THE AGING OF THE CHURCH

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THE AGING OF THE CHURCH.

Just like people that get old.  What we call the church

is getting old also.  In our younger days we are full of 

strength and energy, ready to take on a days work or

a project.  But when you get to be my age, just getting

our of bed is a real accomplishment.

But first let me define "church".  It is unfortunate but 

when we say church today we often mean that building

down on the corner, or wherever.  But the Holy Bible 

has a different view of what the "church" is.

In the Bible the word "church" comes from the Greek

word, "ekklesia" meaning "a calling out" or a popular

meeting, specifically a religious conjuration.  So, we

could simply say that a true church is simply a group

of people, especially a group of Christians.

When the church was formed by God it was largely

a group of poor uneducated people.  It went out 

full of power, running over everything it it's way

as it were.

But what changed?

Back then they depended on God and his power and

help.  But the longer the "church" has existed, the more

the ideas and workings of mankind have influenced it

like toxins would in your body until today it is almost

dead in comparison to then.  In fact, many so called 

"churches" today are no more a "church" than a circus

is.

O.K.

What brought all this on?

I had been thinking about one of the things in the

"church" that had changed, "preaching".  This is only

one facet of the deterioration of the Church of Jesus

Christ.  I will share that with you and then quit.

New Testament preaching was simply

any one and everyone PROCLAIMING

Jesus Christ anywhere and everywhere.

Today, preaching Christ has become

a performance by a paid performer to

a clique of people in a building.