Looking at the state of the church today one cannot but weep for the church.Not only has the church lost her saltness or about to lose her saltness, but she has, if not in all, way, brought dishonour to the name of God.Thus giving the Gentiles the grace to blaspheme the name of the Lord right before her eyes and she has no strength whatsoever to justify God before them.

Saying the Church has erred can be considered as an understatement, unless we want to continue in the hypocrisy and self deception we have been for what seems many centuries.Examine yourself says the living word of God.But the question is do the Church examine herself? While we keep condemning the ways of the world,aren't we unaware of our own ways? Could it be that the Church is like that man who has a log in his eyes and yet say to his brother see the log in your eyes? Or could it be the light in the Church is becoming darkness? If it is, How great is the darkness?

Having followed the ways of the present church and compared it with the ways of the early church I find it surprising that the church has erred from the Truth delivered to them by the Holy Apostles.

Being then a Christain, a member of the Body of Christ,redeemed by the blood of the Lamb and ordained to be a light to the nations of the world by the eternal Power of the Lord Jesus Christ who to whom belongs the Glory and Honour and Power forever more,Amen.I find it then, as a way of reminder and guide to direct the Church back to the Ancient path in ways they have erred.

This then, should not be considered as castigation or condemnation like a pastor told me outrightly when I made a speech on the ways of the church rather it should be seen as what it is, "Speaking the Truth in Love".

1. RELIGION: Speaking in an interview a man whom I believe is a Christain said emphatically religion has done more harm than good and this, in reality is irrefutable. I read my Bible from what many will call 'Parley to Parley', I do not in any sense or at anywhere find the word "Christianity". The Church got it wrong when they turn Faith in Christ to a Religion instead of what it is "Faith in Christ". Christ came to established His Church and not a Religion.He said, and i quote,"On this rock will i found my Church" and not, "on this rock will i found my religion".Not even in the epistles do the Apostles speak about Faith in Christ as a Religion but a way of Life and a Living hope.Where then in the Scripture brothers, do you find Faith in Christ a substitute for a Religion? The Church must repent.

2. INCOMPLETE GOSPEL: "Go yee into the world and preach the Gospel" is the command of the Lord to the church. But I ask which Gospel are we to preach? What entails the Gospel? It is the Gospel of Christ which also is the Gospel of the Kingdom of God.It entails the Life of Christ,His Death and His Resurrection and the eternal life it brings .But what has the church been preaching? We have been preaching an incomplete Gospel or in another way a different Gospel. Ignoring His life and death many goes on to his resurrection.Without his death there can be no resurrection.Read the defense of the Apostles in the acts of Apostles see how they preach the Gospel: His Life,His death,His Resurrection and The Eternal life his resurrection brings. But instead the church will rather preach Hell fire instead of the Gospel of Christ.

3. ORGANIZATION: One of the reasons I left Adventist was the issue of Organization in the church.With organizations comes some sets of dogma and protocol in any organized church.I used to be a treasurer then and the pastor will say this and this and that is tne protocol and I told him,Sir, I don't follow protocol. In the early church there is nothing like organization (Proof me wrong if you find any). There is no hierarchy, no right most Reverend supretendent. No department all things are done in openness. Many churches accepts all fellowship should be independent save for the financial aspect.I ask if they take all the offerings to headquarters how will they move forward and fulfil the royal law by taking care of the needy? The Church is not a cult there should be no organization.

4. IMMORTALIZING MAN: I weep when I see fellow Christain referred to a pastor as infallible. It breaks my heart and hurt my soul when I see Christains worshipping their G.O and accepting all he says as Truth. Almost in all fellowships throughout the world do brethens make their fellow messenger God. One of the many reasons I left Adventists was the belief of the infallibility of Ellen G.White which after comparing her writings with the Scripture, contradicts the Scripture in every way. Look at the Pope whom many Christains referred to as God on earth, what do you call that? Have you in way see the Early church referred to the Apostles in such a way? The church must repent and it start with you.

5. DENOMINATIONALISM: "Though we are many we are one body in Christ". If I should ask many here now who they are by Faith, you here them say, "Am a redeemer", "Am a deeper life", " Am a Catholic"..........I ask what are you redeeming? what are you catholing? Listen you are a Christain and that is the honourable name you are called by not the one the mouth of a man gave. "Though we are many" not "though we are divided".

This is as far my thumb will Let me type.

God bless the Church.

The problem I see with the church is that there so many people pointing out problems but with or no one making steps to correct these problems.

elantraceey:
The problem I see with the church is that there so many people pointing out problems but with or no one making steps to correct these problems.

What about you, you doing anything?

elantraceey:
The problem I see with the church is that there so many people pointing out problems but with or no one making steps to correct these problems.

Are you suggesting new denominations.

GOD HELP US ALL!!!

DJ2HOT:
GOD HELP US ALL!!!

Amen . . .God help his Church.... God help us all

Funny.

God created the universe for the church, then waited 14 billion years just for humans to build one.

This is 1 of the reasons Y I so much hate the Christians for their liberal hypocrisy, corruption & lack of common sense.

Op. Did you say that there was no ORGANIZATION or hierarchy in the early church? Where there's no organization there's full time disorder ... I'll not by any means argue with you but I sincerely counsel that you need to read your bible again.There are many but these are few for want of time:

1corin.14:33 - God is not the author of confusion.

1corin.14:40 - Let all things be done decently and in order.

Titus 1:5, 1 Tim. 3:1-13.

if these will not convince you then I leave you to your perception.

ByfireByfire:
Op. Did you say that there was no ORGANIZATION or hierarchy in the early church? Where there's no organization there's full time disorder ... I'll not by any means argue with you but I sincerely counsel that you need to read your bible again.There are many but these are few for want of time:

1corin.14:33 - God is not the author of confusion.

1corin.14:40 - Let all things be done decently and in order.

Titus 1:5, 1 Tim. 3:1-13.

if these will not convince you then I leave you to your perception.

Read again...now slowly... When I say Organization I imply having someone as the head....they report to someone.... now this is not what is done in the early church... and I am Sorry to say you misconstrue those text contextually. Try and study in context that is the law guarding interpretation of Bible.

starlingslimnet:
Amen . . .God help his Church.... God help us all

Pls , who is the God of we christians ?

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plaetton:
Funny.

God created the universe for the church, then waite
d 14 billion years just for humans to build one.

And you know this how?

Jozzy4:

Pls , who is the God of we christians ?

Out of folly or out of wisdom?