When Jesus Comes to Church

[Carpenter]

Originally Posted by rrford

My phone still works. (Evidenced by the other day it ringing and your name being on the Caller ID. But alas, it was another one of those "Accidental Dials.")

Just be glad you are one of only 6 people I have on my speed dial...

You were the one who said he would call me back after you preached the youth camp...did it take you THAT long to recooperate?

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by rrford

What about your Temple? Oh, not just the building you assemble in on Sunday, but what about your inner man, the temple of God? Is it a place that God is the priority and He can work through you? Or are you the type going through life just networking and increasing your own profit? Are you merely trying to benefit from the needs of others? Has Jesus looked at you and wept because you are missing the day of your visitation? Like the fig tree, has He found you lacking and is proclaiming that you are barren?

What happens when Jesus comes to Church in your Temple?

Sobering questions, rrford. Great article.

[rrford]

Originally Posted by Carpenter

Just be glad you are one of only 6 people I have on my speed dial...

You were the one who said he would call me back after you preached the youth camp...did it take you THAT long to recooperate?

Who said I have recovered yet? Preaching youth camps at 45 years old ought to be illegal.

[rrford]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

Sobering questions, rrford. Great article.

Thanks! I was in your fair city a few weeks ago. Didn't have the time to get together with your pastor. But next time...

[SDG]

Filed.

[Maple Leaf]

Excellent thoughts, eloquently expressed, and very thought provoking.

John succinctly described "all that is in the world:" materialism; hedonism; and pride. These worldly principles are particularly offensive to God when they show up in the temple, whether in the assembly or in the heart. The insidious nature of worldliness is that it often hides behind legal, or even necessary activities.

Materialism masquerading as blessing or success; hedonism surfeiting on "lawful meats;" and pride using the pulpit as a pedestal are all fodder for the Master's plaited cords.

The constant struggle of the church and the believer is to resist conformity to the world and to be transformed through renewal of the mind. How quickly our flesh sets up tables in the temple of God and makes carnal merchandise of God's gifts and of God's people. Living in constant contact with the world, we need to meditate in His law both day and night.

God, create in me a clean heart . . .

(That's what I got out of Bro. RR's post.)

[Carpenter]

Originally Posted by Maple Leaf

God, create in me a clean heart . . .

(That's what I got out of Bro. RR's post.)

He was right on track then, this is usually my thought immediately after I get done talking with RRFord...

[Ron]

Very profound & very true.
Every one should read this.

Thank you rrford, & it is good to see you posting again.

AFF needs posts of substance.

[stmatthew]

Friends,

During their unscheduled trip to Melita, Paul and the men of the ship found themselves in a vessel being broken apart. The story goes that the soldiers present had intent to kill the prisoners, Paul included, so that they would not be able to escape. If not for the Centurion, who wanted to save Paul, they would all have been slain. The command was that those that could swim do so and get to land. Others had to hold to boards and broken peices of the ship so that they would not drown.

My Friends, this thread represents a board to hold to. A solid piece of substance in a vast sea of fluid. With its posting, we shall not drown in a sea of nothingness, but have something stable with which to hold to until we reach the shore.







Thanks for posting it Bro Ford! I did enjoy reading it again.

[Esther]

Very, very good RRFord. It is these kinds of post that I truly enjoy feasting on.