A Gathering Force

January 23, 2009 in Good Stuff

Interesting article by Francis Chan. Lots to get you thinking. A couple of excerpts to tease you into reading the whole thing:

Is there any logic in believing that God started His Church as a Spirit-filled, loving body with the intention that it would evolve into entertaining, hour-long services? Was he hoping that one day people would be attracted to the Church not because they care for one another, not because they are devoted to Him, not because the supernatural occurs in their midst, but because of good music and entertainment?

I reasoned that this type of fellowship was probably not intended for our time. Besides, we don’t have time to love like this. Looking back, I wonder if I came to those conclusions because there was a part of me that wasn’t sure I wanted it. It’s interesting how much our theology is driven by desire.

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