A most misunderstood word
Believers pledge their love and allegiance to our Father who is in Heaven, His only begotten Son, and the Holy Ghost; and we also pledge our love to those who also love Them. We are also told to love our enemies...in other words, cut our enemies some slack in our inclination to want to judge them personally.
(This is a spic and span understanding of "church")
Believers pledge their love and allegiance to our Father who is in Heaven, His only begotten Son, and the Holy Ghost; and we also pledge our love to those who also love Them. We are also told to love our enemies...in other words, cut our enemies some slack in our inclination to want to judge them personally.
(This is a spic and span understanding of "church")
There is not much use in trying to marry what the world today perceives as a definition of "church" (religious sites) into that pureness. Anything added tends to muddy it up. You know, things like their own individual church names (brand names), Titles and ranks of authority, hen pecking order, or their own 4 walls of an appropriate appearing building.
(and judging whether one is better than the other because it has an extra cedar beam in it)
These things seem to point more toward causing division among believers, than joining them seamlessly together.
A House divided cannot stand
(and judging whether one is better than the other because it has an extra cedar beam in it)
These things seem to point more toward causing division among believers, than joining them seamlessly together.
A House divided cannot stand
In The Revelation of John, Jesus sent messages to the "Angels" (not pastors, or bishops) but Angels of the churches located in 7 geographical areas. It seems that maybe those Angels were watching and witnessing the words and actions of individuals in those geographical areas, (those who called themselves believers), and that both the angels and the believers needed to be reminded of the spic and span areas they were to embrace; and fulfill their works accordingly . It would seem that today, each of our geographical areas probably also have Angels doing the same thing.
( Do you remember in the book of Job, Lucifer, {before his rebellion}, was probably one of these angels who watched and reported these same things. {about Job} )
( Do you remember in the book of Job, Lucifer, {before his rebellion}, was probably one of these angels who watched and reported these same things. {about Job} )
