| WILL
JUDGEMENT BEGIN AT THE
HOUSE OF GOD?
"The
greatest danger facing the Church today is exhaustion -
because God is resisting us as a proud Church."
Francis Frangipane
Confessions
of a Proud Church
In September,
1998, 120 leaders of the Church in America gathered in an
"upper room" for 3 days of prayer, fasting, and
repentance. This was perhaps an historic event, at least for
our generation, as Mission America director, Dr. Paul Cedar
called for a focus of repentance, not by the nation, but repentance
of the Church. The following confessions of leaders were hand-recorded.
- We
live on the edge of image.
- We
are full of presumption.
- We
exalt our group and personal doctrines.
- We
are self-sufficient.
- We
are unwilling to pray.
- We
are too proud to truly ask for help.
- We
have a critical spirit.
- We
have leaders who disdain the people.
- We
do Kingdom business by the world's standards.
- We
do not tremble at the Word of the Lord.
- We
are full of hypocrisy.
- We
have dethroned Jesus and enthroned ourselves.
- We
are full of deceit - lying to ourselves and to God.
- We
are trapped in SELF consciousness.
- We
are ensnared by the love of money.
- We
have gone to bed with the world.
- We
promote personalities rather than principles.
- We
think we can do Kingdom business apart from the King.
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- We
do not know how to humble ourselves.
- We
are full of excuses - refuse to take responsibility.
- We
are competitive with one another.
- We
are carnal in our leadership.
- We
have a controlling spirit.
- We
are self-seeking.
- We
deny the Lordship of Christ.
- We
purport to repent without repenting, giving God's
spiritualese.
- We
do not have the fear of the Lord.
- We
do not trust God's grace or mercy.
- We
have confused obedience and grace.
- We
are building our own houses.
- We
are adulterers and fornicators.
- We
have refused to preach and teach the whole TRUTH.
- We
have sought to curry favor with the people more than
to please God.
- We
have exchanged righteousness for SELF righteousness.
- We
have evangelized but have not discipled.
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| Could
this be where revival begins? |
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