Posted on 06/13/2019 9:02:56 AM PDT by Sontagged
This video is an attempt to highlight "the church system" or "show" that has become "church."
There is much more to be said on the topic historically and in general, and I intend to go more in depth in future videos.
For now, I attempted to draw attention to the systematized business that "church" has become. Paid "staff" members, elevated stages in ornate buildings and cathedrals.
This "system" is not new, and therefore all the more ingrained as necessary and correct. This all began around the time of Constantine, so we are, in effect, questioning 2000 years of a false system.
Doctrine is one thing, Practice is quite another.
I can have correct beliefs without correct practice;"even the demons believe."
I hope this is of some help and encouragement.
If anything was not clear leave a comment and I will attempt to cover it in a future video.
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I couldn’t even take 5 minutes of that dramatic pap.
By his definition Christ’s Sermon on the Mount was just a phony performance.
Yes, there are many problems with churches nowadays. But this idiot isn’t helping the situation.
Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount at the time before the “advocate, the Holy Spirit, who will teach you in all things” fell at Pentecost.
In the same way the disciples followed Christ because of the Old Testament idea of the “school of the prophets” (each prophet had his disciples... also the same with John the Baptist and his followers)... everything changed at Pentecost.
As it was written by the prophet Joel/as Peter announced that “God would pour His spirit out on His maidservants and His manservants.”
Pentecost signifies the ending of the Old Covenant manner of doing things... and a new way idea of what the “church” is.
The church where the TRUE POWER, from the TRUE GOD, lies deep within.. beyond even the universe.
That holy power, came and rescued me, just while sittin under a tree with Tom Sawyer, and just talkin to God, individually.
The bondage of sin can creep back up on a fella though, even after being set free, it’s a daily battle, but a spiritual war that must be won, by the individual.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, truce breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
That's a reference to belief without faith, or rather mental acknowlegement without faith or trust. Demon's believe Jesus is the Son of God, but they don't put their trust in Jesus for redemption of sin.
But you can certainly have a faith, a saving faith, without correct practice.
There are two core doctrines in Christianity, who God is, and what is His plan of salvation for us. If you get those two right, you can err on all kinds of matters, of church administration, Christian liberty, scripture interpretation, etc. But you're still Christian and if you've placed your trust in God's plan of salvation you are saved.
Conversely not every variation in practice, is wrong. Different types of churches appeal to different types of people but hopefully they are all teaching the same core doctrine.
The huge Country Club church with all kinds of recreational facilities appeals to different people than the small community church. Neither is wrong as long as salvation is taught and Christ is glorified.
So Peter’s preaching at Pentacost was just a one-time thing?
Paul clearly discusses church hierarchy, including leaders and teachers.
I believe revelation 17 and 18 explains it real good but very few
people will even talk about it and the religious church goers may
not feel comfortable reading it because their church shows up so easy.
Religion is top priority, truth is way down the line, I believe
Constantine had the right thing in mind and I believe God used the
Catholic church to do his will, not because they were perfect because
God is the only thing perfect.
There are seven Kings, five are fallen, one is ( rev was written in the days of
the sixth king,) the holy Roman empire was the seventh king and this empire
fell in the sixteen hundreds, and it became the great whore that sitteth on many
waters and it became the mother of harlots.
The Protestants church’s were all started by people who were in the Catholic Church.
In rev 18 God tells his people to come out of her and be not partakers of her sins
God’s people, that is people who truly believe in God would not have to be told to
come out unless they thought it was where they belonged.
The true church is the bride of Christ ( she ) so any church is reffering to as she.
She was drunk on the blood of the saints, the saints drink wine in memory of the blood
that Jesus shed for us, wine is that blood of the saints and this woman is drunk on the
power this has given her.
God has used the holy Roman empire and afterwards the church to spread the gospel to the
world, much of it against their will because power was their motive.
The true church is in the hearts of the believers and God knows every one of them, so now
the christian religious system must fall so that God can communicate with the hearts of
the believers.
We are in judgement day at this time and many has been called but few will be chosen.
True, but the fellowship of the Body of Christ is to be interactive by each member... some will bring a worship song, some will have a prophecy, some will have a tongue, all done in order (for the Holy Spirit is a spirit of self control) and only with interpretation... and judgement or discernment of spirits regarding the prophetic utterances.
The type of fellowship required by Christ for the church is not about quietly/passively inhaling someone’s sermonizing for an hour. It is to be interactive. With questions.
So as to follow the pattern of the Bereans, who were commended by Paul for questioning his teachings and holding them up to the Word as their standard.
You not only aimhigh, you aim well with your wielding of the Sword of the Spirit.
Amen.
Yep! GBU
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