Would you stay in a church if...

[thephnxman]

Originally Posted by Esphes45

(1) You know what? This seems to be a preacher's get out of jail free card. "God made me a watchman on the wall so I am allow to dictate your life."
A watchman warns the people. Not my way or hell.



(2) How can a man rule the house of God if he can't rule his own house?



(3) All I am going to say is the bible tells me you shall know the truth and it will make you free. I feel like preachers (apostles; prophets; evangelists; pastors and teachers) have messed up the church. They have lend people to believe that there personal way is truth.
This is exactly why there is so much disunity today. People fail to understand that God told us to work out our salvation.

I totally agree with what good samaritan said. The bible backs up his statements.

(1) There is only ONE "get out of jail free card": it's hearing, believing, and obeying the gospel that saves;
and then, "...you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
The TRUE Watchman will always speak: "...thus saith the Lord."

(2) But we, as godly men, are called to govern our house according to His principals.

(3) The truth will certainly make us free: and we are called, yes, the Lord makes us
responsible for our own salvation, and for those that hear us.
Nevertheless, it is not the ministry that has "messed up the church".
It is a LACK of the ministry in the church! It is because of the "one-man rule"
within the body that has caused disunity and discord.
We seem to have gotten back to the "...I am of Apollos...I am of
Cephas...I am of Paul..." mentality. Please don't blame the ministry
that the Lord has established for the church rather, pray that the Lord re-establish that which we have almost lost.

I will close with this:
ANYTHING less than the full Apostolic ministry is denominationalism.

A man once told me: "Brother, it doesn't matter what color it's painted: it will still look painted."