"There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise" (Galatians 3:28,29 NIV).
When we belong to Christ--have surrendered our all to Him--He
makes no difference between us, no matter what our nationality is, our
ethnicity is, or our gender--He loves us all and we are all joint-heirs
with Him.
Whenever the devil--no
matter what form or shape he takes--dogmatic preacher, ill-informed
nuisance, or simply those ignorant of God's grace, mercy and
indiscriminate nature--tries to tell us we cannot do something because of our race or gender or anything else--he lies!
God
does not discriminate on the basis of anything other than those who are
living a life for Him. If our lifestyles are not pleasing to Him, then
we may run into a few problems. His command is that we obey Him. For any who will not obey, they cannot realistically expect anything from Him. But for those who obey--we have a right to expect all of His promises fulfilled in our lives. Glory Hallelujah!
So--if
we are black, white, American, Russian (or any other nationality),
male, female, young or old when we obey--we please Him and He gives us
the desires of our hearts! All because He is God and He loves us and He makes no difference between any of us!
Showing posts with label Religious Dogma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Religious Dogma. Show all posts
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Friday, February 14, 2014
The Real Church!
"And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. "(Ephesians 1:22,23)
For the most part, whenever someone makes a reference to the church, they are inevitably thinking about a building or a denominational religion. As such, the congregants--those who gather together on a regular basis--become the focus of much religious teaching. We missed the entire point--of the church--when we think of it in this manner.
God, when He raised Christ from the dead and set Him at His right hand in heavenly places, put all things (everything--religion and unbelief) under his feet and made Him to be the head over all things to the church (body of believers) and we who are part of the body are filled with Him and everything He is.
That's a mouthful. If the fullness of Him (everything He is--primarily--love) fills all (of us) in all (situations), then we who believe (no matter under what banner or denomination) are The Real Church!
Forget about the denominations who are not filled with love because many teach "their superiority" over another denomination which becomes religious dogma. If there is no love abounding from the leadership, and no one encouraging love of all--it is a religious dogma that has no value or worth in heaven. With that said, here's something to chew on a few days or months--however long it takes for one to swallow (the bitter truth)--that none of our religious posturing matters to God.
If there is no love--Catholicism is wrong, Protestantism is wrong, all the denominations that espouse religious teachings that negate the importance of all believers and loving one another are "wrong."
The Real Church--the body of believers over which Christ is the head--is all who know how to love, unconditionally--and teach the truth of God's Word, encouraging others to love and live according to God's Word, not their opinions or religious dogma.
How does one know the difference? Religious dogma's goal is to control--everyone and what they do. Religious dogma focuses on the importance of the organization instead of the importance of relationship with Jesus Christ. Religious dogmas hold people in high esteem more than Jesus. Religious dogma refuses to admit there is no one group of believers who is greater than the other.
Relationship with Christ and other believers is important in this journey called life. Relationship is far more important than religious dogma that limits--what one can do with the knowledge of Christ and in how to treat fellow human beings. Those in true relationship with Christ and the Father, allowing Holy Spirit to guide in all things are the "real church" and it is a church without walls or boundaries--abounding in love, overflowing, in constant communication with God on behalf of all people, loving all.
Lord Jesus, help us to get to the place where we understand that we who believe are the real church when we know how to love and are in relationship with You instead of being in religions that do not know You or teach Who You are--Love.
For the most part, whenever someone makes a reference to the church, they are inevitably thinking about a building or a denominational religion. As such, the congregants--those who gather together on a regular basis--become the focus of much religious teaching. We missed the entire point--of the church--when we think of it in this manner.
God, when He raised Christ from the dead and set Him at His right hand in heavenly places, put all things (everything--religion and unbelief) under his feet and made Him to be the head over all things to the church (body of believers) and we who are part of the body are filled with Him and everything He is.
That's a mouthful. If the fullness of Him (everything He is--primarily--love) fills all (of us) in all (situations), then we who believe (no matter under what banner or denomination) are The Real Church!
Forget about the denominations who are not filled with love because many teach "their superiority" over another denomination which becomes religious dogma. If there is no love abounding from the leadership, and no one encouraging love of all--it is a religious dogma that has no value or worth in heaven. With that said, here's something to chew on a few days or months--however long it takes for one to swallow (the bitter truth)--that none of our religious posturing matters to God.
If there is no love--Catholicism is wrong, Protestantism is wrong, all the denominations that espouse religious teachings that negate the importance of all believers and loving one another are "wrong."
The Real Church--the body of believers over which Christ is the head--is all who know how to love, unconditionally--and teach the truth of God's Word, encouraging others to love and live according to God's Word, not their opinions or religious dogma.
How does one know the difference? Religious dogma's goal is to control--everyone and what they do. Religious dogma focuses on the importance of the organization instead of the importance of relationship with Jesus Christ. Religious dogmas hold people in high esteem more than Jesus. Religious dogma refuses to admit there is no one group of believers who is greater than the other.
Relationship with Christ and other believers is important in this journey called life. Relationship is far more important than religious dogma that limits--what one can do with the knowledge of Christ and in how to treat fellow human beings. Those in true relationship with Christ and the Father, allowing Holy Spirit to guide in all things are the "real church" and it is a church without walls or boundaries--abounding in love, overflowing, in constant communication with God on behalf of all people, loving all.
Lord Jesus, help us to get to the place where we understand that we who believe are the real church when we know how to love and are in relationship with You instead of being in religions that do not know You or teach Who You are--Love.
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