WHAT IS THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST!
The church is not:
* An ark for the saving of a select few.
* A ferryboat to take effortless passengers to the shores of
heaven.
* A life insurance company, with no obligation on policyholders
accepts the payment of a small annual premium.
* A social set, welcoming certain people and excluding others
from its fellowship.
* A Sunday pleasure club for the providing of pleasant
occupation on the day of rest.
THE CHURCH IS:
* A lifeboat for the rescue of sin-wrecked and perishing souls.
* A family, in which love and service are expected from each
member to each member.
* An organized community, with constant activities and continual
growth and development.
* A company of believers who have found the one way of life and
obey the one Lord of life.
* A union of those who love for the benefit of those who suffer.
* A center of social worship, in which the spiritual life of
each is helped by the spiritual life of his fellow.
• The representative, Ambassadors -- the "body" -- of Jesus
Christ on the earth, reflecting his spirit and controlled by his
will AND DOING HIS WORK!.
PART OF THE CHURCH IS ALREADY IN HEAVEN, WITH EACH PASSING OF A
BELIEVER HEAVEN GROWS AND WITH EVERY CONVERSION IT GROWS ON
EARTH.
LET US ENTER INTO HIS PRESENCE AND WORSHIP HIM IN SPIRIT AND IN
TRUTH TODAY!
God bless you and
yours.
On behalf of this generation,
Your friends in the service of Christ,
Tony and Marge Abram
Abundant Life Crusades
www.tonyabram.com or
www.abundantlifecrusades.com
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