Church
As I have mentioned before, I don’t attend church regularly, and really I have no desire to do so at this time. I have been scolded by others about this attitude and have asked them if they can show me anywhere in the bible where it says that church is one of the ‘have to’s’. So far, no one has, they only reply that it states in the bible that fellowship is important. Well, if it does say this, I haven’t found it yet. Fellowship is important, but you don’t have to attend a church to obtain this. You can find fellowship anywhere you may so choose, weather be in a home, in a park, doesn’t really matter. God is with us wherever we go. If we truly believe that than what is the point of attending a church for fellowship?
The first temple was built in honor of God, to house the covenant, for sacrifices, prayer, and teaching and to administer to the poor. Jesus used the synagogues to teach the word of God and to preach the good news of the Gospel, and let’s not forget to heal many.
When Jesus sent Paul to teach the word of the Gospel, do you think He (Jesus) intended for there to be so many forms of what should be one religion? I don’t think so. There is ONE God, there should be ONE church. Why Methodist? Why Protestant? Why Catholic? Are we not all worshipping the same God? Are we not all thankful to Jesus for his sacrifice? I know I am.
It shocks me that we have so many different types of churches, all believing different things, all teaching different aspects of the bible, all interpreting God’s word differently. No, I’m sure this is not what God intended. The mainstream churches are not divinely inspired, but the creation of mankind.
Matthew 15:7 “You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:
“These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.”
Mark 7:8 “You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to the traditions of men.” And he said to them: “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions! For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’, and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’ But you say that if a man says to his father or mother; ‘Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God), then you no longer let him do anything for his father or mother. Thus you nullify the world of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.”
Luke 6:46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord’, and do not do what I say? I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.”
There is no biblical command to meet in any building, on any day of the week period. The fact that the first day of the week (Sunday) is a day set aside by pagan religion to worship an assortment of sun gods only increases the violation of biblical doctrine. The practice of keeping the Sabbath (witch most of us ignore) is biblical; however the gathering for worship is not. Emperor Constantine however felt in order to convert Pagans to Christianity (and to control the people better) it would be proper to outlaw the observance of the Sabbath and require all to observe Sunday as a day of worship. Tradition of man, that for some reason we fail to recognize and for most will deny or try to explain away. Constantine’s supposed conversion to Christianity was lackadaisical at best and only done for political purpose, not on the authority of God.
The first church according to the Book of Acts is a lot different from what you see today. You see stately buildings with ornate figures and decoration, money that could have been spent well on feeding and clothing the poor, our housing the homeless. Church leaders who are more concerned with how many people came to Sunday service and how much they tithed. All the high Sabbaths and festivals are totally ignored and have been replaced by Pagan holidays like Christmas and Easter. (I will go into more detail on both later.) The church system is hypocritical, there is no scriptural basis for it, and they conveniently adapt biblical doctrines to meet their own agendas or ignore them entirely. Worst yet, they make up doctrines, or follow doctrines made up by others. Do you think it pleases God that the churches teach and practice doctrines that are completely contrary to scripture? I’ll let you answer that one yourself.
Just because you go to church every Sunday will not guarantee your passage to heaven. You may be sinning without even realizing you are doing so, just because the church you are attending is not following proper biblical doctrine. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t attend church. If you feel the need to do so, then have at it. I’m not even saying there shouldn’t be any form of a church. There should be a church that is based on true biblical doctrine. A church where you can go and commune with God in private, as it was meant to be. A church that provides help and aid for the needy and poor. A church that teaches the children the words of God and doesn’t distort the word to make it fit with his/her ideals. A church of forgiveness, understanding, and healing. What a wonderful thing that would be. That would be a church God would be happy with.
ACVinegar Update
Well, I have been taking the ACV for a little over a week now, and have only had to take my prevacid for my ARD once, and that was due more to laziness and getting up late than to do with the ARD. I was having a problem taking it (the taste really gets to me) but I found a little recipe that is wonderful! 2 (or 3 depends on what you are using it for) TBS ACV and 2 TBS Honey, full glass of water. You will barely even notice the vinegar at all, almost tastes good. It still burns the throat a bit, but no where near as bad as it was before. I have also noticed that my incontinence has gone away, and a couple of cysts that I have seem to be shrinking. I haven’t really noticed anything else yet, but it’s still a bit early. Recently I also read that taking a bath in ACV and 3% Peroxide for 20 minuets (about 3 capfuls of each) is great for your skin and for getting some of those nasty toxins out of you. I haven’t tried it yet, but intend to this weekend.
