@KingJ
Nice to see Proverbs 27.6 quoted, I mentioned the battle when the Light of Christ is revealed to a lost soul in darkness the other day, but couldn't bring to mind this verse. None believers see 'Church goers' as Bible bashers, the God Squad, etc. They do not like the light, they live in darkness, that is all they are accustomed to. Lift a large stone and let the light shine on the items that live in darkness and they will run for cover, run into the darkness, they do not like the light, it reveals them as they are. So it is with lost souls, the light reveals their sins, they don't like it, they don't want it.
One thing I do say brother, if you don't mind, and I will keep saying it so long as I have breath on my body. We do not have a church, we must get out of the habit of calling the place of worship we go to as, my church, you do not have a Church, it is not scriptural, it is doing Christ an injustice.
Together, saved souls, believers whose name is in the Book of Life and the Lamb, are part of the One True Church, as saved souls worldwide, together we help make up the Body of Christ, the Bride of Christ, His One True Church.
We do not go to church, we do not have a church, there is no such thing as my church. Is it not right with Christ, to say 'the church' meets at ....this place or that.
When two or three come together in Jesus Name, He is there in the midst of us, the body of Christ comes together in prayer, in fellowship, in praise and thanksgiving, this can be in a place of worship (not to be called a church or my church) but it can also be in a house, by a lake, in a field, on a mountain, it can be anywhere.
So often we say we want to be right with Christ, and rightfully so. but then we deceive ourselves and others by using the 'Church' the Body of Christ, the Bride of Christ in ways that don't bring Glory to God and effectively misuse the most special item to Him after us and our Salvation. To make matters worse, we do and say these things, after we are saved.
If we say we want to be right with Christ, shouldn't we want to be getting this most important item to Him right, right to all believers, right to the world, right with our Lord. Bad habits were introduced by the RCC, and they have continued even after the Reformation, into every denomination.
Remember the saying WWJD, WWJS, what would Jesus do, we should also add what would Jesus say.
Forgive me for breaking into the conversation, I do hope you do not mind me saying these things, in all things we must get right with God, be right with Jesus, put aside traditions that are wrong, stop deceiving the flock, the world, and ourselves.
The church, as it is called, has given none believers the wrong idea over the years, the Church isn't the building down the road with the word church on its boards, that is where part of the One True Church comes together in prayer, fellowship and worship. We are living stones, spiritual stones, and together with other saved souls, other spiritual stones, we are being built up together into the Body of Christ, the Bride of Christ, this is the OneTrue Church in this world. Not church goers saved or unsaved, but only those who are saved and whose name is in the Book of Life and The Lamb are part of the One True Church.
Thank you Lord for reveiling this Truth to us, in Jesus Name, Amen
Nice to see Proverbs 27.6 quoted, I mentioned the battle when the Light of Christ is revealed to a lost soul in darkness the other day, but couldn't bring to mind this verse. None believers see 'Church goers' as Bible bashers, the God Squad, etc. They do not like the light, they live in darkness, that is all they are accustomed to. Lift a large stone and let the light shine on the items that live in darkness and they will run for cover, run into the darkness, they do not like the light, it reveals them as they are. So it is with lost souls, the light reveals their sins, they don't like it, they don't want it.
One thing I do say brother, if you don't mind, and I will keep saying it so long as I have breath on my body. We do not have a church, we must get out of the habit of calling the place of worship we go to as, my church, you do not have a Church, it is not scriptural, it is doing Christ an injustice.
Together, saved souls, believers whose name is in the Book of Life and the Lamb, are part of the One True Church, as saved souls worldwide, together we help make up the Body of Christ, the Bride of Christ, His One True Church.
We do not go to church, we do not have a church, there is no such thing as my church. Is it not right with Christ, to say 'the church' meets at ....this place or that.
When two or three come together in Jesus Name, He is there in the midst of us, the body of Christ comes together in prayer, in fellowship, in praise and thanksgiving, this can be in a place of worship (not to be called a church or my church) but it can also be in a house, by a lake, in a field, on a mountain, it can be anywhere.
So often we say we want to be right with Christ, and rightfully so. but then we deceive ourselves and others by using the 'Church' the Body of Christ, the Bride of Christ in ways that don't bring Glory to God and effectively misuse the most special item to Him after us and our Salvation. To make matters worse, we do and say these things, after we are saved.
If we say we want to be right with Christ, shouldn't we want to be getting this most important item to Him right, right to all believers, right to the world, right with our Lord. Bad habits were introduced by the RCC, and they have continued even after the Reformation, into every denomination.
Remember the saying WWJD, WWJS, what would Jesus do, we should also add what would Jesus say.
Forgive me for breaking into the conversation, I do hope you do not mind me saying these things, in all things we must get right with God, be right with Jesus, put aside traditions that are wrong, stop deceiving the flock, the world, and ourselves.
The church, as it is called, has given none believers the wrong idea over the years, the Church isn't the building down the road with the word church on its boards, that is where part of the One True Church comes together in prayer, fellowship and worship. We are living stones, spiritual stones, and together with other saved souls, other spiritual stones, we are being built up together into the Body of Christ, the Bride of Christ, this is the OneTrue Church in this world. Not church goers saved or unsaved, but only those who are saved and whose name is in the Book of Life and The Lamb are part of the One True Church.
Thank you Lord for reveiling this Truth to us, in Jesus Name, Amen