YEAR II | Rondonopolis-MT, July 27th to August 9th, 2003 | Nr 06 |
By and for God's Word
What's Church?
A temple? A religjon? A denomination? A personal meeting with common objectives?
Certainly that are known and popular definitions, sometimes adequated to transmit one idea, but, we all know that biblically Church is other thing.
It's a divine reality, teologjcal that contain misterys, and incredibel beauty!
It's the team of believers saved by the unique faith in Jesus Christ, which express itself here and away, in diferent identities, peculiar nomenclatures and even, sometimes no propers, for instance: " Church of the Christ's spit", among others.
But God in His grace, mercy and wisdom, knows distinguish His ones into the more diversificate universes.
Among several possible definitions, there you are one for the local church: our church
The Chrurch exists by and for the God's Word. The preached word, teached, sung and lived, produces a team of people interested with preach it, teach it, sing it or live it.
Therefore all things done: constructions, properties or equipments aquisitions, personel contracting, or volunteer work, literature, sport, leisure, statutes and others, only will be valid "By and for the God's Word"
"... you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it." (Matthew: 16,18)
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