When Nicodemus questioned JESUS about being Born Again John 3:3 he could never conceive the idea of going the Full circle.
FullCircleFellowship provides the opportunity for Born Again Christians to Review some of the things taught to them and to do as Timothy states 2Timothy 2:15 To study to show oneself approved UNTO GOD correctly discerning Gods Word of truth.
PROVERBS 29:25 The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe.
The Bereans of Acts 17:11 were considered More Noble because they did not just accept what they were told, but checked the teaching against THE WORD
FullCircleFellowship is designed to be a roundtable forum for TRUTH TESTING of TAUGHT TOPICS
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Study to show YOURSELF approved UNTO GOD
IF your pastor won't abide by THE WORD or listen to THE HOLY SPIRIT then they won't listen to you.
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FullCircleFellowship provides the opportunity for Born Again Christians to Review some of the things taught to them and to do as Timothy states 2Timothy 2:15 To study to show oneself approved UNTO GOD correctly discerning Gods Word of truth.
PROVERBS 29:25 The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe.
The Bereans of Acts 17:11 were considered More Noble because they did not just accept what they were told, but checked the teaching against THE WORD
FullCircleFellowship is designed to be a roundtable forum for TRUTH TESTING of TAUGHT TOPICS
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Study to show YOURSELF approved UNTO GOD
IF your pastor won't abide by THE WORD or listen to THE HOLY SPIRIT then they won't listen to you.
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With the tools available today we are better equipped to validate honest and sincere research in relation to many teachings and the "culture" of current christiandom.
So let's start with a few topics. The first being the concept of "church" and TESTING The TRUTH of that topic with others to follow.
So let's start with a few topics. The first being the concept of "church" and TESTING The TRUTH of that topic with others to follow.
CHURCH - just where did that originate from and what is the concept that comes to mind when that word is mentioned. Here is a good place to START.
CHURCH - as we understand it today is a conglomeration of differing denominations and the word "church" has no reference in scripture. CHRIST is NOT coming for a "church" HE is coming for HIS Body, HIS Bride. SO, to see ourselves as GOD sees us is to see ourselves as members in particular of HIS Body, not some parishioner of a denomination.
SO : when we are told to come or go to "church" or what "church" do you belong to is that TRUE TEACHING?
BIBLICALLY......there is no such thing as "church" check STRONGS BIBLE CONCORDANCE.
JESUS DID NOT SAY to Peter Matthew 16:18 [as we are led to believe] upon this Rock I will build my "church" = Religious denominations. HE said upon this Rock I will build my ekklesia...my called out ones.
study to show oneself approved UNTO GOD
To many, this is irrelevant but to The Word and The Apostles everything is relevant 1Corinthians 3:11 and Ephesians 2:20
1Corinthians 3:1 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; 3 for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men? 4 For when one says, "I am of Paul," and another, "I am of Apollos," are you not carnal? 5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers through whom you believed, as the Lord gave to each one? 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but Godgave the increase. 7 So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. 8 Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor
Which one of us be we denominational leader, or pastor or person will accept the fact that according to GODS WORD that such practice and teaching places CARNAL across our foreheads. Paul is speaking to Christians.
TODAY "church" is a Government Registered Organization subject to the rules of Government relating to that registered institution.- CHRISTS Body is not so.
In general you will find that each denominational body and assembly will have Their Own Legally required Constitution which differs from Gods Biblical Constitution. To many their own Constitution prevails.
In Matthew 28:19 we are told to make disciples not "church" members and in fact "churches" are an invention of man and have become territorial domains of denominational extensionalism.
Testing the TRUTH of Taught Topics ----- Have and Are we being taught the TRUTH on this TOPIC ?
http://www.therealchurch.com/articles/the_word_that_changed_the_world.html
http://www.biblepages.net/
http://christ-is-life.weebly.com/
Have your say
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THE CHURCH
The religious organization that people today refer to as "the church" is merely an establishment of man, built by human hands, maintained by human effort and employed by human agendas and schedules and, difficult as it might be to swallow, human authority structures. This "system" is not once defined anywhere in the Word of God as being something that makes you any more or less a part of the body of Christ Jesus! It is wrong to judge a brother or sister in Christ who is not a "member" of a "church." That does not in the least invalidate their standing with God and their validity as a member of the Lord's true Church! Does someone want to join an organization or religious club? Fine, but NEVER elevate that organization over the body of Christ and then make it an idol by calling it His Church. Does someone want to belong to some denominational church? Ok, but they should not turn their nose up at those who don't "worship" the system (or that don't worship at the system) and regard it as being God's prized invention and special interest. We had all better start regarding God's people as the precious jewels they are regardless of what organization they may or may not belong to.
Christians in institutional churches often tend to look at each other and pass judgment because they esteem this organizational thing as being so vital to their Christian experience. Friends, we need to approach our Christianity from a relational aspect; relationship with Christ, a life centred around Him, and a love sparked by His grace and His presence in our lives and the experiential knowledge of who He really is and all that He has done for us. Second to this being enthralled with Christ, we must become relationally minded towards one another, NOT ORGANIZATIONALLY MINDED!
It is good for saints to meet together and the Scripture confirms that we should not neglect to do so (Hebrews 10:25), but are we engaging in the right kind of meeting; the meeting that we see exampled in Scripture? Do we realize that it only takes 2 or 3 simply gathered in agreement (Matthew 18:20) to constitute a meeting where the Lord's presence is manifested? Do we understand that "church" is not a building, not an organization, not an institution, not a program, not a "ministry," not a scheduled meeting with lists of required rituals and a liturgythat need be performed routinely, but "church" [though there is no such thing] IS WHO WE ARE TOGETHER!!! THE BODY OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST!!!
