Thursday, August 12, 2021

Which Church?

 Do you have a "home" church? That is, do you sit under the covering of one or a particular group of pastors? I can't find much in the Bible to support a "covering" and I certainly cannot find anything to support "belonging" to a certain church apart from any of the others. 

Every true preacher or teacher has a unique perspective given to him or  her by God. It's not wise to limit ourselves to one perspective. That's not what the Bible teaches. 

Indeed, Paul says: 

Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

1 Corinthians 1:12-13

And again: 

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

1 Corinthians 3:3-7

We are all of the Church. So here is the so-called heresy: Limiting oneself to one church is like limiting oneself to one book of the Bible.

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