Let the Church be the Church...
Theologian Lesslie Newbigin rightly says, "The Church is sent into the world to continue that which He came to do, in the power of the same Spirit, reconciling people to God." Jesus said, "As the Father has sent me, so I send you." (John 20:19-23)
Neil Cole says something that resonates with my heart passion. He says, "Let the Church be alive, organic, in the flesh. Let the Church be birthed in places where it is most needed. Let the Church be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth as Jesus intended, as Jesus paid for."
While this is true, and I agree whole heartedly agree with such truth, it seems that believers can read this and say the same thing. Yet for many, even a majority, they continue living as they are, believing that they are living this truth in the context of no fruit to show for the fruit they claim to have.
Oh my goodness there I go again, picking on the fruitless church. If the church had fruit I would pick that fruit but instead I have to pick on the lifeless tree (the church). Lifeless trees have one purpose, firewood, trampled and cast into the fire.
posted by Bob Carder @ 10:17 AM
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WOW! Strong inditement of the church. Can this be true? If not for the Love Christ has for the church, I think that he would have judge it and condemned it. But, thanks be to God for His mercy on my - the church. Though faulty, yet saved because of the precious Blood of Christ.
in·dite /ɪnˈdaɪt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[in-dahyt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb (used with object), -dit·ed, -dit·ing. 1. to compose or write, as a poem.
2. to treat in a literary composition.
3. Obsolete. to dictate.
4. Obsolete. to prescribe.
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[Origin: 1325–75; ME enditen < OF enditer < VL *indictāre, deriv. of L indīctus ptp. of indīcere to announce, proclaim. See in-2, dictum]
—Related forms
in·dite·ment, noun
in·dit·er, noun
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source in·dite (ĭn-dīt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. in·dit·ed, in·dit·ing, in·dites
To write; compose.
To set down in writing.
Obsolete To dictate.
[Middle English enditen, from Old French enditer, from Vulgar Latin *indictāre : Latin in-, toward; see in-2 + Latin dictāre, to compose, to say habitually, frequentative of dīcere, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]
in·dite'ment n., in·dit'er n.
MERCY - that which I do not deserve, can not buy, can not earn, will not inherit in this life but can receive as a gift from the one who is worthy - JESUS!
mer·cy /ˈmɜrsi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[mur-see] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -cies for 4, 5. 1. compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence: Have mercy on the poor sinner.
2. the disposition to be compassionate or forbearing: an adversary wholly without mercy.
3. the discretionary power of a judge to pardon someone or to mitigate punishment, esp. to send to prison rather than invoke the death penalty.
4. an act of kindness, compassion, or favor: She has performed countless small mercies for her friends and neighbors.
5. something that gives evidence of divine favor; blessing: It was just a mercy we had our seat belts on when it happened.
—Idiom6. at the mercy of, entirely in the power of; subject to: They were at the mercy of their captors. Also, at one's mercy.
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[Origin: 1125–75; ME merci < OF, earlier mercit < L mercéd- (s. of mercés) wages (LL, ML: heavenly reward), deriv. of merx goods]
—Synonyms 1. forgiveness, indulgence, clemency, leniency, lenity, tenderness, mildness.
—Antonyms 1. cruelty.
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