by Mark Camino

Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then is there no healing for the wound of my people? (Jer 8:22)

From the sole of your foot to the top of your head there is no soundness - only wounds and welts and open sores, not cleansed or bandaged or soothed with oil. (Is 1:6)
  

Often when we share what God has revealed to us about the current reformation, transitions, simple church, old wineskin church etc., it can appear to some that we are bitter, critical or ministering out of a wounded spirit.

Many times I observe this is not the case but an opinion expressed by those who have traveled a journey and through revelation have heard the voice of the Spirit, eg:

 

by George H. Warnock

by Frank Chase

Megachurch Association of America, 1950 Slippery Slope Drive,
Bald Tyre, California 92630.

Dear Saints,

We, the leaders of the modern phenomenon known as the church
growth movement or megachurch movement, wish to correspond
with the leaders of the past, namely the Old Testament prophets,
Jesus Christ, the apostles, the reformers and the revivalists, about
some differences between your methods and ours that are becoming
increasingly apparent. We cannot help but acknowledge that you
did a commendable job in advancing our heavenly Father's Kingdom.
We are especially inclined to admire your accomplishments given
that you labored under such difficult circumstances and without
the knowledge of our modern methods. How you built such great
and enduring walls for the King without the contemporary straw
and mortar that we find so helpful is a puzzling mystery to us.

by David Newby

"Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus…"    Philippians 2:5

The wrong mindset or attitude in any situation, work, family or church, can be crippling and even totally destructive.

A wrong mindset can become a toxic attitude, infecting and affecting the whole church.

In Romans, chapter 12 Paul refers to the renewing of our minds as being essential to freedom from conformation to the world systems, the world's values and methods around us.

The Bible has a number of classic illustrations which reveal some of the worldly mindsets that can directly affect ministry in the Church.

1. Jacob    (Genesis chapters 29-31)

by David Orton

Rev 18:2

Part 2 of 6

This series sounds a warning to the contemporary church. It will show that spiritual Jerusalem, the church of Jesus Christ – the city of God, has been invaded by Babylon, the city of man. We will show how this conflict plays out in the contemporary scene and how Babylon will ultimately fall in this glorious climax of the ages.

Babylon – the Church, seduced by a spirit of pride