The Church/part 5
What the church is not...it is not an organization; it is an organism...it is not a denomination but it has a destination. The true church of the living God does not forsake the assembling of itself together but rather it exhorts one another...encourages one another...thinks about the other persons spiritual needs and calls on the phone or e-mails or writes a letter of encouragement or gives a smile or a greeting and lets that other person know that they truly are loved of God and of that person who is encouraging them. Early this morning I received a phone call from another brother who sensed in his spirit that I needed encouraging and so he did just what the Bible says we ought to do...he exhorted me. It built up my faith. Hebrews chapter 10 verses 21 & 22 says that we, the church, have "a high priest over the house of God, " and that we can "draw near with a full assurance of faith", and verse 24 says "and let us consider one another."
Considering one another...that is a lot of what the church is about but firstly we are to consider the Head even Jesus who loved us and gave Himself for us. Organized religion is just that...
organized religion...man made. The church is born of the Spirit of God...what a difference!
What the church is not...it is not an organization; it is an organism...it is not a denomination but it has a destination. The true church of the living God does not forsake the assembling of itself together but rather it exhorts one another...encourages one another...thinks about the other persons spiritual needs and calls on the phone or e-mails or writes a letter of encouragement or gives a smile or a greeting and lets that other person know that they truly are loved of God and of that person who is encouraging them. Early this morning I received a phone call from another brother who sensed in his spirit that I needed encouraging and so he did just what the Bible says we ought to do...he exhorted me. It built up my faith. Hebrews chapter 10 verses 21 & 22 says that we, the church, have "a high priest over the house of God, " and that we can "draw near with a full assurance of faith", and verse 24 says "and let us consider one another."
Considering one another...that is a lot of what the church is about but firstly we are to consider the Head even Jesus who loved us and gave Himself for us. Organized religion is just that...
organized religion...man made. The church is born of the Spirit of God...what a difference!
posted by Randall | 7:58 a.m.
2 Comments:
Thanks again for sharing. You are doing exactly what your words suggest, like we say "putting your money where your mouth is"; you are a great example of what the church is - encouraging other members, exhorting others, caring, ministering to the others.
Thanks, too, for being an example of what the church is.
hi Randall,
Sorry that I did not get to the blogs before this.I just sat down and read all the ones I missed
and as always they are great.
What you say about the church is so right.We sometimes forget that it is not about what name we put on the door.It's about how we show
God's love to the people that come through that door,and to the people
in our everyday lives.
Thank you for once again reminding
me that we are to encourage each other,and to try not to only see their faults.
You are so good at encouraging
other,and I thank you for that.
I want you to know that you are in our prayers and I thank God for you
being in our life.
C.M.
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