Setting the world on fire

[Jedi4Yahweh]

I was reading the scriptures this morning and I read this passage:

Act 17:6 ....they drew Jason and certain brothers before the city judges, crying, These who have turned the world upside down have come here too,

Now I am wondering why the gospel is not like this today. Why isn't the Gospel making waves in countries like the US, England and Canada. I do know in other countries such as China, North Korea, India, and many other dark parts of the world the Gospel is flourishing and many souls are coming to Christ by the multitudes. The underground church is massive and is unstoppable and they are turning their world upside down and at the same time enduring much persecution. So, What happened to this fire that once was in early america and england, where fire poured from the alters of Churches and the streets were filled with the gospel.

We have become harden to the gospel and truth. The gospel to us is just every day meaningless ritoric. We have made our own version of the gospel. We have become a form of Godliness but we deny the power and truth of it. We say with our lips that we love God but our mouths and our actions say we hate him. We say the we believe God but then deny everything he says to be true. We think we are followers of Christ but the truth is we follow lies, lust and money. The churches in america are nothing more then a dead-religion-feel-good social clubs, where the Spirit of God is not allowed. What happened to evangalism, praying all night, weeping and fasting before God, and thirsting for his presence. The house of worship has become a den of unrepenting liars, haters, and thieves.

The gospel has been choked out by the thorns and weeds that we love. We love sin more then God, wickedness more then righteousness.

God have mercy on us all and may he turn our hearts in the right direction.

[Guest]

God have mercy on us all and may he turn our hearts in the right direction.

The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.

Jeremiah 31:3

[Guest]

I was reading the scriptures this morning and I read this passage:

Act 17:6 ....they drew Jason and certain brothers before the city judges, crying, These who have turned the world upside down have come here too,

Now I am wondering why the gospel is not like this today. Why isn't the Gospel making waves in countries like the US, England and Canada. I do know in other countries such as China, North Korea, India, and many other dark parts of the world the Gospel is flourishing and many souls are coming to Christ by the multitudes. The underground church is massive and is unstoppable and they are turning their world upside down and at the same time enduring much persecution. So, What happened to this fire that once was in early america and england, where fire poured from the alters of Churches and the streets were filled with the gospel.

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God have mercy on us all and may he turn our hearts in the right direction.

The body of Christ has always grown greatly under persecution. I can't explain why, other than it forces us to REALLY trust God with all our hearts.

I heard a testimony from a missionary who narrowly escaped with his life from Africa, though I can't remember where. He told us about a 12 year old boy he know who'd been a believer for about a week. Muslim rebels were holding a gun on him, telling him he had to deny Christ. The kid looked the rebels in the eye and said "you can kill me, but I won't deny Jesus my Lord!" And yes - they killed him right on the spot. The missionary was barely able to get out of there.

I wonder if that's what it'll take to wake the church up here?