The “church of the living God” is “the household of God”. That is the importance of “church”. We represent God on earth. Each of us is one of His Ambassadors.
The local church is full of both (1) bible believing, born again believers and (2) God-damned believers. Both the wheat and the tares are in the mix of those who identify with the Church. But one is not really of Christ. Which are you? 1
Paul describes the Church in 1 Timothy 3:14-16 as:
- the church of the living God
- the household of God
- the pillar and foundation of the truth
…I am writing these instructions to you 15 in case I am delayed, so that you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. 16 And great, we confess, is the mystery [the hidden truth] of godliness:
He (Jesus Christ) who was revealed in human flesh,
Was justified and vindicated in the Spirit,
Seen by angels,
Preached among the nations,
Believed on in the world,
Taken up in glory.
The church of God believes Jesus came down from heaven as the man-God, Jesus:
…He (Jesus Christ) who was revealed in human flesh,
Was justified and vindicated in the Spirit,
Seen by angels,
Preached among the nations,
Believed on in the world,
Taken up in glory.
– 1 Timothy 3: verse 16
It is important to identify with your local church, and actually meet together, Paul says:
“not forsaking our meeting together [as believers for worship and instruction], as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more [faithfully] as you see the day [of Christ’s return] approaching. – Hebrews 10:25
But make “damn sure” 2 you are truly saved. If not, you are truly damned.
FOR MORE:
Why suckling with the mother cat does not make the piglet a kitten
Warnings by Paul to Timothy about falling away
What will you do with Jesus? …a series on Jesus
Legally Damned – Legally Forgiven
It is what it is: The Bible Is God’s Word To Us
Footnotes
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Excerpt from It is what it is:
The truth is – you can say anything, but your actions indicate your true heart. God knows your true intentions and inner heart. So if your confession is not a true yielding to God, He knows that.
Scripture uses farmers terms to illustrate this. It calls true believers “wheat”, and fake believers “tares”. A tare is a plant that grows up with wheat, but is not true wheat. Tares are like the piglet that suckles with the kitten’s mother cat. The piglet thinks he’s a kitten because he likes the milk. But he’s only a pig, not a cat. [See: Matthew 13: verses 18-30; Matthew 13:36-53]
The same is true of folk who like the idea of being blessed by Christ, but never yield to Him.
- “damn”. an advert meaning: extremely, very, highly (Babylon.com)
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