Fix your eyes on these 4 Chinese words 基督教会what do you see?
A. The Jews had a chance to see Jesus as the Christ!
1. This was what Jesus said to the Jews who having believed him. John 8:31
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire. John 8:44
2. Yes, those Jews believed Jesus as a prophet! Matt.16:13-14
As we can see in the Bible and in world history, that was the end of a people!
3. Jesus wants us all to see him as the Lord and Christ, the Son of the Living God! Matt.16:15-17, Acts 2:36.
4. Jesus wants us all to see he is God! Matt.9:1-7, John 10:30.
5. The Jews failed to see what Jesus wanted them to see, that was it!
Jesus established a church to replace them! Matt.16:18
6. Jesus prayed that all his believers be perfectly united in one church. John 17:20-23.
My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message.
That all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us
so that the world may believe that you have sent me. Matt.17:20-21
7. As we all can see, ‘Jesus' believers” are more divisive then ever!
2000 years has gone by, God has given another people a chance to be a chosen people! 1 Peter 2:9
B. This is it! Where else in the world that you see this!?
When you fix your eyes on these 4 Chinese words 基督教会 what do you see?
1. You may see it is Protestant Religion Gathering or a religion by the name Christianity.
2. You may see it is a church of Christ Evangelizing.
3. Churches in China lifted up these 4 words 基督教会 to identify their churches!
In Beijing, churches have church name inscribed on wall that says-church of Christ, as I can see!
Yes, when I fixed my eyes on these 4 Chinese words 基督教会 I see the name church of Christ!
4. The point is this, what do you see when you fixed your eyes on these 4 words基督教会!
C. If you fixed your eyes on these 4 words基督教会and see Protestant Religion or Christianity!
1. You are on the same track with those Jews described in John 8:31-59.
Good luck to you is all I can say!
2. If you fixed your eyes on these 4 words基督教会and see church of Christ, you are blessed!
3. God will grant you the privilege to know the truth in the Bible which God lay up in store for you!
4. God lay up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. Pro.2:7
5. For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the
Holy Spirit. Ro.14:17
6. Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and
members of God's household. Eph.2:19
7. Praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. Acts 2:47
8. Salute one another with a holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you. Romans 16:16
9. Then you can use this church name to take off sheep skin clothing from ferocious wolves in the church and in the world!
Not one wolf can run!
D. This is it, the time is now or never!
1. Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops,
to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood. I know that after my
departing ferocious wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Acts 20:28-29
2. Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. Matt.7:15
3. Hold up the name 基督教会. Use Matt.5:37 to take off sheep’s clothing and expose ferocious wolves!
4. Ask this question: Is the name of the church which you belong to written in the Bible?
As soon as they begin to explain, their sheep’s clothing is off and you see ferocious wolves!
As Jesus said: Anything beyond yes or no, is from the evil one!
May the Lord bless you and keep you always! Written on May 3, 2014 in N.Y.C.
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