There's not necessarily anything wrong with belonging to a club or some organization, just don't call it "the House of the Lord" and PLEASE don't call it "the church". If you like where you are and think all of this stuff is just too radical, that's fine, stay put and pursue the Lord with all your heart, just don't judge and reject other Christians who choose to "meet" in other ways or that don't choose to "join" a "church" at all.
Jesus declares: "In vain do they worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men" (Matthew 15:9). And St. Paul warns us: "Ye are bought with a price; be ye not the servants of men" (1 Corinthians 7:23). No "church" [denominationally religious institution] has a right to make laws by which bind its members; and no member has a necessity to obey such laws, and to allow his conscience to be thus bound. Both the "church" and the "church" member are legalists when they operate their "church" activities this way. The state may legislate; not, however, the church...
Keep checking the tabs above for other topics.
CHURCH - as we understand it today is a conglomeration of differing denominations and the word "church" has no reference in scripture. CHRIST is NOT coming for a "church" HE is coming for HIS Body, HIS Bride. SO, to see ourselves as GOD sees us is to see ourselves as members in particular of HIS Body, not some parishioner of a denomination.
SO : when we are told to come or go to "church" or what "church" do you belong to is that TRUE TEACHING?
BIBLICALLY......there is no such thing as "church" check STRONGS BIBLE CONCORDANCE.
JESUS DID NOT SAY to Peter Matthew 16:18 [as we are led to believe] upon this Rock I will build my "church" = Religious denominations. HE said upon this Rock I will build my ekklesia...my called out ones.
study to show oneself approved UNTO GOD
To many, this is irrelevant but to The Word and The Apostles everything is relevant 1Corinthians 3:11 and Ephesians 2:20
1Corinthians 3:1 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; 3 for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men? 4 For when one says, "I am of Paul," and another, "I am of Apollos," are you not carnal? 5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers through whom you believed, as the Lord gave to each one? 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but Godgave the increase. 7 So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. 8 Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor
Which one of us be we denominational leader, or pastor or person will accept the fact that according to GODS WORD that such practice and teaching places CARNAL across our foreheads. Paul is speaking to Christians.
TODAY "church" is a Government Registered Organization subject to the rules of Government relating to that registered institution.- CHRISTS Body is not so.
In general you will find that each denominational body and assembly will have Their Own Legally required Constitution which differs from Gods Biblical Constitution. To many their own Constitution prevails.
In Matthew 28:19 we are told to make disciples not "church" members and in fact "churches" are an invention of man and have become territorial domains of denominational extensionalism.
Testing the TRUTH of Taught Topics ----- Have and Are we being taught the TRUTH on this TOPIC ?
http://www.therealchurch.com/articles/the_word_that_changed_the_world.html
http://www.biblepages.net/
http://christ-is-life.weebly.com/
Have your say
=========================================================================================
THE CHURCH
The religious organization that people today refer to as "the church" is merely an establishment of man, built by human hands, maintained by human effort and employed by human agendas and schedules and, difficult as it might be to swallow, human authority structures. This "system" is not once defined anywhere in the Word of God as being something that makes you any more or less a part of the body of Christ Jesus! It is wrong to judge a brother or sister in Christ who is not a "member" of a "church." That does not in the least invalidate their standing with God and their validity as a member of the Lord's true Church! Does someone want to join an organization or religious club? Fine, but NEVER elevate that organization over the body of Christ and then make it an idol by calling it His Church. Does someone want to belong to some denominational church? Ok, but they should not turn their nose up at those who don't "worship" the system (or that don't worship at the system) and regard it as being God's prized invention and special interest. We had all better start regarding God's people as the precious jewels they are regardless of what organization they may or may not belong to.
Christians in institutional churches often tend to look at each other and pass judgment because they esteem this organizational thing as being so vital to their Christian experience. Friends, we need to approach our Christianity from a relational aspect; relationship with Christ, a life centred around Him, and a love sparked by His grace and His presence in our lives and the experiential knowledge of who He really is and all that He has done for us. Second to this being enthralled with Christ, we must become relationally minded towards one another, NOT ORGANIZATIONALLY MINDED!
It is good for saints to meet together and the Scripture confirms that we should not neglect to do so (Hebrews 10:25), but are we engaging in the right kind of meeting; the meeting that we see exampled in Scripture? Do we realize that it only takes 2 or 3 simply gathered in agreement (Matthew 18:20) to constitute a meeting where the Lord's presence is manifested? Do we understand that "church" is not a building, not an organization, not an institution, not a program, not a "ministry," not a scheduled meeting with lists of required rituals and a liturgythat need be performed routinely, but "church" [though there is no such thing] IS WHO WE ARE TOGETHER!!! THE BODY OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST!!!
There's not necessarily anything wrong with belonging to a club or some organization, just don't call it "the House of the Lord" and PLEASE don't call it "the church". If you like where you are and think all of this stuff is just too radical, that's fine, stay put and pursue the Lord with all your heart, just don't judge and reject other Christians who choose to "meet" in other ways or that don't choose to "join" a "church" at all.
Jesus declares: "In vain do they worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men" (Matthew 15:9). And St. Paul warns us: "Ye are bought with a price; be ye not the servants of men" (1 Corinthians 7:23). No "church" [denominationally religious institution] has a right to make laws by which bind its members; and no member has a necessity to obey such laws, and to allow his conscience to be thus bound. Both the "church" and the "church" member are legalists when they operate their "church" activities this way. The state may legislate; not, however, the church...
Keep checking the tabs above for other topics.