Church and Christianity
To virtually all the world the words "Church" and "Christianity" are synonymous with the people that profess to believe in and follow Christ. Amazingly, the word "church" does not occur in the Greek of the New Testament but is a mistranslation.
At the end of this age, in the book of Revelation, we find God calling to His people to come out of a place he calls Babylon and the Great Whore to avoid the plagues she will receive for her sins. Where is this place that God's people find themselves that is a "habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit" (Rev. 18:2).
The apostle Paul told us that "such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works." (2Cor 11:13-15). Where are these false, deceitful ministers who claim to be sent by Christ? Where is Satan's influence to be found posing to be a source of light to those seeking God?
They can only be in places that claim to be of Christ! Christian denominations! As you read these articles prepare to be surprised and shocked. Satan deceives the whole world. He is hiding in a place that seems to be above suspicion but Paul also wrote that the one who "as God sitteth in the temple of God" will "be revealed in his time" (1Thess 2:4,6). As we draw nearer to the events that will herald the return of Christ the truth about the antichrist spirit and where it is hiding will be revealed.
New Birth Teaching Series
"You must be born again"
Three hours of audio teaching (transcript available) from Pastor John Clark, Sr. on the subject of the "New Birth".
When is a person born again and how do you know? The Bible contains clear revelation from God about when a person is born again. Learn what had to occur before the new birth was available to man. Listen as Pastor John covers these topics and more:This is perhaps the most important issue for a person to understand.
Have you been born again?
Thought for Today
Jul. 10
IF CHRISTIANITY IS NOT THE FAMILY OF GOD, THEN WHAT IS IT?
The family of God is comprised only of people who have received the baptism of the holy Ghost. Every person who truly belongs to God has been baptized with the holy Ghost (with the evidence of speaking in tongues) because that is the only way for anyone to become a member of God's family. We are "baptized into Christ" (Rom. 6:3; 1Cor. 12:13; Gal. 3:27); no one has ever "joined into Christ". God's family on earth is a people that could not exist except that Jesus suffered and died to make the holy Ghost available. God's family is not a religious organization formed and maintained by the wisdom and will of men; it is a people created by the power of God and maintained by the same.
Christianity is a religion that men invented and then labeled "the church". As with all other religions on earth, Christianity, or "the church", is a religion that can be joined. No religion that can be joined is of God. (If you think about it, we all know that Jesus did not suffer and die to create a club!) The baptism of the holy Ghost that Jesus gives has nothing whatsoever to do with the religion of Christianity, nor does he have anything to do with any other of the world's great religions. Except for using the name "Jesus" as if it were of him, Christianity is a nothing more than a ceremonial religion that could exist and operate even if Jesus had never come to earth. It is a religion of talk and ceremonies, but the religion of God is a religion of power, truth, and purity.
But the point of all this is simply to ask a question. Please take a moment and try to answer this question. Try to think of an answer that you can write on paper, or speak out loud. Make your thoughts verbal, if you can. Here is the question that I ask you to answer: