Focusing on the church
Greetings in the name of Jesus:
I want us to begin to look at comparing the established Church of Jesus to today's church organizations. For many years there have been wide opinions and different denominational doctrines written in an attempt to explain the meaning of "CHURCH" in our society. The problem usually is that we explain the concepts of what the church means through our eyes only. What we need to do is not only look at our point of view about worship, and are relational experiences with God, but also we need to desperately understand God's view of what church means.
The church actually begins with the man in the desert (not in the Temple) as he screams at the religious leaders calling them names. Jesus describes these leaders as being like poisonous snakes calling them a "brood of vipers" LUKE 3:7. It becomes this view of the leadership of men on a spiritual basis that caused God to implement a new testament, and a new covenant with men which said "for it is by grace you have been saved, through faith; not by works, so that no one can boast"EPHESIANS 2:8-9.
There are several areas that we need to look at when we compare our views of the church with guns views of the church. As we begin this comparison we find several different areas that seem to oppose each other. First is the importance of having a church building. Most people who have gotten closer to God in their life have begun to realize the difference between what God calls the body of Christ and what this world views as the church. Most people in the world could never understand that God's view of the church has nothing to do with a building. The concept for the original church that Jesus established was to have a family of followers who could help Christians to grow. One of the first things we find a bout having a church building is the distraction of having too much stuff to care for. In many cases the real purpose that God has for the church is stifled because of our need to have all of the accommodations and comfort that this world requires to draw people to the church. There is a development of pride and separation from one another as we compete to have the best programs, child care, use church facilities, and custom seeding to accommodate the seeker sensitive. The only thing that we end up doing by drowning ourselves in this stuff is to tie ourselves even more securely to the world around us. Quite frankly it limits our mobility both physically, and spiritually many times. In the next blog I want to take the time to go over some of what Jesus himself had to say to the leaders of the synagogue during the time of his ministry. It may surprise you as to what we find him saying that relates to the church of today it is my prayer that you will join me as we continue to look at God's view of what we should be as the church. May you richly bless God through your life in him.
THE UNWORTHY SERVANT
I want us to begin to look at comparing the established Church of Jesus to today's church organizations. For many years there have been wide opinions and different denominational doctrines written in an attempt to explain the meaning of "CHURCH" in our society. The problem usually is that we explain the concepts of what the church means through our eyes only. What we need to do is not only look at our point of view about worship, and are relational experiences with God, but also we need to desperately understand God's view of what church means.
The church actually begins with the man in the desert (not in the Temple) as he screams at the religious leaders calling them names. Jesus describes these leaders as being like poisonous snakes calling them a "brood of vipers" LUKE 3:7. It becomes this view of the leadership of men on a spiritual basis that caused God to implement a new testament, and a new covenant with men which said "for it is by grace you have been saved, through faith; not by works, so that no one can boast"EPHESIANS 2:8-9.
There are several areas that we need to look at when we compare our views of the church with guns views of the church. As we begin this comparison we find several different areas that seem to oppose each other. First is the importance of having a church building. Most people who have gotten closer to God in their life have begun to realize the difference between what God calls the body of Christ and what this world views as the church. Most people in the world could never understand that God's view of the church has nothing to do with a building. The concept for the original church that Jesus established was to have a family of followers who could help Christians to grow. One of the first things we find a bout having a church building is the distraction of having too much stuff to care for. In many cases the real purpose that God has for the church is stifled because of our need to have all of the accommodations and comfort that this world requires to draw people to the church. There is a development of pride and separation from one another as we compete to have the best programs, child care, use church facilities, and custom seeding to accommodate the seeker sensitive. The only thing that we end up doing by drowning ourselves in this stuff is to tie ourselves even more securely to the world around us. Quite frankly it limits our mobility both physically, and spiritually many times. In the next blog I want to take the time to go over some of what Jesus himself had to say to the leaders of the synagogue during the time of his ministry. It may surprise you as to what we find him saying that relates to the church of today it is my prayer that you will join me as we continue to look at God's view of what we should be as the church. May you richly bless God through your life in him.
THE UNWORTHY SERVANT
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