Churchwork
08-31-2008, 03:44 PM
The PROBLEM is dissension and confusion, thus lack of unity, in the body of Christ. "For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren...that there are contentions among you. I appeal to you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree and that there be no dissensions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. What I mean is that each one of you says, 'I belong to Paul,' [a denomination] or 'I belong to Apollos,' [another denomination] or 'I belong to Cephas,' [yet another denomination] or 'I belong to Christ' [even a non-denomination]. Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?" (1 Cor. 2.10-13)
The SOLUTION is biblocality with the distinct PURPOSE of gathering the Apostles for the Church in agreement to (1) accept, no more and no less, the boundary or sphere of their work which is a region of church localities (e.g. churches of Judea or Asia Minor or Syria or Texas or Alberta), and (2) appoint for each church (i.e. city of believers) within their respective region of churches Elders of a locality (e.g. church of Jerusalem, Ephesus, Antioch, Houston, Edmonton) whom approve Elders of meeting places with the locality. The Meeting Place Finder (http://biblocality.com/forums/misc.php?do=cfrules#enter) for the body of Christ is used by these three workers to record their work for the Church so Christians can find meeting places with correct teaching. Other workers list their work on the Meeting Place Finder with the Elder of the locality for the city, locale or remote area in which they work.
The REASON why God limits the scope of the regional work for Apostles is because He knows man's flesh all too well, that as soon as he is given a little power, he wants more and turns it into a denomination with money, becomes an archdiocese of a country or continent, even a pope of the planet. "Are you so foolish? Having begun with the Spirit, are you now ending with the flesh?" (Gal. 3.3) Similarly, the Elder of a locality does not extend beyond the locality so that whatever the teaching of that locality, it is contained and does not spread as would be the case if it were a denomination, nor is the meeting place (congregation of believers) exalted above the locality of believers. For the locality, as well as the region and country, is not only the reward of overcomer believers to reign over during the 1000 years (Rev. 20.2-7), but the locality is also a miniature of the New City on the New Earth as is the region with the ultimate precursor being a nation or country approximating 1500 x 1500 miles. (21.9-27)
The WAY to accomplish the gathering of the Apostles is for them to willingly present themselves here in agreement. With patience, in time they will do so. There are brothers and sisters out there who understand this, but may not be aware of the gathering here of Apostles and Elders. It has to start somewhere-here is where it shall start!
To ACCEPT this truth, you'll need to RECEIVE freely God's grace (22.17) otherwise it shall not be given unto you to understand (1.3). Praise the Lord for this discernment! Amen.
The SOLUTION is biblocality with the distinct PURPOSE of gathering the Apostles for the Church in agreement to (1) accept, no more and no less, the boundary or sphere of their work which is a region of church localities (e.g. churches of Judea or Asia Minor or Syria or Texas or Alberta), and (2) appoint for each church (i.e. city of believers) within their respective region of churches Elders of a locality (e.g. church of Jerusalem, Ephesus, Antioch, Houston, Edmonton) whom approve Elders of meeting places with the locality. The Meeting Place Finder (http://biblocality.com/forums/misc.php?do=cfrules#enter) for the body of Christ is used by these three workers to record their work for the Church so Christians can find meeting places with correct teaching. Other workers list their work on the Meeting Place Finder with the Elder of the locality for the city, locale or remote area in which they work.
The REASON why God limits the scope of the regional work for Apostles is because He knows man's flesh all too well, that as soon as he is given a little power, he wants more and turns it into a denomination with money, becomes an archdiocese of a country or continent, even a pope of the planet. "Are you so foolish? Having begun with the Spirit, are you now ending with the flesh?" (Gal. 3.3) Similarly, the Elder of a locality does not extend beyond the locality so that whatever the teaching of that locality, it is contained and does not spread as would be the case if it were a denomination, nor is the meeting place (congregation of believers) exalted above the locality of believers. For the locality, as well as the region and country, is not only the reward of overcomer believers to reign over during the 1000 years (Rev. 20.2-7), but the locality is also a miniature of the New City on the New Earth as is the region with the ultimate precursor being a nation or country approximating 1500 x 1500 miles. (21.9-27)
The WAY to accomplish the gathering of the Apostles is for them to willingly present themselves here in agreement. With patience, in time they will do so. There are brothers and sisters out there who understand this, but may not be aware of the gathering here of Apostles and Elders. It has to start somewhere-here is where it shall start!
To ACCEPT this truth, you'll need to RECEIVE freely God's grace (22.17) otherwise it shall not be given unto you to understand (1.3). Praise the Lord for this discernment! Amen.