Every time the church has tried to rule in public affairs, the result has resembled the Holy Roman Empire: corruption, slaughters and darkness. Every time believers have entered into the rule of public affairs, the result has resembled the influences of William Wilberforce and Amy Carmichael: laws being changed or created that invite and empower righteousness, freedom, life and light. […]
32 Meanwhile, some were shouting one thing and some another, because the assembly [ekklesia G1577] was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together. 33 Then some of the crowd [ochlos G3793] gave Alexander advice when the Jews pushed him to the front. So motioning with his hand, Alexander wanted to make his defense […]
Jesus did not voice any intention of the continuation of temple-based worship or synagogue-centered teaching and government. He did voice His intention of building ekklesia, and expecting it to be a form of government. When He used the word in Matthew 16 and 18, and in the Revelation given to John, the term was used to refer to a group […]
Rewards are attained, gifts are obtained. Becoming a son or daughter of Yahweh is a gifted privilege. He chose to bless us, we chose to receive the blessing. On the happy day when we are blessed to hear, “Well done, good and faith filled servant!” we will hear it based on obedience to assignments and instructions from our King. That […]
Church membership in the United States is down drastically, even without the influence of the Wuhan Plague and Marxists making it illegal for congregations to gather. One reason is that most American denominations are here to seek the righteous, not sinners. When our strategy for growth is the hope that adherents to our doctrines will move to our town and […]
Every religion spends time teaching its adherents how to manipulate its god to grant them help or favor or security. Islam, Voo-doo, Hinduism, Buddhism, Rasta, Roman mythology, both ancient and currently through the Vatican, Socialism, Mormonism, much of the church. “Here’s how to get your god to do what you want:…” The opposite is what we should be learning by […]
The foundation of the church is theology and statements of faith. Contrary to the famous hymn, it has, therefore, many foundations. The stone which is the foundation of the ekklesia of Jesus is Jesus. He is the cornerstone. The height, the depth and width of His love are the planes by which those characteristics of His love can be measured […]
This is not a parable about the church, or about being born of God. It is about the Kingdom. Where does your life get described in it? Does anything need to change? “You, then, listen to the parable of the sower: When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away […]
If more of our Sunday morning Meetings had been locker room experiences rather than “the big game,” we might not be in quite such terrible condition in the nation as we currently are. As long as we depend on a small percentage of believers to do all the spiritual work in the world under the authority of the “church,” we […]
I have been asked by a surprising number of people lately if they should feel guilty for thinking that the church meetings they have been attending are boring. I have never had anyone declare to me that the Kingdom of Heaven is boring. It’s a free call: 1-800-getaclue. Call now, while the lines are still open… The Kingdom is the […]