Mass Indoctrination Day 2 // 20th June, 2023
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For today's programs below are some of the lessons I grasps from the meeting. It is a big opportunity for me day as I come and learn the words of the Lord..
Lessons
The proper name for a congregation built by God is church. The Greek word is ekklesia. Which means calling out. The church is a gathering of people called out from different religions unto God. An example is seen from the life of apostle Paul who used to be a member of Judaism but God brought him out and called him to be an apostle in his church (Galatians 1:13-15, 2 corinthians 1:1)
The children of God that were scattered abroad were gathered together into one body. Those called and given hope by God makes up that one body which is lead by one spirit. That is what we refer to as the church of God. It not a building. (John 11:52, Ephesians 4:4, colossians 1:18)
There are many scriptures which indicates that the true name for the gathering of the children of God is the church of God, here are some(1 Corinthians 11:22, 1 corinthians 11:16, act 20:28, 1 Timothy 3:5, Isaiah 43:7, 1 timothy 3:16)
God's church is supposed to be called by his name and not the name of anything else . The name of God is the strongest and most powerful of all names. ( John 17:11, proverbs 18:10, proverbs 22:1)
As believers we should not practice religion without thinking, some people go about practicing religion ignorantly worshipping the creatures which God created. It is wrong to worship animals or anything else they are What God created and not a god. Those animals are even feeble and are food to other animals, they are not fit to be God. Man is higher in the order of God's creation, man is superior to all animals. It is therefore wrong for him to go about worshipping what he is even superior to (James3:7)
There is no one that is good than God, his name is the best and good name above all other names. Believers should not fight with each other over names of churches. The church should not bear our names, it belongs to the owner who is God and not us. ( Luke 18:19, acts 20:28)
God expects christians to join or cleave to his church, it is a command to all the children of God. (Romans12:9)
we can accept Christ by accepting his word. If we can't keep or believe the word that the Lord Jesus is teaching us, then we really have not yet accepted christ. Those outside Israel are gentiles, the command of God to them is for them to join his body for they are members of the body and fellow heirs of the promise of the Lord. The church was established by God to be an instrument of salvation to the world. (John 12:48, Ephesians 3:6, 1cor10:32.)
Joining the church is by accepting the word of God, it is not by any man's approval. It is God who accepts men into his body. Through the gospel we become the members of the body of Christ. The church has already been in existence for many years ago, our responsibility is to join it. We are not the ones building it. (Act 10:34-35)
For us to be members of the church, we are to accept the Gospel and the gospel is he doctrine. Many peopy mistake accepting the words of God by thinking it is done by simply raising hand up and then being prayed for, the gospel is not accepted by raising of hands but by believing and keeping the words of God. (Ephesians 1:13, Colossians 3:16)
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