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Another speaker, Dr. Luder Whitlock, urged us to maintain doctrinal purity, making God's Word the final authority in our lives. Get sound doctrine for ourselves and then pass it on to the next generation, he said. Ron Bobo quoted John 15:13, "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." He stated that the Church must reflect the love of Christ. Walls of partition must be broken down. Wherever racism is a problem, it needs to be put out. "The local church can change society," was the theme of a session led by Dr. John Mathison. He called to our attention that in order to change society, prayer must be the focus of what the Church does. If expectant prayer and unity of purpose are the primary focus in outreach for souls, there will be results. "They [the early Church] continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship and in breaking of bread, and in prayers" (Acts 2:42).
Dr. Tom Elliff urged us to weep for the churches of America, as Christ wept over Jerusalem. Too many of our churches, he said, are short on the Holy Spirit's conviction on sin, on repentance, and lordship and changed lives. There has come in a casual, careless, carnal way of doing God's work. If we Christians do not warn sinners, their blood will be on our hands!
When it was time to pray for our families, Dennis Rainey stated that the battle for the soul of a nation is fought in its families. The Church will not rise above its families, he said, nor will the culture rise above its families. While an individual Christian cannot change the culture by himself, he can ask God to change him. The "moral meltdown of America" is in great part due to the failure of the family so what can a Christian do to strengthen the family? -Lois J. Stucky
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