Re: To Keep or not to Keep (Teachings)
Revelation 3:14-22
And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. ...
It seems that dissatisfaction with today’s “church” is nothing new. Should we even call today’s organizations created by personal teachings of men “the church”? (The American church.)
That is, teachings based on men’s personal interpretation of scripture. Better question is what does GOD call today’s organizations that call themselves churches? Why do we spend so much time looking for the “right” man/teaching to follow…teachers who claim “I’m right because I said I’m right.”
If not this, what does “lukewarm” look like?
Has today’s organized “church” already been “spued” out of his mouth” or is that yet to come?
What’s more important, (1) following the “best” man-made teachings about the church, or (2) having a living and abiding walk with God himself, and learning to follow and obey him? Isn’t that what Jesus meant when he said “I will build my church”? I don’t think he meant that we should look to find the best man-made organization to follow, but follow him.
Where has following the teachings of men gotten us? Laodicea? Is the church getting closer to being spued out of his mouth, or has that already happened?
Nell
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