CHURCH-GOD-DIRECTED BY
The true Church has never
sounded out public expectations before launching her mission. Her leaders heard from God, they knew their
Lord's will and did it. Their people
followed them- sometimes to triumph, oftener to insults and public persecution
– and their sufficient reward was the satisfaction of being right in a wrong
world!
There are churches so
completely out of the hands of God that if the Holy Spirit withdrew from them
they wouldn't find it out for many months.
A.W. Tozer
When the church takes its
mind and heart away from Christ and His words, human authority and tradition
fills the vacuum.
R.C. Lucas
If the strength of the
church should be determined by its impact on its surrounding culture, we
desperately need an injection of spiritual life. The present powerlessness of the church may be a sign that God
has withdrawn His blessing that we might seek Him.
Erwin Lutzer
America’s Spiritual Crisis, Revival Commentary, v. 1, n. 2,
p. 11.