The purpose of the church is to lead the people to CHRIST JESUS, that the people might have their own personal relationship with GOD through the revelation knowledge of GOD’S word, which is CHRIST JESUS, for it is the church of JESUS CHRIST, it is JESUS CHURCH!~
Brothers and sisters, JESUS ultimate purpose for his church was lived out in the lives of his disciples in the book of Acts, JESUS church was full of power, revelation knowledge, and the wisdom of GOD, for they followed JESUS, they learned from JESUS, and they were all taught by CHRIST JESUS!~
And JESUS disciples were so full or purpose and power that they did greater works than JESUS did himself, for JESUS had promised them that they would do greater works than him!~
For the disciples took the gospel of JESUS CHRIST around the world, and set the world on fire with the gospel of JESUS CHRIST, but JESUS ministry only lasted three years, and JESUS only preached and taught in Jerusalem, and the surrounding cities of Jerusalem!
But in three short years JESUS raised up his disciples to be leaders, and those leaders became great leaders, because they followed the greatest leader there ever was or ever will be, JESUS!~
JESUS disciples were so full of GOD’S word, the wisdom of GOD, and the power of GOD, that they operated in all the gifts of ministry, for they were all pastors, teachers, evangelists, prophets, and apostles!
And they operated in which ever gift or calling that GOD desired for them to operate in at any given moment or time, as GOD pleased!
Lost Purpose
But somewhere in JESUS/history or in time the church has lost its purpose, and now days instead of the church raising up leaders to go out into the world to make other disciples like themselves and like JESUS, it now raises up men to be followers of men, Idol worshippers, immature believers, and modern day religious Pharisees and Sadducees!
And now instead the church being full of GOD’S word, revelation knowledge, the wisdom of GOD, and the power of GOD, it is now full of hypocrites, greed, false teachings, false doctrines, false prophets, false apostles, false pastors, and false leaders!
And the essence of the true church of JESUS CHRIST that JESUS left his disciples in the book of Acts cannot even be seen or imagined anymore, because the people have allowed their religious leaders to add so many religious lies to the absolute truth, that the people cannot even imagine or see the beauty, the power, or the glory of the true church of JESUS CHRIST, that JESUS left his disciples in the book of Acts!~
Now JESUS church is divided into a multitude of different divisions of denomination, they now sell the free word of GOD and the free gifts of GOD for money, a price, a fee, while they make merchandise out of GOD’S people!
Now they have again made the place GOD calls house of prayer into a den of thieves!~
And now the church is filled with immature, unlearned, untaught, and ignorant men and women who know more about money, signs, wonders, Christian get rich quick schemes, the prosperity gospel, and the super-stupid-stars of their Christian religion, than they know about the revelation knowledge of GOD in CHRIST JESUS!~
And the people love to have this way, but what will you do in the end of all your deception?
(Jeremiah 5:26-31) For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that sets snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
They are waxen fat, they shine: yes, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge. Shall I not visit for these things? says the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will you do in the end in the end thereof? ((of all your deception?))
(Jeremiah 6:13-14) For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to greed and covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one deals falsely. They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
(Jeremiah 23:11) For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, says the LORD.
(Micah 3:11) The leaders of them judge for reward, and the priests of them teach for hire, and the prophets of them prophesy for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? No evil can come upon us.
(Jeremiah 23:21-27) I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied. But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings. Am I a God at hand, says the LORD, and not a God afar off?
Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? Says the LORD.
Do not I fill heaven and earth? Says the LORD.
I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? Yes, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart; Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.
Brothers and sisters, The sad part about this word is this, JESUS constantly warned us that this would happen, and the people still allowed it to happen, because the people never did anything or said anything, they just let it happen!
And they fail to realize this spiritual truth, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men and women to continue doing nothing, and saying nothing.”
(Matthew 7:21-23) JESUS SAYS, Not every one that says unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name? And in your name have cast out devils? And in your name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.
(Matthew 24:4-5) JESUS SAYS, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many people.
(Matthew 24:11-12) JESUS SAYS, And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many people. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
(Matthew 24:24-25) JESUS SAYS, For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before.
Brothers and sisters, Get to know the word of GOD for yourselves, that you might know yourselves, know your purpose, and know who you are in CHRIST JESUS!~
For knowledge is power with GOD, the same way carnal knowledge is power with carnal men in a carnal world!~
But many of GOD’S people die simply for a lack of knowledge, the lack of knowing CHRIST JESUS for themselves!~
(Hosea 4:6) My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you shall be no priest to me: seeing you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
Elisha masango says
Amen Reese!.