Church Splits: Could they be the judgment of God?
pexels-gil-garza-745201.jpg Has your church split? Ours has. More than once. We used to think that it was ' their fault.' We used to think we were right, and if it hadn't been for 'them' our church would be happy and healthy today. Happy and healthy. No. Our church was suffering the same malady as is the rest of the Church in America: The Ephesus Syndrome. “ To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks among the seven golden lamp-stands, says this: ‘ I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false; and you have perseverance and have endured for My name’s sake, and have not grown weary. But I have this against you, that you have left your first love. (Rev. 2: 1-4, American Standard Version) It does not say that t