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I like what XP had to say about maturity. We have to realize that the church is nowhere near the maturity level it is meant to be at. But what is missing? (I mean besides consecration and selfless love). I think the churches in general have no idea what they are supposed to embody. The focus...

Proclaiming the gospel is best done through the witness of a church that is actually walking in the Spirit and doing what Jesus is doing.

I mainly agree with you except I think you take the individual thing way too far...Does God want us to be each different kinds of beings??? Or are we to be in ONE body having different parts....but the exact same being in Christ? And what about the victory of God's people? Where do we see that...

Joh_16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. We see two opposing partisan views....but that constitutes what can be...

Axe, don't you see that you have stated to be only partly right? "We all have a part of it, but only He has all of it. " It is invariably the case that even so called "advanced" Christians have a good sense about Jesus (the Head) and even their own walk with Him....but completely ignore the...

All of man's ways are illusions. The Catholics TEACH unity because they see it in the bible and because it has been given them to emphasize this point...but of course they are unable to actually experience that unity because men can't control it. The fact remains that until the individuals who...

All this quibling is pointless unless there is an understanding of the will of God in Christ. All institutions are from men and have indoctrinated people (who do NOT have enough experience in spiritual things to discern where the errors lie) to defend the indoctrination they have received. The...

5 out of 10!!! :) Ephesians 2:18 - 22 For through him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus...

good response

] The people are divided because they don't know enough of Christ. The early church operated at a significant depth of spiritual life and power. Today this is very rare....so the true witness is also very rare. But it is always there. We see the Spirit at work where there is persecution for...

Can anyone answer why it is necessary to forsake all in order to follow Christ and be His disciple?

This is propaganda. The bible lists "churches" in the plural. The witness of Christ on earth is plural. The Head of the church is in heaven...not on earth. The unity of the churches is maintained from heaven through the Holy Spirit. It seems that every possible error is being maintained. Some...

I agree with this...One, Holy, Universal, (Catholic) and Apostolic. The church is indeed to have these 4 attributes....but these are not just labels but are to be spiritually real. It reminds me of the McDonalds corporation calling their meat "all Beef". The "all beef" moniker is the label or...

The part of us that calculates what we are doing is not the part of us that has faith. So the more the fact that we are doing something unusual sinks in, the less likely we will be able to continue. Like Peter when he realized he was actually walking on water...he began to sink. It is like that...

I have sinned greatly in the past. A man cannot justify himself and declare himself sinless in the present time. Only God can judge that. Can a man boast of his own humility?? Our focus is not on whether we sin or not but on Christ. If sin is still a problem then he has not yet traveled far...

If it can't be done in the presence of God then it is sin. All that is not of faith is sin.

John is stressing the sinless life...but not just a life where one claims to be sinless but actually is. The power of Christ activates a holy walk in us as we abide in Him. It is impossible to sin in His presence. One must decide to look away from Christ and follow one's own plans in order to...

Hi D! It will be remembered that Peter was not addressing the elders in the church but rather the temporal government of unbelievers. Do you see how you have missed the context?

Good posts!!! What is usually forgotten in the measure of a disciple is the corporate reality of the body of Christ. God has divided up the gifts and abilities among the body so that we would learn to become one. The Christian life is meant to be lived together in a oneness that brings God...

Agreed! This could be a good time in history to come out of the mixture and be real disciples of Christ forsaking all things in order to dwell where Jesus dwells.