by Dr. Jeffery J. Fugate
I am always amazed as I
read what has been accomplished for the Lord through His local church. As I
read through the book of Acts, it amazes me what the local church was able to
accomplish. They had everything against them. The government was against them.
The people of the towns were not Christian towns; it was not a Bible-belt type
place. Yet, as they worked to see people saved and to see people grow in the
Lord, the people said, “They have turned our city upside down. They have
changed its course of direction.” You will find that through the local church
multitudes were being saved. Many were being turned from their sinful ways to
walk on paths of righteousness. In fact, cultures were changed. The society was
changed from heathen to Christian. The way people treated one another in these
cities was changed. The way women were treated was changed. The way children
were treated was changed. The way servants were treated was changed. These all
changed when they began, through the local church, teaching and preaching the
truths of the Bible.