Hi, Kathy,

I used to listen to old J. Vernon McGee, too!  But I stopped
listening when I heard him say that the new Jerusalem would be a
literal place, a sphere within a cube, (or maybe it was a cube within
a sphere)  with those streets of gold and all the rest, with the
measurements set forth in the book of the Revelation of Jesus
Christ.  He said, if my memory is serving me correctly, that the
people on earth would be traveling back and forth from earth to the
city by way of some sort of space travel vehicles.  Before he taught
all that stuff, I was blessed by his teaching.  He did love his Lord,
and was faithful in his ministry.

Helen

Earlier, Kathy Du Bois wrote:
Hey Helen,
Greg and I try to listen to this old preacher, J Vernon McGee in the
morning.  He had this thing about going through the bible in five years as
a radio program in the early 70s.  This man passed away in 1988, but what
amazes us is how, even though his comments about Christian living, the
church,  and sin were made over 35 years ago, they are still relevant for
today.  Situations may change, but I guess that sin does not.  Fortunately,
our God doesn't change either.
God bless,
Kathy

At 08:37 AM 7/21/2005, you wrote:
Earlier, Vicki and The Rors wrote:
  Good comments here, Helen.  We need fresh new stuff.  Not rut conservation.

Hi, Vicki,
The thing that amazes and saddens me at the same time, is that the
institutional churches have not changed their rote and rut for
generations.  Mr. Tozer wrote so many insightful articles concerning
the church.  I know he wrote in the 1950s and how much before that, I
don't know.  But what he writes, for example the article I posted
here, applies to the institutional churches even today.  It almost
seems as though the rotes and ruts have been inherited from one
generation to the next, with no real understanding of how to change
it.  I know that some godly and sincere men have attempted it.  They
have seen the problems, but have not come up with the solutions.  God
bless them for at least trying.

There are thousands of sincere and devout Christians who have left
the institutional churches because of the ruts which have kept them
from growing in the Grace and Knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.  I
was talking with a young man yesterday whose father has been a pastor
for many years, ten years in this area, and the congregation consists
of about 23 people.  He assured me that numbers of members was not
the priority for his father, but guiding the folks to a maturity in
knowing Christ in an intimate relationship.  That was so good to
hear!  And so rare!

Love to y'all,
Helen