Where Is The True Church?
By The Scriptures
Jesus said, "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
Welcome to a gathering of Christians; a gathering that is not in the temples made with hands: A gathering of Christians that is in the Spirit, the Spirit of Jesus Christ the Lord and the Spirit of Christ is in you. I was asked: Where is this gathering mike? I said, wherever two or more are gathered together in the name of Jesus the Christ. The true church is within you.
I was asked; do you have a church or ministry that is recognized by the government, is it official? Is it recognized by the state? No, it was not recognized 2000 years ago by the government nor by the temple made with hands; and there is nothing new under the sun.
We believe that God is raising His church up in these days: A church not made by the hand of man; a church that is not run by hirelings: A church that will not be recognized by the temples made with hands nor by the government. It is recognized though: It is recognized by Jesus Christ, Yahshua Messiah.
You will know them by their fruits. Gal 5:19-21 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Gal 5:22-26 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
There are so many different kinds of churches in these times; and a different kind of Jesus in each. Which church is the Lord’s? Which Jesus is real? In the book of Revelation chapter 2 Jesus said… “I know thy works, and thy labor, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:”
And also… “I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.”
And in Mathew chapter 24 Jesus said… “Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.”
How can one tell the difference between that which is false and that which is real? By the warnings from Jesus Christ himself; we believe this is a very important question to consider. We believe that God is resurrecting the church of the Lord in this generation. We believe that knowing the Word of God, the Holy Bible, is key to knowing the difference between the Lord’s church and Babylon the false churches of this world.
One of Satan’s methods is to twist the Word of God: Here is an example of this from The word of God: Matthew 4:6-7 And Satan said unto him, “If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.”
And that is written in the Word of God… Psalm 91:11-12 “For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.” But Jesus is the living Word and has the whole edge of the sword of truth and will not be hit with a dart: So Jesus said to Satan, “It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.”
One needs to understand these things in order to understand the mark 666 (and how it is received) and the image of the beast. Jesus did warn us that there would be many imposters: Matthew 24:5 “For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.”
The word Christ means anointed. Jesus is warning us that many will come in his name and say that they are anointed to teach, prophecy, be pastors, clergy… the many today buy their anointing and are taught by men. They are not taught by God: Their anointing is not from God.
The word of God tells us in 2nd Corinthians chapter 11... “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.”
Again, because of these warnings from the Word of God we need to press in, for the Word of God does not warn us in vain. How well do you know the Word of God? Many are deceived by the ministers of Satan: Having the Word of God twisted on them until it is a false word.
One of the names of the Lord Jesus Christ is; The Word of God: Revelation 19:13 “And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.” How well do you know the Word of God?
Where is the real church? Where two or more are gathered together in His name and one of His names is the Word of God. In order to gather in His name one must know the Word of God well enough not to be deceived into gathering into a false Christ.
Peace In Christ;
Michael Cook
In The Spirit Of Christ
A Gathering Of Christians
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