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Pray and bless, as the Spirit leads, that's all. Why formalize things of God who blows as He wills like the wind, and give things ecclesiastical names? And do you have to do that by rote every time you get together? Paul was a Jew don't forget, and it certainly isn't a sin to pray and bless...

I read it but didn't understand the connection between what Jesus said and what you are saying about Benedictions/Invocations. ? You advertised this thread and invited comment, so I commented. Just wanted to try and share a vision for the new covenant church that is the same as or close to...

Jesus came to give and show us a way, a simple living way, a way of Life, not to introduce a form of ecclesiasticism.

Formal liturgies, order of service, and such belonged to the Law and the Temple. Jesus came and showed us how to serve in the new way of the Spirit, in the simplicity of Christ, not the old way of formulas and rituals and liturgies. Tell me where the new testament even mentions such a thing as...

Hmm, well I would say that Jesus was and is His Father's royal steward.....all authority on heaven and on earth was given to Him. And since the ekklesia is His body with He as its Head, well....He is ruling still. He is not really away in that sense, but is very present with us by His Spirit...

Absolutely agree, and it is sad, because as Jesus said, we cannot serve two masters or partake of two tables at the same time. And in my experience and observation, unfortunately Catholicism has a way of innoculating its adherents against the gospel, they don't generally come to realize their...

Come together or gather in one accord....yes. In Christ's name, to seek and worship Him together.

Being born of the spirit is not a mindset or approach. It is a real and miraculous encounter with the Living God whereby He, Christ, takes up residence (His Spirit) within the temple of our body/soul. It is by His Spirit within that we are reconciled (re-connected) to God. Christ IN us the...

I was raised in Catholicism and most Catholics are not born again, that is just a sad fact. I'm not condemning anyone....except that I think God would consider it an indictment of the leadership. Catholics need evangelizing....the gospel and need to be born of the spirit is not generally...

Well, here's how I'm gleaning some of these things, from scripture. Of course He is with His people when we are alone but also there is also that He is present with His corporate body when we come together to worship and seek Him together and to edify/encourage one another. (I think of it as a...

How can those who have not the Spirit be the brothers and sisters of those who do? "If ye have not the Spirit ye are none of His." Entrance into the family of God is only through the Spirit of Christ. "You did not choose me but I chose you." And Jesus also said His brothers/sisters...

Well, I'll share some things I see regarding the body of Christ, taken from scripture. Jesus said, "Wherever two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst".......here He shows us the simplicity of Christ in basic form, for His body. There are gatherings of believers...

I shake my head at the sad state of the church today. Few there be, that follow and obey Him. 2 Cor 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

The church of Jesus Christ is not made by the hands of man, it is composed of those who are born of the Spirit.....LIVING stones, with HE as the Head of it, by His Spirit.

So it's ok to use idolatrous ways to worship God then? He is pleased with that, and no harm will come from doing it? I think not. All scripture is profitable for our instruction, correction, rebuke, reproof. My own observation confirms the truth of His word, that strange fire leads astray...

Just want to mention that the Lord is very clear in His word about not adopting the practices of pagans to worship Him thereby....this is symbolically called strange fire. The only "fire" acceptable to Him on His altar of worship is fire that is pure because it comes down from heaven. Strange...

Rosary is essentially Mary-worship. Ten rote prayers to a dead woman..."holy Mary, mother of God".... for every one prayer to "our Father who art in heaven". That tells us enough already....Mary has priority and God is treated as almost an afterthought. This is not something the Lord would...

Everything seems to have a way of testing hearts. There is no power but of God ultimately, but if anyone is giving glory, thanks and ascribing power to anything or anyone (including a formula or activity or religious organization) other than the Lord God they have stepped into a snare of...

Think we ought to just glorify God as God....He who holds the keys of both life and death.

Shouldn't we just learn from and agree with what the scriptures say about God? Did God say in His word that He will judge the world? Did God speak about His wrath, anger, vengeance and jealousy in the scriptures? Sure there is a reaping of consequences and reaping His anger, wrath, vengeance...