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"I do not believe in any church"
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Matthew 16:18 "
1Timothy 3:15 "But if I tarry long, that you may know how you ought to behave yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth."
The presence of truth is indicative of the presence of the church because the church is the custodian of the truths of God. Because truth exists in this world the true church also exists.
1Corinthians 1:2 "Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:"
The true church is one made up of people sanctified in Christ Jesus through faith. There are such many in the world.
1Corinthians 12:28 "And God has set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helpers, administrators, various kinds of tongues."
The church has been heavily equipped by God to be the saviour of the world. If there is no true church then the world can never be saved. God therefore ensures the church's existence and growth because He loves the world.
1Corinthians 15:9 "For I am the least of the apostles, who am not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God."
It is a great disadvantage to anyone who does not recognise the existence and role of the church in this world.
Ephesians 3:10 "To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,"
The church is the source of God's wisdom hidden from all creatures for the redemption of all creation.
Ephesians 1:22 "And has put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,"
The fullness of all that Christ is is the church and revealed through the church. The church is the highest body God has ever established because it is headed by Christ who is holds the highest authority in all creation.
Ephesians 3:21 "Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen."
The church is the eternal hiding place of the glory of God
Hebrews 12:23 "To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, who are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,"
The church is a highly recognised body on earth by heaven having being established by heaven on earth.
Revelation 3:14 "
God recognises and communicates His intentions to the world through the church.
Matthew 18:20 "
There are so many people who meet in Christ's name. God acknowledges them as His church because they meet with faith in Christ's name.
1John 1:7 "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin."
The evidence that you are walking in the light is your fellowship with the church. The fellowship in the church gives you light and grants you access to the blood that cleanses you from all filth.
"I don't go to church/this church because I study God's word and worship God on my own"
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Hebrews 10:25 "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as you see the day approaching."
Ecclesiastes 4:9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor.
Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Hebrews 12:22 "But you are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,"
Church is the place where people can contact and access all that is in heaven.
Ephesians 4:11 "And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;"
Church is where we are perfected in God since you can access whatever is not made perfect because it is perfect in another.
Ephesians 4:16 "From whom the whole body being fitly joined together and knit together by that which every joint supplies, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, makes increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love."
Church is where you can be supplied with what is lacking in your Christian experience.
1Corinthians 12:20 "But now are they many members, yet but one body."
Psalm 133:1 "A song of ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!"
Church is where we encounter the power and life of God in a great dimension.
"Why should I go to church when the pastor/members has offended me"
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Luke 17:4 "
Church is the place where we learn to forgive and must start forgiving.
Luke 6:37 "
I must forgive to earn mercy and forgiveness.
1Peter 2:18 "Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh."
It is not about the offence but all about respecting honouring and submitting to God's order or divine arrangements in the church.
2Chronicles 20:20 "And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall you be established; believe his prophets, so shall you prosper."
I should not allow offences to prevent God's blessings from coming on me through the church.
Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
1Timothy 6:1 "Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed."
What is done against people in authority is done against the name and wisdom of God.
1Timothy 6:2 "And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are believers and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort."
"I don't go to church because I study God's word and worship God on my own"
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Hebrews 10:25 "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as you see the day approaching."
Staying out of fellowship is disrespect for the wisdom of God in establishing the church.
1Timothy 3:15 "But if I tarry long, that you may know how you ought to behave yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth."
It is a grave error to stay out of church because it is the place where we are preserved from all other errors in life.
John 15:4 "
The church is the body of Christ. Abiding in this body is abiding in Christ which is primary for living a fruitful life.
Matthew 18:19 "
The health and power of your prayer is related to church life.
Ecclesiastes 4:9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor.
It is more difficult to live a fruitful Christian life without a fruitful church life.
Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Hebrews 12:22 "But you are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,"
Church is the place we are made perfect God judges on our behalf we inherit what is rightfully ours (as God's firstborns) earthly challenges encounter heavenly solutions and a place where we receive angelic ministrations.
Ephesians 4:11 "And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;"
Perfection is impossible without church life.
Ephesians 4:16 "From whom the whole body being fitly joined together and knit together by that which every joint supplies, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, makes increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love."
We need other believers to be built up in love.
1Corinthians 12:20 "But now are they many members, yet but one body."
"Why should I go to church when the pastor/members done this to me"
π Related Verses (7)
Luke 17:4 "
Luke 6:37 "
1Peter 2:18 "Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh."
2Chronicles 20:20 "And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall you be established; believe his prophets, so shall you prosper."
