Keith,
Excellent post, I personally believe you are right on target about the
church.
I think you are from England, right?  I have recently seen some posts
indicating the the few Christians left their are going to have to go
underground because of the political correct movement.
I'm not sure if I still have these articles, but if I find them, I'll pass
them along.
Vinny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Hodges" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: Right Church


> quoting Karen
> >I know God is going to have to do something quick or there will not be
> >anymore real churches.  I ?>know he haves to be grieving pretty hard
right
> >now.
>
> Dear Karen,
>
> have you heard the story, I think it goes something like this. about the
> tramp who is walking past a church, he thinks about going in, but on the
> door step he meets Jesus. Jesus asks him where he is going and he replies,
I
> thought I would sneek in the back of this church. He asks Jesus, what are
> you doing here on the doorstep? and Jesus replies, well I have been trying
> to get in here for years.
>
> Many prophetic voices have been speaking for several years about God
shaking
> everything that can be shaken. The reality is that in many places that
bear
> his name there is very little of his presence and power, nor is there much
> expectation of his presence and power.
>
> I put this possibility to you that this failing of churches is actually
what
> God wants, because if the Lord does not build a house it is built in vain.
> God allowed the temple in Jesusalem to be totally wiped out as Jesus
> prophecied, the same is happening to many churches and I am now convinced
> that this is a good thing, though it has taken me many years to fully
accept
> this. Not only that but it is well known that in countries where the
church
> is persecuted and suppressed the true gospel flourishes as the church (the
> people) are forced to live as a subversive movement which is what the
early
> church was.
>
> cheers
>
> Keith
>
>
>  I have been an evangelist for several years and now I have decided that a
> chruch is the absolute LAST place that I would recommend any new Christian
> to go to.