Nuggets of Truth - July 14, 2008

Dear Friend,

Never has there been a time when it is more vital that we keep our eyes fixed on Jesus. There are many "voices" out there, using enticing words to bring us into bondage and to draw us away from devotion to Him. The Lord has given me two articles that need to be written, so watch in the coming weeks for more Nuggets of Truth from His Word.

In this "Nuggets" I am sharing a God-given dream which I'm sure some have read but is worth re-reading. For those and to others to whom it is new, may it bless you and challenge you to follow Jesus, no matter what the cost.

Your servant in search of Truth,
Stella Paterson

Escape From Christendom

by Robert Burnell

{Originally Published by Bethany House Publishers in 1980}

The Journey

In my dream I see the lone figure of a man following a road. As the sun sets beneath the hills, a city comes into view. Nearing it, the traveler sees what appears to be a large group of churches. Spires and crosses pierce the skyline. His pace quickens. Is this his destination? He passes an imposing structure, a neon sign flashing "Cathedral of the Future." Farther on a floodlit stadium supports a billboard boasting that fifty thousand people crowd into evangelistic meetings there three nights a week. Beyond this, modest "New Testament" chapels and Hebrew Christian synagogues cluster together on the street front.

"Is this the City of God?" I heard the traveler ask a woman at the information booth in the central square.

"No this is Christian City, "she replies.

"But I thought this road led to the City of God!" he exclaims with great disappointment.

"That's what we all thought when we arrived," she answers, her tone sympathetic.
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