Good Morning!! Let's face it, the church has been a disappointment to so many
people,...believers and none believers alike. The church is often seen
as a place of quarreling and petty jealousies. The apostle Paul ,wrote
letters warning, pleading and scolding the young churches in an effort
to end their divisions. Some of those letters even gave detailed
instructions on how to build unity and peace. But the core instruction
can be found in a description of the " true church."
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.—John 13:34 (KJV)
These sounds almost
deceptively simple. Believe in Jesus Christ. Love God. Love neighbors.
But how many quarrels and jealousies would evaporate if all three of
these instructions were carried out? Would our churches become more
genuine places of care if we learned to listen to each other and love
each other more honestly? These three principles; (1) believe in Jesus
Christ, (2) love God, and (3) love neighbors,...are a blueprint for a true church,...so that people will say, "See, how they love each other."
The
true church is recognized where people have faith in the one and only
Savior, Jesus Christ, and where people love God and their neighbors.
Then
we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and
blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and
craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming.
(Ephesians 4:14 NIV)
"Too many believers, who profess faith in Christ, have never surrendered themselves to the control of the Holy Spirit."
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