Is America’s spiritual reset on the horizon?
In a recent video by Perry Stone, Stone discussed the spiritual reset that America may need, especially when it comes to disagreements among differing denominations.
Stone points out that according to Pew Research, 7 in 10 people in the United States count themselves as spiritual, 22% of people do not categorize themselves as spiritual in any shape or form, while a total of 83% of Americans believe we each have a soul and a spirit. Even more, 81% believe in an afterlife.
This fascinating figures point out the potential of the gospel to have true impacts in our nation. With over 200 denominations of Christianity in America, it would appear to some degree that there is a fracturing in our nation, even though the harvest is plentiful.
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Stone points out that while denominations in themselves are not wrong, they do tend to lead self-promotion of just the one particular denomination instead of uniting and promoting outside of that particular denominational lens.
“Jesus said in Matthew 24:14: ‘The gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness unto all the nations and then the end would come,'” Stone says. “So, in other words, there must come a transition from just trying to build a congregation to teaching and preaching the power of the Kingdom.”
“Jesus builds His church while men build their systems,” he continues. “Jesus protects the church while men protect their positions. Jesus loves the people while some men, I’m not saying all, it’s a few, seem to love their power. So, the power and the position and the protecting of the system means more than connecting with other groups, other denominations, independent people, interdependent people who depend on one another…we absolutely have to get to the place where we start working together.”
Stone points out that the hostility among churches and church splits have caused Christians to avoid fellowship with the same people that we intend to spend our eternity with. It is this reason why Stone says the church is in dire need for a spiritual reset.
“Number one: God is going to clean up the church. Judgment must begin in the house of God,” says Stone. “Two, God is going to reveal kingdom principles to you.”
Stone contends that if we are to spend eternity with one another, then we must start acting and seeing the body of Christ as one.
“Number three, God is going to restore rules and not just promises,” says Stone. “There are rules or spiritual laws of the kingdom connected with how you receive that promise. So, they’re claiming a promise without knowing the rule.”
During this pivotal of the church here in America and across the globe, let us pray for unity with our brothers and sisters in Christ. Jesus will be back for a unified bride, so this is the time for us to repent, forgive and come together.
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Abby Trivett is content development editor for Charisma Media.
