The Sign of Jonah
The Sign of Jonah38Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, "Teacher, we want to see a miraculous sign from you."
39He answered, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now one[e] greater than Jonah is here. 42The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom, and now one greater than Solomon is here.
43"When an evil[f] spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. 44Then it says, 'I will return to the house I left.' When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. 45Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that man is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation."
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Maybe it's just me, but today I was in anguish over finding another church.
Struggling with unbelief.
I ordered John Bunyan's Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners. There appeared to be a time when he wrestled with this, too. I guess I just want to know I'm not alone.
But to give up this fight would be deadly.
posted by Marcian @ 10:23 AM
5 Comments:
Why are you searching for a new church?
- Mark
I've found one already, actually. It's just a manner of whether I want to start going on sunday mornings rather than just on sunday nights. I'm actually being taught the Word of God at this other church. But at my church, I can't say the whole counsel of God is bring taught and be convinced I'm speaking the truth.
I'm in anguish, I really am. Not about what to do, but about what is going on.
But Christ will build HIS church.
I was wondering when you were going to finally take action on it. I've never found a place to worship and learn that didn't have some form of bias, which is usually a direct reflection of the church. I was the chair of the board of trustess at a large mainstream church and found it to be very far removed from the commandments. I like the Bible-based churches because they seem to focus on the word without getting caught up in all the other trappings that mainstream Christianity seems to have fallen into...
M
How to exit (if necessary) is the problem. When to exit. This requires much prayer. In the meantime, take a look at this:
http://www.sermonindex.net/modules/mydownloads/visit.php?lid=10734
Fantastic stuff...
Yeah, I can see why you went looking for a new church, and why you will continue looking...
M
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