THE
CHURCH: A COMMUNITY WITHIN A COMMUNITY
The present lock-down is a
great opportunity to come together and iron out our differences.
There is too much waste through duplication and discouragement caused
by the present denominational divisions and we need to renew the
original format of “Church” to confront the massive onslaught of
lies, misdirection and confusion blanketing our families,
communities, and countries. No one is going to listen to Truth
unless we speak with one voice! We
need to be the community within the community
that stands as an alternative to the twisted society around us.
The
first order of business is to draw the invisible line of division –
the
Christian community is united by the Gospel message: Jesus
sacrificed His life to offer every human being a chance to trade
their life for a new one as a child of the living God, with all the
discipline and reward that entails. I summed up the difference like
this: Worldly thinking says “I don’t need no stinkin’ Jesus!”
and a born again believer says “I used to think the same way!”
Until we can all accept and proclaim this simple Truth, we are
destined to endless fruitless arguments and discussion.
Next,
we need to recognize
a single
administration hub for
each geographical area. All the hubs need to be connected
world-wide, but in every town, region or district we need a Centre
that matches Needs with Resources, Conflict with Resolution, and
Vision with Employment. This would be where the five fold ministry
would be located: The Apostles
to maintain order and timing, the Prophets
to deliver Visions
and the much needed Living Word, the Evangelists
to oversee
the new
believers absorption in the “Body”, the Pastors to organize and
lead the labourers in completing the Visions, and the Teachers to
quietly and privately remove “motes” from the
minds
and hearts of the afflicted.
Finally,
we need to all celebrate together – in Worship, Group Activities,
Retreats, and the Lord’s Supper. The “Great Commission” (that
we have inherited as Christians)
won’t be fulfilled until there is only one Community remaining.
THE
CHURCH: A COMMUNITY WITHIN A COMMUNITY
The present lock-down is a
great opportunity to come together and iron out our differences.
There is too much waste through duplication and discouragement caused
by the present denominational divisions and we need to renew the
original format of “Church” to confront the massive onslaught of
lies, misdirection and confusion blanketing our families,
communities, and countries. No one is going to listen to Truth
unless we speak with one voice! We
need to be the community within the community
that stands as an alternative to the twisted society around us.
The
first order of business is to draw the invisible line of division –
the
Christian community is united by the Gospel message: Jesus
sacrificed His life to offer every human being a chance to trade
their life for a new one as a child of the living God, with all the
discipline and reward that entails. I summed up the difference like
this: Worldly thinking says “I don’t need no stinkin’ Jesus!”
and a born again believer says “I used to think the same way!”
Until we can all accept and proclaim this simple Truth, we are
destined to endless fruitless arguments and discussion.
Next,
we need to recognize
a single
administration hub for
each geographical area. All the hubs need to be connected
world-wide, but in every town, region or district we need a Centre
that matches Needs with Resources, Conflict with Resolution, and
Vision with Employment. This would be where the five fold ministry
would be located: The Apostles
to maintain order and timing, the Prophets
to deliver Visions
and the much needed Living Word, the Evangelists
to oversee
the new
believers absorption in the “Body”, the Pastors to organize and
lead the labourers in completing the Visions, and the Teachers to
quietly and privately remove “motes” from the
minds
and hearts of the afflicted.
Finally,
we need to all celebrate together – in Worship, Group Activities,
Retreats, and the Lord’s Supper. The “Great Commission” (that
we have inherited as Christians)
won’t be fulfilled until there is only one Community remaining.