RangerLane's Daily Bread: The Church of Christ is not a business!

Thursday, November 08, 2007

The Church of Christ is not a business!

Hey there to all you folks who are trying to figure out what the church is, where you fit in, how to make it grow, etc, etc, etc.
I would like to make one thing clear-
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST (His bride, set apart and holy) IS NOT A BUSINESS!!! So stop treating it like one. It is not just a place to go. Christ's Church is something to be a part of.

It has been said that everyone needs a clear vision of what lies ahead if they are to succeed.

Read the following statement. Listen to what the speaker says;

"go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you."

Why is the quote in red? Because they are the very words of our Lord and Savior, Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ.

Did you hear what He said? Go, make disciples, teach them what I taught you. Jesus completes His instructions with the following words;
"And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

If we would do what He requests, His promise is that He will remain with us.

Tell others about the salvation that awaits in Jesus. Teach them to live in relationship with Him. Teach them to live a life of love towards each other as fellow believers and with non-believers in order that we might win them over to Christ our Lord for the glory of God our Creator.


Love the Lord. Love each other. Love everyone else.


Now that's vision.


Let's start using our Lord's vision, and stop trying to substitute our own.



Blessings to you in Christ our Lord.



-RangerLane

1 Comments:

At 9:52 AM , Blogger redfive said...

You put into text what I was trying to say on 12-05-07 (Wed night). Thank you for your insight on this, I'm glad we are on the same page.

May God bless HIS work in our Body.

Bob

 

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