I’m hanging out with Wolfgang Simson this week in Long Beach. Actually, he’s sharing and I’m listening. In case you’re not familiar with him, he wrote Houses That Change the World.
He’s a very forthright speaking German. He doesn’t mince words, and he has some very strong opinions about church structure. These are not exact quotes, but probably close enough:
The root cause of everything going wrong is disobedience to the revealed will of God…
This is where the church has gone wrong (building disobedient structures) and this is why the church is now, in essence, in captivity in Babylon…
God has given a pattern for the church… a blueprint… not a model but principles and guidelines that are to be built with. The church is built out of organic material: living stones, precious individuals, not mass produced bricks (man-made structures) that can be copied and easily reproduced. Because the church has broken these rules, God has placed it in captivity.
Most people, at some level, know that there’s something wrong with church. But they live schizophrenic lives because they don’t do anything about it.
It’s necessary to break covenant with the false systems, and die to self, in order to enter the promised land of what church is meant to be. The leaving process requires a spiritual de-toxification to get the old out of our system. This will put you into a wilderness season… a desert, seemingly alone and without direction, until you begin to allow God to show you His pattern and blueprint for church and kingdom living…
God is restoring HIS pattern for HIS church so that the Holy Spirit can come and REMAIN (as when the temple and tabernacle were built according to HIS pattern).
That’s just a start… More to come.
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Andrew Strom has been saying much of the same thing for quite some time now. Check out his extensive article on Out of Church Christians at http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~revival/00-Out-Of-Church.html
When God speaks, His leaders all over the world say the same things . . .
I also heard that he does not mince words. Sounds like a great time, enjoy and we look forward to a full report upon your return.
This idea that that God has placed the churches at large (institutions) in captivity – or really they have done it to themselves – is intriguing. And the only way out is “Exodus”. Church has become a place of bondage. I know that sounds harsh, but for me I can relate to what Wolfgang is saying. It explains that vast exodus. I read some of that other piece from Wendy’s comment – it attests to the exodus from church. Many of us have been wandering for along time. Maybe some as long as the “Jesus movement” of the 60’s. Hmmm, about 40 years ago.
FYI: I just read an article on WorldNetDaily.com about a “new or perhaps old” form of Christianity that is making Christianity the fastest growing religion in the world. This is outside the traditional Catholic and Protestant churches. They estimate 707 million…
pls i would like to get the book ‘houses that change the world in south africa. i feel there is a great need for this truth here. so many of us would like to read it. about 11 of us pls let us know where to buy it as we have been searching in christian bookshops in vain.
hace dos años a tarves de la biblia mi manera de pensar frente al sistema tradicional de la iglesia, fue radical mi cambio, pero ha sido un desierto de soledad y aveces oasis que me han hecho seguir, entre esos oasis el libro del hermano Wolfgang Simson ha sido un oasis de esperanza.
These are mere books of men using their knowledge, instead read the Holy Bible with prayer and the Holy spirit will guide you
Why hasn’t his book brought his own families to follow his teachings? After 20 years he is unable to convince his so called truth?