[revival-fire] The Church Body

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What is the Church? Is it a building? We all know that it is God's people - us. We are the Church, whether it be FCC or the thousands of others in Northern Cal. So we can get mad at the Church and want to quit, but aren't we really getting mad at ourselves and God? I think the strength of any body of believers is the influx of new people with different passions and views, and the old guard who continue to make contributions and add the stability that make things work through thick and thin. So the movement in and out of a church is healthy. I guess I look at the Church as a living and breathing organism where cells die and new ones are born and the body continues to live. We must honor our Church body by looking at the big picture and not get too pushed out of shape when we think something is not going quite like WE think it should, but we must also let those who feel the need to move on and seek their opportunities elsewhere - to do it. But, I think that could be a big mistake.

 

I will close with a personal experience. I have a friend, a very good and productive believer, that quit his church where he did fantastic work in the Lord because his wife felt slighted over some small insignificant issue there. Now he and his wife don't attend Church at all after trying many over the last year or so. I say to him - Come Home Brother.

 

Good Luck and God Bless!

 

John Vardanega

        

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