Joshua Bell (my son-in-law wrote this)
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Join the church of your choice
How is someone joined to the body of Christ? I addressed this last week but it was really a sub-point in a different topic.There are so many different ways to join a church. I understand that if your name isn't on the Seventh Day Adventist membership book, you're not saved. Well, I guess I'm a goner. What then? Are we baptized in water to join the church? Are tithes and offerings the life-force that joins us to Christ? What about confession, christening, confirmation, and communion?
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether [we be]Jews or Gentiles, whether [we be] bond or free; and have been all madeto drink into one Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:13Baptized by the Spirit. Everything else is religion; false religion at that. A body joined any other way than by the Spirit is not the body of Christ. It may be SDA, or Baptist, or Catholic but it's not Christ.The churches really aren't different from their mother-of-harlots church. They're still about control and extortion. If it's not the wafer god then there are "indulgences" to support some new, extra project. "When a coin in the coffer rings, a soul from purgatory springs." Ah, see? In the name of saving souls, they built that monstrosity called St. Peter's Basilica.The churches have so many false visions, usually to propagate their kind...
Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: Isent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them:they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart. Jeremiah 14:14In the name of saving souls they are only increasing the numbers (people and revenues) in their denominations, fellowships, churches, what have you. In many cases, this is what happens:
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea andland to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofoldmore the child of hell than yourselves. Matthew 23:15What else is there to say?
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. Revelation 18:4
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