Basket of Summer Fruit

Yesterday I was listening to J. Vernon McGee talk about the image of a basket of summer fruit in the book of Amos, and thinking about that image as the perfect illustration of the church. 

I'll use the word church with a small c since I believe nothing can stop the real Church.

 

640 × 480 - forums.gardenweb.com 

 

 

The basket may still look good to some people and they'll hold onto it as long as they can, but the time has passed.  The church is rotten.

 

I went to church this week, and I'll go again; hopefully often.  It's good for me.  But what positive influence does it have outside of the room if it doesn't change the people there?