Shyfroggy
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PASTOR'S CORNER
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Genesis1315
Ladies
Gotta a question...
would there not also be the influences of satan and the world in the Church?
Gen
would there not also be the influences of satan and the world in the Church?
Gen
Wirl
on to something new...
Genesis1315 said:
Yes, but the "complete" church would only be influenced by the Holy Spirit:
NIV John 4:23 said:
If we're worshiping in spirit, and worshiping is our first job we're created for, then we're being doing everything else in the spirit too.
Hope that explains some things.
Wirl
on to something new...
Back in the day...
Back in the day when houses, buildings or any other structure was built (with a foundation), there was something that would keep the whole thing together. The foundation was designed to place pressures and resistance on a stone that would sit in a specific corner. Later as technologies grew, this "corner stone" would become a memorial marker that, for example, things would be placed inside of to commemorate the building itself.
So, why am I babbling on about corner stones??? Well...
Ok, now you know the corner stone of our lives, yet this puzzled me when I read it. I thought I remembered Christ saying that He was the foundation on which the church was built. Yet as I listened to the Teacher, I learned that it works this way, as the scritpure gives...
Here's a word model...
YOU = building for residense of God(WOOT)
Apostles/Prophets (possibly including todays teachings, I'm still asking that question) = foundation
CHRIST = Corner stone
Now if you remove Christ from that image, everything tumbles away. This is another reason why Christianity is not a religion. Our entire belief hangs in Christ. Without Christ we'd have no faith at all.
Now here comes the cool part, take the word model and flip it upside down...
CHRIST
Apostles/Prophets
YOU
You see, as the Body of Christ, it still applies, and btw answers my question about present day teachers of the Word.
Pastors, Teachers, Prophets, Evangelists, and Apostles are all called by God to teach/edify/build the Body of Christ so that they may spread the Gospel (Ephesians 4:11-12).
WOOT TO THE MASTER!!!!!!
Back in the day when houses, buildings or any other structure was built (with a foundation), there was something that would keep the whole thing together. The foundation was designed to place pressures and resistance on a stone that would sit in a specific corner. Later as technologies grew, this "corner stone" would become a memorial marker that, for example, things would be placed inside of to commemorate the building itself.
So, why am I babbling on about corner stones??? Well...
(emphasis added)
Ok, now you know the corner stone of our lives, yet this puzzled me when I read it. I thought I remembered Christ saying that He was the foundation on which the church was built. Yet as I listened to the Teacher, I learned that it works this way, as the scritpure gives...
Here's a word model...
YOU = building for residense of God(WOOT)
Apostles/Prophets (possibly including todays teachings, I'm still asking that question) = foundation
CHRIST = Corner stone
Now if you remove Christ from that image, everything tumbles away. This is another reason why Christianity is not a religion. Our entire belief hangs in Christ. Without Christ we'd have no faith at all.
Now here comes the cool part, take the word model and flip it upside down...
CHRIST
Apostles/Prophets
YOU
&
You see, as the Body of Christ, it still applies, and btw answers my question about present day teachers of the Word.
Pastors, Teachers, Prophets, Evangelists, and Apostles are all called by God to teach/edify/build the Body of Christ so that they may spread the Gospel (Ephesians 4:11-12).
WOOT TO THE MASTER!!!!!!