Thanks be to God and mcgi for another wonderful explorative teachings at the mass indoctrination day 2
Important points I learnt from God's word discussed.
Those that joined the church came from Judaism. Ekklesia means calling out.
John 11: 52 talks about the children of God that were scattered abroad will be united.
Those that are called by God make up the body.
It's Ekklesia because they're called and gathered in one place.
The church is where the children are gathered. God calls his people into just one church.
Bishop are overseer in the church.
What is God's own is called by his name.
Isaiah 43:7 emphasizes that which is called by his name is for his Glory.
The name of God is the most powerful. It's an edifice you can run to .
The best name of the church is the name of the owner. The church of God was purchased by God with his own blood.
Cows were made by God for us to eat and not to be worshiped. Man is more powerful than animals. Man is also higher in the order of creation and we shouldn't worship animals.
In the Bible, the good name is the name of God. They're many issues when it relates to names.
Acts 20:28 talks about the fact that God has purchased the church of God with his own blood. We should join the church of God. Joining the church of God is a commandment.
Not accepting the doctrines of Christ is rejection. The true church is the church of God. To cleave is a law. Everyone outside Israel is a gentile . They're fellow heirs.
The church was instituted by God to be an institution of salvation. The body is the church. Through the gospel members are fellow heirs.
Joining the church is by accepting the Gospel. God will accept us if we do righteousness. We should accept the righteousness of God. An heir is an inheritor. The church in the bible is the church of God.
The church in the bible is the church of God. The gospel is not accepted by raising hands. The doctrine of the gospel is the gospel of truth. The gospel has a doctrine for everything. Singing is part of the gospel.
The following were my old beliefs or expectations that were improved by listening.
1.i thought that accepting the Gospel is by raising hands
2.that we don't need to gather in a church.
How teaching affects me as a better person.
1.I now know that the church was instituted by God to be an institution of salvation.
2.I now know that we're called by God to make up the body.
3.I now know that the church is where the children of God are gathered.
4.I now know that the best name of the church is the name of the owner of the church.
5.I now know that Ekklesia means calling out.
Raising hands will not do us any good if we don't obey the teachings of the Lord, thanks be to God that you have shared your time with us