Corporate Repentance - Robert J. Wieland

experience.
But let us not overlook what the Bible says. We
need to remember that long before we developed
our intricate systems of church organization, the
Lord created infinitely more complex systems of
organization, and yet "the spirit … was in the
wheels" (Ezekiel 1:20). Our problem is not the
complexity of organization; it is the collective love
of self. And the message of the cross can take care
of that!
Why the World Needs God's People
The world needs a "Jerusalem" as a "witness to
all nations." Without her, the task cannot be done.
The history of old Jerusalem's failure proves that
without "the Spirit of grace and of supplications,"
denominational organization inevitably becomes
rigid and misrepresentative of its divine mission.
Zechariah says that a correct view of Calvary
imparts contrition ("they will look on Me whom
they [not the Jews and Romans of a past
millennium] have pierced"). Thus the vision of the
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