Wednesday, January 2, 2019

THE AGING OF THE CHURCH


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THE AGING OF THE CHURCH.

Just like people that get old.  What we call the church
is getting old also.  In our younger days we are full of 
strength and energy, ready to take on a days work or
a project.  But when you get to be my age, just getting
our of bed is a real accomplishment.

But first let me define "church".  It is unfortunate but 
when we say church today we often mean that building
down on the corner, or wherever.  But the Holy Bible 
has a different view of what the "church" is.

In the Bible the word "church" comes from the Greek
word, "ekklesia" meaning "a calling out" or a popular
meeting, specifically a religious conjuration.  So, we
could simply say that a true church is simply a group
of people, especially a group of Christians.

When the church was formed by God it was largely
a group of poor uneducated people.  It went out 
full of power, running over everything it it's way
as it were.

But what changed?
Back then they depended on God and his power and
help.  But the longer the "church" has existed, the more
the ideas and workings of mankind have influenced it
like toxins would in your body until today it is almost
dead in comparison to then.  In fact, many so called 
"churches" today are no more a "church" than a circus
is.

O.K.
What brought all this on?
I had been thinking about one of the things in the
"church" that had changed, "preaching".  This is only
one facet of the deterioration of the Church of Jesus
Christ.  I will share that with you and then quit.

New Testament preaching was simply
any one and everyone PROCLAIMING
Jesus Christ anywhere and everywhere.

Today, preaching Christ has become
a performance by a paid performer to
a clique of people in a building.









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