Monday, November 28, 2011

THE BODY OF CHRIST


God said: I will be your God, if you make Me your God. Ex:23:25-33, Deut: 26:16-19
The church says: He is our God, but they do not make Him their God.

          God said: I will be your Father if you come out from among them. 2Cor: 6:17-18
The church says: He is our Father, but they don’t come out from among them.

          Jesus says: Turn from your way. Turn to Me and I will save you. Matt: 4:17-18
The church says: Jesus is our Savior, but they do not turn to His ways.

          Jesus says He is the High Priest of our Profession. Heb: 3:1
But the church professes to be sick, weak, ignorant, and human.

          Jesus said: If anyone would be His disciple they must forsake all and follow Him. Lk: 14:33
The church says they are His disciples and they have not forsaken all to follow Him.

          The church intends to repair the breach between God and man, but they do not do what it says in Isa: 58-59 that would repair the breach.

          The church believes they will possess the land, but they do not do what is laid out to do to possess the land. No: 8:22-24, Deut: 6:18, 11

          The church is the body of Christ. This means as He is so are we in this world. 1Jn: 4:13-14

          Whose words are the church the most ashamed of--the ones they do not quote? The teachings of Jesus, the Son of God--The Teacher.

          Who words should the church be quoting most often? Jesus words--the church is His body. They are actually afraid that His words will offend someone.

          Rev: 19:20: I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

          This means Jesus is the answer to all the shortcomings that the prophets addressed that were the downfall of Israel and Judah. Yet many Christians think that what the books of the Prophets have to say is irrelevant. The books of the prophets reveal not only a lot of end-time prophesy, but they also reveal how God feels about many things and they address many sins and their consequences and many of them tell of the coming Savior who would save His people not just from hell but from sin and its consequences.

          If the church would study and heed the books of the prophets, they would soon be studying, understanding, and obeying all the rest of Bible too. The Bible declares all scripture is for today.

          2Tim: 3:15: And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

          Christ means anointed one. The church, is His body. We are supposed to carry on His ministry with the same anointing and power--His anointing and power.

          Matt: 28:18: And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

          Col: 2:6-10: As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: 7: Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. 8: Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. 9: For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. 10: And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

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