People who have been sent to bless you can offend you but it is your faith in God's purpose in them that Matters if you will be truly blessed through them.
Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
1Timothy 6:1 "Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed."
Going to church is honouring God and not about pleasing men.
1Timothy 6:2 "And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are believers and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort."
"There is no harm in keeping worldly friends"
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2Thessalonians 3:14 "And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed."
Worldly friends can bring shame to my life if entertained.
1Corinthians 5:9 I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
God commands me not keep company with worldly people because they are in spiritual fornication.
1Corinthians 5:11 "But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no not to eat."
Psalm 1:1 "Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful."
Worldly friends can stop and rob me of my blessings.
2Corinthians 6:14 Be you not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with unrighteousness? and what partnership has light with darkness?
Matthew 5:14
The purpose for relating to worldly people is to lead them to God through the light of your life.
Matthew 5:13 "
The purpose for relating to worldly people is to preserve them from moral decay through the moral integrity in you. Revlating to worldly people is different from friendship with them
"I don't go to church because I don't feel welcomed cared for or loved there"
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Ephesians 1:6 "To the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he has made us accepted in the beloved."
Psalm 27:10 "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up."
Isaiah 49:15 "
Isaiah 49:16 "
God's acceptance and love is what really Matters to me.
Hebrews 10:25 "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as you see the day approaching."
Mark 4:17 "
I benefit more from the church than offences from it. I should therefore not allow offences to rob of these benefits but rather have strong roots in the church.
1Thessalonians 3:3 That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for you yourselves know that we are appointed unto this.
Affliction is the evidence of and way to greater appointments.
2Timothy 3:12 "Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."
Offences are devilish strategies to take me out of church and therefore out of godliness
Romans 8:35 "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?"
My love for Christ is proven to be genuine if nothing is able to keep me away from His body which is the church.
"God doesn't speak to me as he does to others"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
It is my right to hear from God because I am a child of God.
Psalm 25:9 The meek will he guide in justice: and the meek will he teach his way.
Hebrews 8:11 "
Knowledge about God is different from knowing God. The way to know God is to hear directly from God. God speaks to me because of His covenant to me in Christ.
1John 2:27 "But the anointing which you have received of him abides in you, and you need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teaches you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it has taught you, you shall abide in him."
God wants to personally interact with me in all I do.
2Corinthians 13:14 "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen."
I can commune with God because He loves me and Has qualified me to come to Him.
John 16:13 "
The purpose of my reality is my interactions with God and my interactions with God transcend the boundaries of time.
James 5:17 "Elijah was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth for three years and six months."
Anybody can have the greatest interaction with God. I can also, by my faith.
Numbers 11:29 "And Moses said unto him, Are you jealous for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!"
A righteous desire from a righteous man can never be cut short. Moses is a righteous man who had this righteous desire that all men will hear directly from God
1Corinthians 14:5 "I would that you all spoke with tongues, but rather that you prophesied: for greater is he that prophesies than he that speaks with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying."
God desires to fill my heart with His voice to the extent that it flows to others.
1Corinthians 12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man for profit.
God wants all men to profit from His voice.
Revelation 3:20 "
God desires to be close to me.
John 14:23 "Jesus answered and said unto him,
God passionately desires to practically live with me.
Isaiah 1:18 "
1Corinthians 2:16 "For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ."
God can definitely speak to me because I have His mind.
1Corinthians 2:12 "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God."
The essence of the gift of the Holy Spirit to men is so that men can directly fellowship with God.
2Corinthians 3:18 "But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."
Hebrews 10:19 "Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,"
The blood of Jesus has given all men unhindered access to God's throne to contact and commune with Him
"God doesn't speak directly to man"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
It is my right to hear from God because I am His Child.
Psalm 25:9 The meek will he guide in justice: and the meek will he teach his way.
Hebrews 8:11 "
Knowledge about God is quite different from knowing God. The way to know God is to hear directly from God. God speaks to me because of His covenant to me in Christ.
1John 2:27 "But the anointing which you have received of him abides in you, and you need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teaches you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it has taught you, you shall abide in him."
God wants to personally interact with me in all things.
2Corinthians 13:14 "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen."
I can commune with God because He loves me and Has invited me to come to Him.
John 16:13 "
The essence/meaning of my reality is my interactions with God and my interactions with God transcends the boundaries of time.
James 5:17 "Elijah was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth for three years and six months."
Anybody can have the greatest interaction with God. I can also by my faith.
Numbers 11:29 "And Moses said unto him, Are you jealous for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!"
