Don't allow others to condemn and speak evil of the church and body of Christ. For those that condemn or speak evil of the body of Christ are not part of Christ's body no matter what they profess to be in relationship to Christ or through the Spirit. As believers we must identify with Christ's body and those that are members of that body that have been redeemed and purchased by the blood of Christ. Concerning the church and body of Christ the scriptures teach this...
Eph 5:24-30 24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. 29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: 30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
Do we think, for one moment, that Christ is going to forsake the very church that He gave His life for? Not a chance and here is why.
Notice in (v.26,27) how Christ sanctifies and cleanses the church... with the washing of water by the WORD. It is the washing of the WORD that sanctifies and cleanses the church, NOT REPENTANCE. Repentance has no power to do a single thing in terms of santifying and cleansing. This cleansing with the washing of the WORD it how Jesus Christ is going to present to Himself a glorious church, having no spot or wrinkle or ANY SUCH THING. (no matter what these false prophets are saying these days)
There are some on this site that believe themselves to be prophets that are making prophecies against what Jesus Christ is doing in washing and cleansing His church with the WORD. Jesus Christ is using the Holy Spirit to sanctify and cleanse the church with the WORD. These so-called prophets are speaking against what the Spirit of Christ is doing in the church and they speak as if the Spirit was the one that told them to say what they are speaking as prophecy. How can someone claim the Spirit told them, when what they are speaking is against the work of the Spirit in the church? The Spirit is sanctifying and cleansing the church with the WORD and they are speaking against that work and claim the Spirit told them to.
If Christ through the Holy Spirit is washing and cleansing the church with the WORD (and He is), then what these prophets are saying against this work is false and should be not only be rejected but also exposed by being admonished. This will provide opportunity for them to repent and give edification so that others can profit from the truth. Jesus Christ is going to present to Himself a glorious church by sanctifying and cleansing it through the continual process of daily washing it with the WORD. Jesus Christ will not fail at this task and His church will be glorious no matter what these false prophets say from the vanity of their own minds and hearts. This is the goodness of God's mercy and grace.
Eph 5:24-30 24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. 29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: 30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
Do we think, for one moment, that Christ is going to forsake the very church that He gave His life for? Not a chance and here is why.
Notice in (v.26,27) how Christ sanctifies and cleanses the church... with the washing of water by the WORD. It is the washing of the WORD that sanctifies and cleanses the church, NOT REPENTANCE. Repentance has no power to do a single thing in terms of santifying and cleansing. This cleansing with the washing of the WORD it how Jesus Christ is going to present to Himself a glorious church, having no spot or wrinkle or ANY SUCH THING. (no matter what these false prophets are saying these days)
There are some on this site that believe themselves to be prophets that are making prophecies against what Jesus Christ is doing in washing and cleansing His church with the WORD. Jesus Christ is using the Holy Spirit to sanctify and cleanse the church with the WORD. These so-called prophets are speaking against what the Spirit of Christ is doing in the church and they speak as if the Spirit was the one that told them to say what they are speaking as prophecy. How can someone claim the Spirit told them, when what they are speaking is against the work of the Spirit in the church? The Spirit is sanctifying and cleansing the church with the WORD and they are speaking against that work and claim the Spirit told them to.
If Christ through the Holy Spirit is washing and cleansing the church with the WORD (and He is), then what these prophets are saying against this work is false and should be not only be rejected but also exposed by being admonished. This will provide opportunity for them to repent and give edification so that others can profit from the truth. Jesus Christ is going to present to Himself a glorious church by sanctifying and cleansing it through the continual process of daily washing it with the WORD. Jesus Christ will not fail at this task and His church will be glorious no matter what these false prophets say from the vanity of their own minds and hearts. This is the goodness of God's mercy and grace.
