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The Catholic; A Spiritual Hospital by Ochedi(m): 7:56am On Jan 08, 2017 |
part 1 Catholic here doesn't refer to the Roman One but the universal church of Christ..This is a brief correction of some misconceptions about the body of Christ. Here we go.. There's this thing people find in churches that basically contradicts what the church is suppose to be.For this reason many well meaning believers have angrily left the assembling together in church. Maybe someone hurt them,there was a gossip, a heart break or probably even the choir members fornicating; and they just could not stand it hence they left the church. Worse case scenario is when one who's mind has been made up to perform wickedness uses this lapses and variance of the church from what its suppose to be as an excuse to badmouth her and paint the members hypocritical. well well. Yes! its not suppose to be so but you'll find such for two reasons 1) If a church is growing, they'll always be new converts who will need consistent time with the word and the Spirit to be transformed from the inside out. Not the enforcing of some rules that would only make them feel imprisoned and carry just the form(that's not the freedom Jesus promised),but a true inside out transformation and whether we like it or not change/repentance would mostly require a time frame,this is because its a mind thing. so yes you may see Christians acting otherwise. 2) There's something the Bible calls "the mixed multitude"..Not everyone in church is there for the right reason. Some have other agendas.And so even though you see them in all the services yet there's no growth even after a while.Yes you'll find them plenty.. but what should be done abt this?..nothing!.yes I said nothing. why?.matt13:27-42 will answer that. so you see?.judgment will start in the church. wow..so you should leave them to perish??..hehe. .how will you distinguish one who is genuinely growing from the tares?.how?..so stop the pointing of fingers already.because all you see that you base your judgments on are not all there is..if you can't help in any positive way then don't make matters worse. But in either case..the church is still the best place for them.Its the easiest of place for God to reach them.Testimonies abound of people who came to church for the wrong reasons and later had a true encounter.So pple must learn to understand this about the church and if you can't help any just keep quiet. Fellow Christians must stop joining those idle folks to badmouth churches. What right do you have to castigate a christian who did bad when you yourself are guilty of same.. I hate it when some fellow paint others bad..they did bad..so what!...they just want to run down the body of Christ and they're mostly ignorant that they've been a tool in the enemies hand and some non- discerning Christians will tolerate this nonsense.trust me, I'll not the bad but I won't take that badmouth. So because he's a pastor getting angry is wrong but you get angry and act worse yet you expect Him to be perfect. Ever heard what's good for the geese is good for goose too? You do not judge a minister by the lifestyle of the members because if you do that then Jesus would have been a very bad minister, because he had Judas Iscariot not only in his congregation but as his co-worker. The minister is there to change the lifestyle of the people as the church is not a place for perfect people but a place for perfecting people The church is like a hospital.. Some are responding to treatment while others are not. After all sick pple are suppose to go to the hospital.And as doctors we don't ignore the sick .no matter how terrible their case is we are mandated to help I'm not making up excuses. As an authorized and licensed doctor in this Hospital I'm obliged to protect the patients and aid their recovery/treatment. part 2 &3 follows immediately |
Re: The Catholic; A Spiritual Hospital by Ochedi(m): 7:57am On Jan 08, 2017 |
THE CATHOLIC; A SPIRITUAL HOSPITAL PART
2.=>Doctors Also Fall Sick
It is usually expected that one who knows much
about something should
always be able to meander their way through it..
But then if this is
to be the case then a doctor who knows so much
about health related
issues, the causes, preventive measures, cures etc
should always stay
healthy ..But this is not always the case..and
they are two possible
reasons for this
1) The doctor lacks the discipline to adhere to all
what he knows and
prescribes..By the way who can keep to all those
stuffs? In which case
its His responsibility.
2) The doctor doesn't know much after all and so
may fall prey to
certain health issues that he hasn't covered in his
study yet.
Whatever be the reason, because a doctor falls
sick doesn't make him
a fake doctor..He's human after all and may
require another doctor to
assist him in treatment.
So it is in the Christendom as well.. A pastor (and
even Christians
generally) shouldn't fall into sin (have demonic
attacks , fall sick ,
suffer poverty etc) but if they do it doesn't make
them fake..It only
means they missed a step in their track.
And only He who is able to keep men from falling
do the restoration.
I know they are fakes,but since most people lack
accurate discernment
they label both the genuine and fake as fake.
Christians must learn and understand this..Its
bad enough that they
are demons deployed to the media to sell lies but
worse is Christians
getting involved.. yes! It doesn't really matter but
for their sakes
i'm writing this.because you see most don't really
know they are where
they are cause God himself has stood against
them..yes the rumors will
always sound true..
Read the bible.These folks work with the "strike
the Shepherd and the
flocks will go astray" principle.
ehen if the lies and rumors about that fellow is
true fa?..when did
you become a carrier of bad news, the ultimate
Judge or assistant Holy
Spirit.lol.
So pray for your Church heads and fellow
Christians. Luke 22:31 And
the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have
you,
that he may sift you as wheat: 22:32 But I have
prayed for thee, that
thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted,
strengthen thy
brethren.
by the way.. Romans 14:4 Who art thou that
judgest another man's
servant? to his own master he standeth or
falleth. Yea, he shall be
holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
#selah
THE CATHOLIC A SPIRITUAL HOSPITAL PART 3;
THE PERFECT CHURCH.
When a person gives birth to a child we don't say
the child aint a
human being because he isn't walking and talking
as a human should
do..but after a while that child is expected to
walk and act normally.
so it is here..After a while every Born Again is
expected to have
grown having given themselves to the word and
the dealings of the
spirit. A certain level of perfection is expected of
them.
No parent will be happy seeing his 7yr old child
still crawling.. So
God won't be pleased with a Christian who fails
to live as
one.Matt7:16-20
Ephesians 5:27 That he might present it to
himself a glorious church,
not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing;
but that it should be
holy and without blemish.
1 Corinthians 6:20 For ye are bought with a
price...Every Christian
is God's property.. And so they can't choose
whatever pleases them..If
you're truelly His then its no longer abt you but
about Him.
Remain Blessed! |
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