Church Stumbling Block

“but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it is better for him that a heavy millstone be hung around his neck, and that he be drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!’” Matthew 18:1-7

As an author, sometimes people give me manuscripts to comment on. Recently the CEO of a large financial institution I’m doing some work for asked me if I would read his. Normally I do not, but when I realised the topic of his book, I couldn’t resist. He struggles with a stumbling block to his commitment to Christ. The working title is “Doubting Thomas, one man’s struggle with organised religion and its impact on world history”. His proofs are crushing my heart, to think the church has left this kind of historic record; and today is becoming too often a marketing exercise of completion and the latest and greatest gimmicks. One thing we did agree on is that most people have not read the Bible through, let alone enough, to see God’s plan for His Body of Believers.

“preach the Word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with great patience and instruction. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires; and will turn away their ears from the truth, and will turn aside to myths.” II Timothy 4:2-4

Stay near God's Word. Take care. Your servant & friend in Christ, Darlene

PS: Prayer Requests: Carla and the boys still need your prayers as they recover from their physical and emotional journey. Gregg must sell his home in the UK; Reg’s ministry; doctors and specialists caring for Lyle’s brother (his bones are not healing because of the chemo), David, Adrian and Randy. My need. (The request has been briefly detailed on the blog site).