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Originally Posted by POWERUP
Its ashame that this thread is not at the top of the list. It should have at least 1000 hits by now. I guess instead we want to know who's left the flock, and backslid, and had this horrible affair with someone other than thier spouse. All because they left thier standards.
Never even thinking about the spouse that verbally abuses thier children, and spouse.
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This discussion evidently isn't as exciting as fighting about whether "standards" are/are not required, or any of the other gossip threads. But I am finding new life and excitement in getting back to the basics of what the Church was intended to be. We often wonder why the church seems to be so anemic (where is the revival? where are the miracles? where are the healings and deliverances?), but we spend so much of our time gossipping and fighting over who is holier, that our eyes are no longer on Jesus. I'll be honest and say that I'm guilty. Jesus, please forgive me!
I want to be pleasing to Him and found IN HIM. The Bible says that the steps of a good man are ordered of the Lord. Oh, God, that my steps would be ordered by Him and that the words of my mouth and meditation of my heart would be pleasing unto Him and bring glory to His great Name.
So let's get back to where Jesus leads. Let's get back to the old landmark of the cross of Jesus and make it new in our lives once again. Let's sacrifice our own flesh, take up His cross and follow Him. I want to be found faithful and working for Him - not gossipping or arguing about who is holier. All that is in me would love to be caught up in that, and I must admit that as I searched through the most recent posts, I did click on a few to read before landing back here, as this was pretty far down the list. When I would do good, I find that evil is always present with me. Oh, wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death? Thank you, Jesus, for Your new mercies! I will do better today.
God Bless!