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less organizing and more agonizing ..
"MAGIC OF LOVE" I missed it.. have anyone seen it.. (Wahshing)
It would be better to miss it than to be a partaker of it..... (Joe)
Wake up, Leaders!!!! (John Doe 666)
Hi JD666 (Royston Ong)
Messages were conveyed to churches concerned (Joe)
"Magic of Love" was approved by God??? (Joe)
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Brian Edwards has written, "The church was conceived in a prayer meeting and came to birth in a sermon." Drama, mime, festive dance, and other novelties have never preceded great awakenings, or any true reformations based solidly on Scripture. A simple consideration of church history reveals something quite different. What we need, wrote an old Methodist, is less organizing and more agonizing.
John Calvin wrote an important tract titled, "The Necessity of Reforming the Church." In it he argued that the principal place in the Christian religion lies in our worship. The beginning place, he reasoned, was not the source of our salvation but rather "the mode in which God is duly worshipped." Why is worship of first importance in the Christian religion? Because human beings so quickly turn to their own wisdom, not God's revelation. If worship is left "open" to our best intentions, we will always manufacture golden calves and Asherah poles of our sincere, well-intentioned, design! God abominates our best efforts. He wants only what He has ordained, what is according to His revelation and His character. Until the modern church rediscovers this kind of biblical theology, any pretended awakening is both shallow and ultimately harmful.
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I Believe by Wahshing, 2001, Oct 26
How ? by John Doe 666, 2001, Oct 26
Yes, it should always be the case. by Royston Ong, 2001, Oct 26
Hi Wah Shing, you are striking the right notes! eom. by Ivan, 2001, Oct 26
To All, by True Light, 2001, Oct 26
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