In Mt 16 Jesus said: “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.” (Mt 16:18) The word ‘church’ means so many things to many people. The term translated church in the English Bible is…
“… the foolishness of God is wiser than men …” (1 Cor 1:25) The church of Jesus Christ is one. It’s united. It’s different from what is mostly known as church in the world today. The original Apostles understood what the Lord meant when He said: “I will build my church.” If the original Apostles…
God is a planner. He has objectives. He has a pattern for everything He does. He declares the end from the beginning. God works by mandates. As Creator He speaks the Word; the Word goes into action in the power of the Holy Spirit to produce the expected result. God gave His Son a mandate…
Baptism into Christ To be baptized ‘into Jesus’ is the same as being baptized into one Body of Christ. This is a spiritual operation that enables believers to become identifiable parts of the mystical Body of Christ and of each other as His blood-bought Church. “For as many of you as were baptized into Christ…
19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 “teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. (Matthew…
“For the LORD God of Israel says that He hates divorce, for it covers one’s garment with violence,” Says the LORD of hosts. “Therefore take heed to your spirit that you do not deal treacherously.” (Mal 2:16) God hates treacherous divorce. A marriage joined by God is indissoluble except in the event of physical death…
“Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” (Heb 12:2) As the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ made Himself of no reputation. He was obedient…
In the five-fold ministry Bishop is not one of the gifts the Lord gave to the church. “And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers.” (Eph 4:11) In the list of nine appointive posts God gives to those added to the house church system, bishop is…
In the early church unbelievers ‘crept in unawares’ into the assembly of the righteous. In today’s church, unbelievers are invited to ‘church’ in the hope that they would be saved. It should not be so. Christian believers’ fellowship is not a forum for soul-winning. The instruction from the Master is “Go into all the world…
“Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” (Heb 12:2) As the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ made Himself of no reputation. He was obedient…