A righteous desire from a righteous man will never be cut short. Moses, is a righteous man who had this righteous desire that all men will hear directly from God
1Corinthians 14:5 "I would that you all spoke with tongues, but rather that you prophesied: for greater is he that prophesies than he that speaks with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying."
God wants to fill my heart with His voice to the extent that it flows to others.
1Corinthians 12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man for profit.
God desires every man to profit from His voice.
Revelation 3:20 "
God desires intimacy with me.
John 14:23 "Jesus answered and said unto him,
It is God's desire to practically live with me.
Isaiah 1:18 "
1Corinthians 2:16 "For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ."
God can speak to me because I have His mind.
1Corinthians 2:12 "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God."
The essence of the gift of the Holy Spirit to men is so that men can directly commune with God.
2Corinthians 3:18 "But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."
Hebrews 10:19 "Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,"
The blood of Jesus Christ has given all men unhindered access to God's throne to contact and commune with Him
"God doesn't directly interact with men"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
It is my kingdom right to hear from God because I am a child of God.
Psalm 25:9 The meek will he guide in justice: and the meek will he teach his way.
Hebrews 8:11 "
Knowledge about God is not the same as knowing God. The way to know God is to hear directly from God. God speaks to me because of His covenant to me in Christ.
1John 2:27 "But the anointing which you have received of him abides in you, and you need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teaches you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it has taught you, you shall abide in him."
God desires to personally interact with me in all things.
2Corinthians 13:14 "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen."
I can fellowship with God because He loves me and Has qualified me to come to Him.
John 16:13 "
The essence/meaning of my reality is my interactions with God and my interactions with God transcend the boundaries of time.
James 5:17 "Elijah was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth for three years and six months."
Anyone can have the greatest interaction with God. I can also by my faith.
Numbers 11:29 "And Moses said unto him, Are you jealous for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!"
A righteous desire from a righteous man can never be cut short. Moses, righteous man who had this righteous desire that all men will hear directly from God
1Corinthians 14:5 "I would that you all spoke with tongues, but rather that you prophesied: for greater is he that prophesies than he that speaks with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying."
God desires to fill my whole heart with His voice to the extent that it flows to others.
1Corinthians 12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man for profit.
God desires all men to profit from His voice.
Revelation 3:20 "
God desires to be so intimate with me.
John 14:23 "Jesus answered and said unto him,
God desires to practically live with me.
Isaiah 1:18 "
1Corinthians 2:16 "For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ."
God speaks to me because I have His mind.
1Corinthians 2:12 "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God."
The purpose of the gift of the Holy Spirit to men is so that men can directly commune with God.
2Corinthians 3:18 "But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."
Hebrews 10:19 "Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,"
The blood of Jesus has given all men unhindered access to God's throne to contact and fellowship with Him
"last time when I prayed, nothing happened, why should I believe in prayer"
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2Corinthians 13:14 "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen."
Proayer is not meant for gains but for love and fellowship to God which produces gains
James 5:16 "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much."
Something great always happens when a righteous man prays righteously
"Things can't be the same between us again after what happened"
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Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
All things that happen in a relationship is purposed to work for its ultimate good. It takes the power of God's love and the understanding of God's purpose in relationships to realize this ultimate good
John 17:23 "
The glory of God always rests on relationships to the degree that they are founded in God.Revlationships whose foundation is God can never be anything but get glorious
Hebrews 12:14 "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:"
No offense in our relationships should be taken greater/more serious than the commandment of God to build and maintain peace in our relationships.
Luke 22:34 "And he said,
Peter received one of the greatest privileges of the kingdom from Jesus though he committed the greatest sin against Jesus
2Corinthians 5:18 "And all things are of God, who has reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation;"
Any relationship can be restored because the source of all our relationships(our relationship with God) has been restored through Christ\My sole occupation is to restore build and restore relationship because Christ's sole purpose was to build and restore my relationship with God
"I always disagree with this person, I don't think we can be friends or close"
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Luke 6:27 "
Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
Colossians 3:11 "Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all."
Romans 14:19 "Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things with which one may edify another."
Hebrews 12:14 "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:"
Psalm 133:1 ,1 "A song of ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!",2 "It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;",3 "As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life forevermore."
Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance forever.
Galatians 5:22 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,"
Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."
Hebrews 13:20 "Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,"
Hebrews 10:29 "Of how much worse punishment, suppose you, shall he be thought worthy, who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant, with which he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and has done insult unto the Spirit of grace?"
Matthew 18:21 ,21 "Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?",22 "Jesus said unto him,
Romans 14:17 "For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit."
