Things that matter to us as Christians

Things That matter to us as Christians

Promises for christians to enjoy;

1. Remission of our sins Acts 2:38; 3:19
2. Communion of the Holy Spirit, II Corinthians13:14
3. Eternal life, Revelation 2:10; 22:14

I mentioned earlier that this is not a church site, but being a Christian, you can't get rid of the fact that the church is a very big and important part of Christian life if we are going to please God. So I am going to have to mention some facts about the church, and hope they are benificial to you.

We gather to worship "in Spirit and in truth" for;
a. communion - I Corinthians 10:16; 11:20; - 30; Acts 20:7
b. Singing - Ephesians 5:18;19; Col. 3:16
c. Praying - Acts 2:42; I Thessalonians 5:17, 25
d. Giving - I Corinthians 16:1;2 II Corinthians 9: 7
e. Teaching - Acts 2:42; I Timothy 3:15

                           The work of the church - - - Saving souls
1. Preaching the gospel, I Thessalonians 1:8; II Corinthians 11:8; Phil. 4:14-18
2. Providing for its poor, Acts 4:34; 35; 6:1-7; I Timothy 5:16
3. Edifying itself, Ephesians 4:11-16

                                         Its Doctrine -- The New testament
1. Christ is the Lawgiver, Ephesians 4:7; 5:24
2. The Holy Spirit is the Revealer, I Corinthians 2:13 Ephesians 3:1-6
3. The apostles teaching its manual, Acts 2:42; Ephesians 2:20

Its Unity - - Undenominational
a. The Savior prayed for it, John 17:20-21
b. The apostles pled for it, I Corinthians 1:10
c. The apostles presented the plan for it Ephesians 4:4-6
     One body - - Unity in organism (parts) Romans 12:4-5 I Corinthians 12: 12-27
     One Spirit - - Unity in life, I Corinthians 1:10; Galations 5:22-24
     One Hope - - Unity in trust, I Thesdsalonians 4:13-18; I Peter 1:3-4
     One Lord - - Unity in Authority, I Corinthians 8:5-6
     One faith - - Unity in the message, Galations 1:6-12
     One Baptism - - Unity in practice
           1. as regards subjects - - believers, Acts 8:12
           2. as regards action - - a burial, Col. 2:12; Romans 6:4
           3. as regards design - - salvation, I Peter 3:21
           4. One God - - Uity in worship, I Corinthians 8:5-6
      The faithful perpetuate it, Ephesians 4:1-3

The voice of God
Jesus Christ said He would build His church
"I will build my church. . ." Matthew 16:18

The Scriptures declare He built only one
There is only one body . . . Ephesians 4:3
He is the head of the body, the church . . . Col.1:18

The Voice of History
The record of the past 19 centuries reveals these facts concerning the establishment of prominent religious bodies:

Time. Place. founder. church.

606 A.D. Rome Boniface III Roman Catholic
1520 A.D. Germany Martin Luther Lutheran
1534 A.D. England Henry VIII Episcopalian
1536 A.D. Switzerland John Calvin Presbyterian

1550 A.D. England Robert Browne Congregational
1607 A.D. Holland John Smythe Baptist
1739 A.D. England John Wesley Methodist
1830 A.D. America Joseph Smith Morman
1830 A.D. America William Miller Adventist
1866 A.D. America Mary Baker Eddy Christian Science
1872 A.D. America Charles T. Russell Jehovah's witnesses

There are hundreds more since the above mentioned, but none of them were instituted by Christ Himself back in 33 A.D.

"Every plant which my Heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up" Matthew 15:13

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