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Hear the awesome, intimidating sound that comes from this weapon when it is fired ! A psychological weapon in its own right - raining terror literally from above just by the sound it creates ! And couple that with the visuals of an almost burning red stream of fire caused by the tracer and incendiary rounds used !

I am referring to the dreadful increase of false passions that many in the Church today are led into by the tide of institutional and cultural forces that rage within and without the church organisations, to indulge in unscriptural endeavours with outward displays of festive celebration, pandering to the honour and glory of fellow men, receiving the same from them, and imagining doing the same on behalf of God, and for His sake - things that come to mind: 'Christmas', 'Easter', 'church anniversaries', 'retreats', even 'evangelistic' and 'youth' nights and what not. I am utterly disgusted.  The latest run-in, being of course, my local church's anniversary event - made to run like a Chinese wedding dinner while unabashedly flaunting pretexts of evangelism and thanksgiving towards God.  Sincerely, I admit that I sense that God wishes no part in this, and just leaves us to our own devices ! What makes the dread worse for me, also, is th...

http://www.gracecentered.com/leavingchurch.htm With loose reference to my blog post "Treading the Thin Line Between Consecration and Communion in the Cultural Milieu of the Church Organisation"

While I do not intend to ramble here, desiring lesser words of mine, but allowing the suggestive meaning behind the title of this post to reveal the truth behind what I am referring to, with regards to the following (rhetorical) questions: (1)  Why do some members of the Church, when, after having been nurtured in the faith, and in the company of fellow members, decide to part ways with the main body of fellow members ? (2)  Why is the perception that those who part company with their fellow members and their regular church organisation, viewed as brethren who have fallen short, or returned to darkness ? (3)  Why do members of the main body of the Church not regard the testimony of individuals who, for the sake of their message to those remaining bound to the ways of the organisation, though having departed the regular company of their brethren, continually engage them on matters of the state of their faith ? These are some burning questions that I hold in store conce...

The extract from Youtube says "A shockingly powerful Biblical message preached to about 5,000 youth in a day when youth are appealed to through shallow and worldly means. At one point in this sermon the 5,000 Youth are clapping and yelling BUT THEN the preacher makes a comment that CHANGES THE WHOLE ATMOSPHERE TO WHERE YOU COULD HAVE HEARD A PIN DROP... As you can imagine, the preacher was never invited back. We believe the whole sermon will be a blessing to many souls. For more info about Paul Washer go to www.heartcrymissionary.com" Very relevant to any Westernised/English-speaking, affluent church congregation, especially amongst youths and in the larger, megachurch organisations. This is an indictment against the way of their lives that they attribute as having the characteristics of Christianity, when it is all in fact, a lifestyle built around the culture of "Churchianity".

"There is a war waging today. What is your position toward it? " That is the quote from the Youtube link for this video, a very aptly crafted rendition of scenes from the film "Braveheart" accompanied with the words and music of one of Steve Camp's old songs - "Run to the Battle", calling upon fellow Christians to take the spiritual battle of the Church to the gates of Hell, and to fight with courage and vigour, as the battle scenes from the film illustrate (though fleshly and earthbound in nature, but nonetheless offering a means of reference for us fleshly, earthbound creatures of God). Ultimately, the message and call to Christians to contend for the faith is undeniably clear.