Walled Cities.
The Church of Jesus Christ (believers) are the True Church. Religious buildings called churches are walled fortresses, a corral in which to keep like denominated people indoctrinated in the chosen denominational doctrine and tradition.
The ecumenical movement is a religious attempt to overlap these walled fortresses so as to give an appearance of unity and togetherness. But these attempts will never remove the reality of the segregation of the people corralled by religious walls.
Often, even among the most sincere believers within the religious structures, these walled fortresses become social clubs for people of like kind and like mind. God is not calling for religious social clubs. Rather He is calling for His people to come out of them unto Him. The only wall that the Church of Jesus Christ is interested in is that wall of fire mentioned in Zechariah 2:5: "'For I,' says the Lord, 'will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.'" The Church of Jesus Christ are a people who have been called out of a people: the ekklesia, "called out ones."
His Church views God's grace gifts as belonging to the whole body with no regard to denominational walled membership.
His Church has for their leader Jesus, plus nobody and no other name but His name (Acts 15:14).
His Church submits to no other headship or Lordship except the headship and Lordship of Jesus Christ who is the true head and the only true lord of His people...the CHURCH (Eph. 1:22; 4:15; 5:23).
His Church follows no man, no matter how far up the hieacrial ladder one may be. They desire to follow the Holy Spirit of God who is Himself doing only what Jesus, the Head, is doing and saying (John 16:13).
His Church know no other voice but that of the Good Shepherd (John 10:14-16).
His Church is joined to no one or no thing but Christ only (1 Cor. 6:17).
The Church of Jesus Christ has been bought with a price (1 Cor. 7:23) and, therefore, dare not attempt to own anyone or to be owned by anyone except Him. Yet, they are a part of each other, one flesh forming the body of Christ, in the deepest spiritual sense of the word (1 Cor. 3:22 ).
The ecumenical movement is a religious attempt to overlap these walled fortresses so as to give an appearance of unity and togetherness. But these attempts will never remove the reality of the segregation of the people corralled by religious walls.
Often, even among the most sincere believers within the religious structures, these walled fortresses become social clubs for people of like kind and like mind. God is not calling for religious social clubs. Rather He is calling for His people to come out of them unto Him. The only wall that the Church of Jesus Christ is interested in is that wall of fire mentioned in Zechariah 2:5: "'For I,' says the Lord, 'will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.'" The Church of Jesus Christ are a people who have been called out of a people: the ekklesia, "called out ones."
His Church views God's grace gifts as belonging to the whole body with no regard to denominational walled membership.
His Church has for their leader Jesus, plus nobody and no other name but His name (Acts 15:14).
His Church submits to no other headship or Lordship except the headship and Lordship of Jesus Christ who is the true head and the only true lord of His people...the CHURCH (Eph. 1:22; 4:15; 5:23).
His Church follows no man, no matter how far up the hieacrial ladder one may be. They desire to follow the Holy Spirit of God who is Himself doing only what Jesus, the Head, is doing and saying (John 16:13).
His Church know no other voice but that of the Good Shepherd (John 10:14-16).
His Church is joined to no one or no thing but Christ only (1 Cor. 6:17).
The Church of Jesus Christ has been bought with a price (1 Cor. 7:23) and, therefore, dare not attempt to own anyone or to be owned by anyone except Him. Yet, they are a part of each other, one flesh forming the body of Christ, in the deepest spiritual sense of the word (1 Cor. 3:22 ).
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