Let’s be perfectly
clear about this; not everyone who is a child of God is going to fit into your
comfort zone. There are children of God
all over the world who do not think like you do or act like you act. There are believers in nearly every church on
earth. Some churches are ultra-
conservative and some are ultra-liberal.
We must be careful not to assume that people who are not like us are not
or cannot be saved.
Only the Lord knows the heart of
man. He will accept all who truly are
righteous in heart, regardless of what church they are in or where they are at
in their spiritual journey. Do not judge
others just because they are different than you. Let the Lord determine the genuineness of the
heart before Him. We must faithfully
live by our convictions, but so must everyone else. Only the Lord knows who is for real and who
isn’t.
Also, do not assume
that all who are in your church circle is saved. Many people go to church for reasons other
than their relationship with God. Head
belief does not always translate into heart belief. We need to focus more on what is going on
amongst us rather than what is happening in the Church around the world or even
across the street. I am not saying we
shouldn’t be preaching and teaching the truth outside our church walls, but I
am saying that we need to be preaching at ourselves more than we do the rest of
the church body.
There is only one Church
in Christ. The label on the door does
not identify the church. We must never
forget this truth. There is one Church
and only one Shepherd over the Church.
Jesus alone is head of the Church.
He alone has the authority and right to rule over the Church. We are His and He will not share His lordship
over the Church with anyone.
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