How is God building His Church?
Since 1993, I have seriously observed, pondered, explored, and sought an answer to this question:
What I have learned so far:
- The importance of the individual is never diminished in the collective body of Christ.
- Inclusion in the Church is guaranteed through personal connection with Jesus Christ.
- Physical spaces are sacred places wherever His Church gathers.
- Religious conformity to a church is a questionable sign of righteousness.
- Godly character is the first requirement for church leadership.
- True equality is grounded in the creative activity of the Triune God.
- Individual value/worth is divinely assured through individual uniqueness.
- God ordains to each person a “gift of blessing” to be both enjoyed and shared.
- Being “fully alive” in Christ in this life is serious preparation for the life to come.
- Being “Like Christ” is a person’s unique manifestation of the image/likeness of God.
- Satan, the Church’s enemy, confuses “earthly pleasure,” with “good and perfect gifts.”
- The most valued “building materials” of the Church are those that appear least desirable.
These “Essentials” must shape the organizing and operating functions of a local church
Does the above matter?
It’s the most strategic cause/force at work among human beings.
Investing in this eternal cause is a legacy worth making.
How does the above inform me about my purpose?
Woe is me, if I do not see myself as an active part of this divine mission in the world.
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