The Church
he church is the body of Christ… and like the natural body, all its members operate and function off of the same information.
Can the body of Christ function normally if its members conflict with each other? Before answering this question, perhaps we should reflect on our natural body, and consider the consequences of such a conflict within our own body…the result is sickness and the end is death.
No wonder Paul pleaded with the folks saying: “…I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all [d]speak the same thing, and that there be no [e]divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.” (1st Corinthians 1:10)
Individuals in the church of God vary from the classification of babes (1 Peter 2: 1 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow [a]thereby, 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.), young children (can’t absorb too much at any one time), and mature children (able eat solid meat). Heb. 5: 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the [b]oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food. 13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. 14 But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of [d]use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
1 Corinthians 3: 1-3
In the house of God only one meat is served and it’s the body of Christ, only one drink is served and it’s the shed blood of Jesus Christ (Matthew 26:26-28). As children of the most high, we should conclude that it is God’s will that we eat from the same table and drink of the same cup, feasting on the word of truth, allowing the Holy Spirit to detect and distributes nourishment according to our individual needs…line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little (Isaiah 28: 12-14). – This means that it does not matter how wide or how far the table is spread, neither does it matter how many servers there are, if this is the table prepared by God, the servers won’t have a choice but to deliver the same food given to them for the people of God. The servers in this case are the teacher of the word, the pastor, the apostle or anyone who stands to proclaim the word of God.
Therefore my brothers and sisters, if we seek to be in the body of Christ, as Paul beseeched the brethren in Corinth; I too am pleading to you my audience; to ensure that we all say the same thing pertaining to the kingdom of God and according to scriptures
I’m sure you have heard the saying from some of our relatives, friends and associates; – that It really doesn’t matter what you believe, as long as we have a personal relationship and or as long as we are worshiping the same God; that’s all that matters…This is a common lie that the devil perpetuate`… who has a relationship with someone you don’t know? better yet; Can one have a relationship with someone who they have only heard of? This is the kind of trick the enemy plays on us, causing individuals to feel comfortable and committed in a relationship based solely on their own understanding and idea of who God is; with God that really does not exist.
My family and friends; To know God is to know his word, to know God is to believe His word, to know God is to learn His ways… In Matthew 11:29 Jesus says: “Take my yoke upon me and learn of me…” So you see folks; It matters to God that you learn of Him, because it ultimately does matter what you believe of him. So don’t let anyone tell you that it does not matter what you believe.
The word of God says: “He that believeth on me as the scripture has said…” John 7:38
Now, knowing that everything we need to know about God is already written in scripture: for the purposes of this forum, I have created a short list of common truths from which we can launch our present and future conversations concerning God, and the gospel of salvation brought down to mankind by Jesus Christ.