2Corinthians 5:18 "And all things are of God, who has reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation;"
Matthew 18:15 ,15 "
Acts 4:32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that any of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
Luke 11:2 "And he said unto them,
2Corinthians 4:18 "While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal."
2Corinthians 4:13 "We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;"
1Corinthians 13:13 "And now abides faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love."
The most important things that should determine the success of relationships is when those involved have the similar hope faith and love.\1Co 13:13 The prospects of a relationship can only be reliably measured by the measure of similarity those involve have in their faithhopes and affections. All other things are not noteworthy because they pass away easily
Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
Disagreements come to test the kind of foundation our relationships are built on. In all our relationships Christ should be the foundation. Christ should be the reason we should continue or discontinue it\Co 3:23 We are supposed to relate to people because of Christ as a worship offering to Him as honor to Him who is eternal and not because of similarities in our opinions which are often temporal
Romans 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
If the only foundation on which we build friendship and relationships is similarities between our opinions then we are carnally minded because opinions spring from self. Such relationships do not have eternal impact. We must build our relationships on spiritual principles of love and purpose
Galatians 2:11 "But when Peter came to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed."
Disagreements does not mean the end of friendships or relationships because they are bound to happen. We only need wisdom to make the best out of them
"I have forgiven him but things can't be the same between us for some time"
π Related Verses (3)
Hebrews 8:11 ,11 "
The power of the forgiveness God wants us to walk in is the kind that results in the treating of the least of our relationships as the greatest of our relationships because the power of sin that destroys relationships has been destroyed completely by the blood covenant of Jesus.\Heb 8:11-12 1Co 13:7-8 It doesn't take time for broken relationships to be fully restored but it takes our ability to walk in love and forget offences
Matthew 26:28 "
The power offenses have to disrupt our relationships has already been destroyed by the power of Jesus. The full restoration of broken relationships is not therefore a Matter of time but a Matter of our understanding and faith in the purpose of the blood of Jesus
Matthew 18:15 "
Our gains in life is measured by the quality of our relationships and the quality of our relationship is seen in how immune they are to offenses and how quickly they are restored when offenses arise.\Matt 5:23-24 How quickly we restore our relationships is the quality of our fellowship with God\Matt 5:23-24 Because we are connected to God by faith we have power to restore our relationships without delay\Matt 5:23-24 We are able to restore our relationships soon enough to the measure of our fellowship with God
"God knows my needs, why do I have to pray for a long time"
π Related Verses (3)
1Corinthians 3:16 "Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?"
Luke 19:46 "Saying unto them,
1Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing.
We are the temple of God and the house of God is a house of prayer. I must live a life of prayer because my life has been purposed and designed to pray and to live on prayer.
We are the temple or house of God and the house of God is a house of pray. I must live a life of prayer because my life has been purposed and designed to pray and to live on prayer.
"It is impossible to understand God and His ways"
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1John 2:27 "But the anointing which you have received of him abides in you, and you need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teaches you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it has taught you, you shall abide in him."
Isaiah 1:18 "
The fact that I can reason with God means that I can understand the thoughts of God
1Corinthians 2:16 "For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ."
John 16:13 "
James 1:5 "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men liberally, and reproaches not; and it shall be given him."
Ephesians 1:17 ,17 "That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:",18 "The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what is the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,"
Ephesians 3:18 ,18 "May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;",19 "And to know the love of Christ, which passes knowledge, that you might be filled with all the fullness of God."
Ephesians 4:13 "Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:"
John 17:3 "
My new life in God has been design with the capacity and full purpose to know and express God
Job 32:8 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty gives him understanding.
1Corinthians 2:10 "But God has revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searches all things, yea, the deep things of God."
"God says He loves me but I cannot feel it"
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Colossians 3:2 "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."
Romans 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
2Corinthians 5:7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"
John 3:16 "
God's love us is truth and not feeling.It is a truth that will produce the right feeling when meditated on
Romans 8:32 "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"
Christ's sacrifice and not feeling is the prove of God's love for us
"I am accountable to no one but God"
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Hebrews 13:17 "Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you."
Romans 13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
James 5:16 "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much."
1Timothy 4:14 "Neglect not the gift that is in you, which was given you through prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery."
Because God releases authority to men through men men must be accountable to God through men also
1John 4:20 "If a man says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar: for he that loves not his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?"
We relate to God by relating to man.Our direct relation with God is limited by our relation with man
1Corinthians 14:40 Let all things be done decently and in order.
