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Corporate Repentance - Robert J. Wieland

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Chapter 2<br />

Not a Word of Praise From<br />

Jesus!<br />

It appears that we are better pleased with<br />

ourselves than Christ is with us. But if His truth<br />

hurts, it also heals.<br />

Unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans,<br />

write …" (Revelation 3:14, KJV).<br />

For many decades we have assumed that the<br />

message is addressed to the church at large. But<br />

surprisingly, the message is addressed to its<br />

leadership. We leaders have often erred in passing<br />

the message on to the laity, berating them, and<br />

blaming them for holding up the finishing of God's<br />

work.<br />

If the message is addressed primarily to<br />

individuals in the church, we have some serious<br />

problems. Seventh-day Adventists have been dying<br />

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