Pastor Ralph Diehl » division http://www.ralphdiehl.com Thoughts on Life Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:00:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 HOW LONG? http://www.ralphdiehl.com/2009/11/18/how-long/ http://www.ralphdiehl.com/2009/11/18/how-long/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:18 +0000 pastordiehl http://www.ralphdiehl.com/?p=1370 Have you ever wondered what God thinks of His church so divided into various denominations and differing in so many varying odd belief systems? Do you think He might be a little miffed at His children having such little respect for the ministry gifts (ministers) He has called to lead His church? That’s not new. Samuel Stone wrote this verse to The Church’s One Foundation in 1866:

Though with a scornful wonder Men see her sore oppressed,
By schisms rent asunder, by heresies distressed:
Yet saints their watch are keeping, their cry goes up, “How long?”
And soon the night of weeping shall be the morn of song.

Satan’s number one target is the church, because it is the organized body of believers. So, it is no wonder there is so much division and false teaching that has arisen. Yet the faith of the believers continues to wait upon the Lord and we long for the day when he shall return.

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