Being accountable to men is the way to keep the God-ordained order in a group
"I don't go to church because I become busy with other things"
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Matthew 6:33 "
Going to church is seeking the Kingdom of God which is the only key to all all good valuable and perfect thing you need
Matthew 13:44 "
"I don't believe that the Holy Spirit is a person"
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John 16:13 "
The Holy Spirit is a person because Jesus addresses The Spirit with a personal pronoun
2Corinthians 3:17 "Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty."
The Holy Spirit is a person because the word 'Lord' is used for the Spirit
Ephesians 4:30 "And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, by whom you are sealed unto the day of redemption."
Only a person can be grieved indicating that the Holy Spirit is a person
"I don't serve in church but I go to church regularly, that is enough"
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John 15:2 "
Abiding in Christ is abiding in His body-the church abiding in the church means being fruitful and being fruitful in church means serving in church
Ephesians 4:12 "For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:"
Revelation 5:10 And have made us unto our God a kingdom and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
Every child of God is a priest of God and thus must serve in church
"I don't go to all church meetings but I go to church on Sundays, that is enough"
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Psalm 84:4 Blessed are they that dwell in your house: they will be still praising you. Selah.
Dwelling in God's house is the lot of every child of God and dwelling in God's house means more than coming to church on Sundays
Psalm 65:4 "Blessed is the man whom you choose, and cause to approach unto you, that he may dwell in your courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, even of your holy temple."
Psalm 92:13 ,13 Those that are planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.,14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be healthy and flourishing;,15 "To show that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him."
"I can't go to church because I don't have good dress to wear"
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Zechariah 3:4 "And he answered and spoke unto those that stood before him, saying,
1Samuel 16:7 "But the LORD said unto Samuel,
John 4:24
"He is not a believer, but I love him and want to marry him"
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2Corinthians 6:14 ,14 Be you not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with unrighteousness? and what partnership has light with darkness?,15 And what harmony has Christ with Belial? or what part has he that believes with an infidel?,16 "And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? for you are the temple of the living God; as God has said,
Deuteronomy 7:3 "Neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give unto his son, nor his daughter shall you take unto your son."
Ephesians 6:11 "Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil."
1Corinthians 10:21 "You cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons: you cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of demons."
"Why should I go to church, my life is better than the people who go"
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Matthew 19:30
"I will apologise to him if he also apologises to me"
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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
Ephesians 6:6 "Not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;"
Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.
Romans 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Romans 13:7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."
"I will lose all my good friends if I become serious with God"
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John 12:43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
Mark 10:29 ,29 "And Jesus answered and said,
"I am soo sinful, I can't be so close to God as others"
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Ephesians 2:18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
2Corinthians 13:14 "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen."
1John 3:24 "And he that keeps his commandments dwells in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us."
John 14:16 "
"I don't have any serious need, why should I be so committed to church"
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Hebrews 10:25 "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as you see the day approaching."
"I can go to any church I want"
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Jeremiah 3:15 "
You discover the church God gives you. You don't just choose church
"God wants me to be in this church, that is why He made me to be born into it"
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Jeremiah 3:15 "
You discover the church God has given you. You don't just choose church
"I can choose to be under any pastor or man of God I like"
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Jeremiah 3:15 "
You must discover the pastor God gives you. You don't just choose a pastor
"Every church must be from God"
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1John 4:1 "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but test the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world."
"I don't belong to any church, I just go to any church I want from time to time"
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Psalm 92:13 Those that are planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
Your flourishing depends on your plantedness in church. Plantedness means being committed to one church
"We can have a direct connection to God. Why do we need a βHoly Spiritβ"
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John 16:7 "
"So far as he is a Christian, its ok to marry him"
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Matthew 18:19 "
A good marriage requires a good agreement between of spiritsoul and body of the parties
Amos 3:3 "Can two walk together, except they are agreed?"
"I am becoming friends with him so I can bring him to Christ"
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Ephesians 5:11 "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them."
2Corinthians 6:14 Be you not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with unrighteousness? and what partnership has light with darkness?
"I feel bad because I have only few friends"
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Ephesians 1:6 "To the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he has made us accepted in the beloved."
Jeremiah 31:3 "The LORD has appeared of old unto me, saying,
"I only come to church because of the preaching"
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Proverbs 11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
Hebrews 12:22 ,22 "But you are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,",23 "To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, who are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,"
A true church is one built on the rock that Jesus is the messiah the author of eternal salvation. There are many churches with this rock as foundation because the gates of hell cannot prevent the existence and growth of the true church.