling.....he must of been disgusted with these Ninevites, these enemies of God. And the message he delivered to them was both heartless and loveless. He simply stated that the city would be destroyed in 40 days. Period!

And what happened next. Nineveh declared a fast, put on sackcloth as a sign of humility and repented. It was a masterful turn around and the glory is all Gods.

So in closing, the fate of these dying churches.....just like the fate of America rests where? Can I as a professing Christian do anything to avert the catastrophe that will befall us? Do we need another prophet to lay it out for us......and will we (in the age of Homosexual marriage, abortion, free love & Wall street) ever learn & finally worship God above all things?

 

[Jkdbuck76]

....and what else happened? Jonah was mad at their repentance! He was mad at GOD for saving them. Jonah wanted to watch them get vaporized. God forgive me for being like Jonah and I'm serious.

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[tyndale1946]

America is a country where the soul falls into a deep and happy sleep...... and the inescapable consequence is a spiritual and moral decline. It is also evident in today's churches. Our Christian moral foundation has been crumbling for years. Just come to NJ and NY and take a look around. The present condition of both church and state is truly frightening. Today, as it was nearly 2700 years ago in the days of the prophit Isaiah (5:27), evil is called good and good is called evil. So how does a professing Christian work to prevent the decay...the moral demise of both church and state?

To tell you the truth .... when I look at the sorry state of my country, my home state and many churches, I get a clue for what Jonah must of been feeling.....he must of been disgusted with these Ninevites, these enemies of God. And the message he delivered to them was both heartless and loveless. He simply stated that the city would be destroyed in 40 days. Period!

And what happened next. Nineveh declared a fast, put on sackcloth as a sign of humility and repented. It was a masterful turn around and the glory is all Gods.

So in closing, the fate of these dying churches.....just like the fate of America rests where? Can I as a professing Christian do anything to avert the catastrophe that will befall us? Do we need another prophet to lay it out for us......and will we (in the age of Homosexual marriage, abortion, free love & Wall street) ever learn & finally worship God above all things?

So what you say and correct me if I'm wrong being a Christian and Christianity are two different things?... This thought just crossed my mind this morning in my devotions... Jesus told Peter three times feed my lambs and feed my sheep... God is the only one that can make a lamb or sheep by his Holy Spirit and its our mission is to feed them... btw I commend you on your mission... God never gave me a passion like you have... Brother Glen

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

....and what else happened? Jonah was mad at their repentance! He was mad at GOD for saving them. Jonah wanted to watch them get vaporized. God forgive me for being like Jonah and I'm serious.

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Don't feel so bad....most of the time I'm just like Jonah. I also get resentful and I just want to be left alone. However God has his ways and when we are tapped, it becomes our duty. But if you keep reading the scriptures brother you land on Micha has the answer (6:8)....1. Act justly, 2)love mercy, & 3) walk humbly with our God.

I seriously believe that that is the theme of all scripture. Funny how we always fail to act upon it.