to a post I wrote in January of this past year...before any of the latest scandals in Christiandom occurred.
I believe it's very pertinent to what's going on now.
I just heard some news today that really inspired me. A church here in Tampa, Relevant Church is doing a new thing this month called the "30 Days Sex Challenge." (I've never visited the church but Pastor Trinity - our children's pastor - has visited or has met some people from this church and he was very impressed.) Realizing that this is a major element missing from some marriages (the frequency factor) their lead pastor, Paul Wirth, has issued a challenge for all the married couples to have sex for 30 days in a row. At the same time he has issued a challenge for all unmarrieds to completely abstain from sex. Of course we know the Bible says that those who are unmarried should not have sex in the first place but the point is, a lot of unmarried's aren't obeying the Lord's command to abstain and this is just one pastor's way of trying to get them to see that indeed, there is a better way! (God's way!) At the same time, many married couples are no
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I am very aware of the dangers and how we must at every cost avoid the appearance of evil.
I just can't help but wonder if all of these things that we see occurring are the beginning of the great falling away that will begin to take place before the Lord returns. I have always wondered what would cause such massive droves to leave the church. Something has to trigger it. Could it be that those trusted ones falling will be the trigger?
Just a thought.
great blessing (to be part of the last days) and also great challenge...