tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988645472381429934.comments2009-03-16T05:43:12.980+11:00Nafreanoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988645472381429934.post-83951126301642654122009-03-16T05:43:00.000+11:002009-03-16T05:43:00.000+11:00I think you are so right about much of what you said, but I think the biggest reason that Christians aren't doing "greater things" is because the churches have been "dumbed down". For 1500 years, the Catholic Church was the most powerful religious influence in the world, and its leaders told the people that only THEY (the Magesterium) had power and authority to do anything. People gave up all ability to have faith outside of the church. They looked to the church to do everything. The churches today have forgotten HOW to have the miracle kind of faith. We read about how, in both the Old Testament and the New Testament, people had power over sickness, death, spirits, and even the weather, but we don't think that is for us today. We make excuses, and say that the "greater things" must mean spreading the gospel to a greater area that He was able to. That is weak. Jesus DID mean it when He said we would do more than He did. The problem now is, how do we relearn that miracle faith?sunnstormshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01506703375204117540noreply@blogger.com