tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245727097686574801.post1575254977620516722..comments2010-06-06T11:49:25.168-05:00Scott Endresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329824590752344862noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245727097686574801.post-5778392801629552592010-06-06T10:20:08.965-05:002010-06-06T10:20:08.965-05:00In my experience...<br />People are NOT quitting “The Church of God” aka = “The Body of Christ.”<br />People are quitting the 501 (c) 3, non-profit, tax deductible, Religious Corporation.<br /><br />Should we call a Corporation - “The Church of God?” AAARRRGGGHH!!! :-(<br /><br />Doesn’t the Bible warn us about;<br />*The commandments of men?<br />*The doctrines of men?<br />*The philosophies of men?<br />*The traditions of men,<br />that make the Word of God of “non effect?”<br /><br />Mark 7:13 KJV - Making the word of God of “none effect” through your tradition...<br />Mark 7:13 ASV - Making “void” the word of God by your tradition...<br />Mark 7:13 NIV - Thus you “nullify” the word of God by your tradition...<br /><br />A simple word like “church.” <br />What do most people **Today** think that means. <br />Ask someone, believer or non-believer, to describe, explain or point to “church.”<br /><br />1 - Building with a steeple? --- Is that in the Bible?<br /><br />2 - Pastor - in a Pulpit - Preaching - to People - in Pews? --- Is that in the Bible?<br /><br />That’s what the world thinks, the believer and the unbeliever, isn’t it?<br /><br />Isn’t that what our so called “Church planting” has accomplished <br />with four buildings on four corners in a lot of local towns?<br />And passing the plate at every meeting? <br /><br />Haven&#39;t we deceived the people we’re supposed to be reaching out to?<br /><br />How many will know and understand that they can<br />become “the ekklesia of God.” The called out one’s of God.<br /><br />How many will know that “The Church of God” <br />“The ekklesia, the called out one’s of God” are;<br /><br />Kings and preist’s unto God.<br />The Bride of Christ.<br />Servants of Christ.<br />Sons of God.<br />Disciples of Christ.<br />Ambassadors of Christ.<br /><br />Haven’t we deceived them by telling them the building is the church? <br />And we have to give money to God so He can keep His building in good order?<br /><br />When all the time “you are” the ekklesia of God.<br />The habitation of God. The house of God.<br />God doesn’t dwell in temples built with the hands of men.<br /><br />Haven’t they missed the awesomeness of God,<br />The beauty of “His Church,” “His Body.” How we all become “ONE” in Him?<br /><br />Neither bond nor free, neither male nor female,<br />Neither Emergent nor Traditional nor Pentecostal nor Baptist.<br />Neither Complementarinism nor Egalitarianism.<br />Neither Denominationalism nor Non- denominationalism.<br />All obeying Jesus. All following and learning from Jesus, as “ONE” new man.<br /><br />Jesus... My Lord and my God...A. Amos Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13380832298820984354noreply@blogger.com