tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post6542963404047914241..comments2023-10-29T19:03:11.547-04:00Comments on A Pilgrim's Progress: Difficult to Reconcile: Sovereign God & Impotent ChurchErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306854704766653209noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post-59434219229374665322015-08-05T20:20:25.111-04:002015-08-05T20:20:25.111-04:00I hope so too!!! And I'm on my much needed an...I hope so too!!! And I'm on my much needed annual facebook sabbatical 😄Randi Jo :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10455815193915058855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post-64347861544253411322015-08-05T18:14:56.699-04:002015-08-05T18:14:56.699-04:00Peter,
Thanks for your words. I suppose God is g...Peter,<br /><br />Thanks for your words. I suppose God is giving the Western church what it wants. May we see a reformation and soon!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306854704766653209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post-27615565913154402222015-08-05T18:13:53.078-04:002015-08-05T18:13:53.078-04:00Randi Jo,
Thanks for commenting. It is certainly...Randi Jo,<br /><br />Thanks for commenting. It is certainly a difficult situation, and God is under no compulsion to explain himself to us. I just hope we see some sort of reformation within the church in the West in my lifetime.<br /><br />BTW - Have you gone off Facebook?Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306854704766653209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post-33283212367174401242015-08-05T11:35:25.009-04:002015-08-05T11:35:25.009-04:00Eric,
A key thought that you hit upon is man&...Eric,<br /><br /> A key thought that you hit upon is man's responsibility towards God's truths expressed in the word. Today's body of believers has abdicated the truth of the word. If the body of believers was true to the word, each and every brother and sister in Christ would be contending for the faith in our current age and encouraging each other to do likewise. Also, the body is impotent because we have been buying into the world's beliefs.<br /><br />PeteAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751372497067446536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post-81505648810154262452015-08-05T08:25:21.553-04:002015-08-05T08:25:21.553-04:00We are with you!
and I also don't know why an...We are with you!<br /><br />and I also don't know why and I wonder. <br /><br />Maybe He is allowing this - for a time - because "we" have made it clear to Him this system is what "we" want --- so as a good Father, He will give us what we want and all its consequences - until we learn. <br /><br />Maybe it's because we often need contrast to see clearly. The light shines brightest in the dark type thing? sometimes we learn most effectively by wrongs....because we can see see what is NOT right/best. <br /><br />I meet more people every day that are seeing the contrast and how fall short the system falls. I often wonder why God allowed ME/my husband to see His truth .... why us moreso than others I mean. I believe that if He wanted others to see what we see - He would simply remove the veil they have. So - Are HIs people not listening? Or is He not revealing for a time? <br /><br />now I've jumbled myself all up lol -- All I know is that when we started to follow the Shepherd ourselves and read His Word ourselves.... it all changed. Are people not doing that ? <br /><br />I'm trying my best to not think about it all so much and just LIVE it out! I try to fish for Jesus alone and not try to win people away from the institution --- but just focus on Jesus and building others up in Him! to Him. Randi Jo :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10455815193915058855noreply@blogger.com