The first temple was built in honor of God, to house the covenant, for sacrifices, prayer, and teaching and to administer to the poor. Jesus used the synagogues to teach the word of God and to preach the good news of the Gospel, and let’s not forget to heal many.
When Jesus sent Paul to teach the word of the Gospel, do you think He (Jesus) intended for there to be so many forms of what should be one religion? I don’t think so. There is ONE God, there should be ONE church. Why Methodist? Why Protestant? Why Catholic? Are we not all worshipping the same God? Are we not all thankful to Jesus for his sacrifice? I know I am.
It shocks me that we have so many different types of churches, all believing different things, all teaching different aspects of the bible, all interpreting God’s word differently. No, I’m sure this is not what God intended. The mainstream churches are not divinely inspired, but the creation of mankind.
Matthew 15:7 “You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:
“These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.”
Mark 7:8 “You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to the traditions of men.” And he said to them: “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions! For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’, and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’ But you say that if a man says to his father or mother; ‘Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God), then you no longer let him do anything for his father or mother. Thus you nullify the world of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.”
Luke 6:46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord’, and do not do what I say? I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.”
There is no biblical command to meet in any building, on any day of the week period. The fact that the first day of the week (Sunday) is a day set aside by pagan religion to worship an assortment of sun gods only increases the violation of biblical doctrine. The practice of keeping the Sabbath (witch most of us ignore) is biblical; however the gathering for worship is not. Emperor Constantine however felt in order to convert Pagans to Christianity (and to control the people better) it would be proper to outlaw the observance of the Sabbath and require all to observe Sunday as a day of worship. Tradition of man, that for some reason we fail to recognize and for most will deny or try to explain away. Constantine’s supposed conversion to Christianity was lackadaisical at best and only done for political purpose, not on the authority of God.
The first church according to the Book of Acts is a lot different from what you see today. You see stately buildings with ornate figures and decoration, money that could have been spent well on feeding and clothing the poor, our housing the homeless. Church leaders who are more concerned with how many people came to Sunday service and how much they tithed. All the high Sabbaths and festivals are totally ignored and have been replaced by Pagan holidays like Christmas and Easter. (I will go into more detail on both later.) The church system is hypocritical, there is no scriptural basis for it, and they conveniently adapt biblical doctrines to meet their own agendas or ignore them entirely. Worst yet, they make up doctrines, or follow doctrines made up by others. Do you think it pleases God that the churches teach and practice doctrines that are completely contrary to scripture? I’ll let you answer that one yourself.
Just because you go to church every Sunday will not guarantee your passage to heaven. You may be sinning without even realizing you are doing so, just because the church you are attending is not following proper biblical doctrine. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t attend church. If you feel the need to do so, then have at it. I’m not even saying there shouldn’t be any form of a church. There should be a church that is based on true biblical doctrine. A church where you can go and commune with God in private, as it was meant to be. A church that provides help and aid for the needy and poor. A church that teaches the children the words of God and doesn’t distort the word to make it fit with his/her ideals. A church of forgiveness, understanding, and healing. What a wonderful thing that would be. That would be a church God would be happy with.
ACVinegar Update
Well, I have been taking the ACV for a little over a week now, and have only had to take my prevacid for my ARD once, and that was due more to laziness and getting up late than to do with the ARD. I was having a problem taking it (the taste really gets to me) but I found a little recipe that is wonderful! 2 (or 3 depends on what you are using it for) TBS ACV and 2 TBS Honey, full glass of water. You will barely even notice the vinegar at all, almost tastes good. It still burns the throat a bit, but no where near as bad as it was before. I have also noticed that my incontinence has gone away, and a couple of cysts that I have seem to be shrinking. I haven’t really noticed anything else yet, but it’s still a bit early. Recently I also read that taking a bath in ACV and 3% Peroxide for 20 minuets (about 3 capfuls of each) is great for your skin and for getting some of those nasty toxins out of you. I haven’t tried it yet, but intend to this weekend.
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