Breaking the egg or Arrogance

Clearing up  a few things love this one,
 French sociologist, legal scholar and theologian, Jacques Ellul, in like manner affirms that,

"There is no path leading from a little bit of religion (of whatever kind) to a little more and finally to faith. Faith shatters all religion..."
"The opposition between religion and revelation can really be understood quite simply. We can reduce it to a maxim: religion goes up, revelation comes down.
"The central fact of the revelation of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of Jesus Christ, is that God descends to humankind. Never in any way, under any circumstances can we ascend to God, howsoever slightly."

The arrogance of Satan  failed .. Nor does  man's arrogance  get by, have to  go through Christ alone.



 Perhaps the best  phrase is to note a need  in   hearing,  maybe the best major factor in what spirit led looks like out side the mantra mad magic of the post modern west’ addiction to  "how to stuff" gets itself burnt out in in fad thinking ,, thanks much.. Get connected to the life flow , John 17 YLT,kJ3 Amplified  version.

Insights

In early March 2008 after reading a manuscript of Jon’s book, I was amazed at how my viewpoint of Western Christianity radically changed.  Like many other believers, my heart and mind had disengaged from the “traditional church” years ago.  However, Jon’s perceptive analysis really opened my eyes!  Now I cannot pass a “Christian church structure” without a tremendously expanded personal revelation, the repercussions of which are absolutely enormous. 

 

Simply stated, instead of warring against our “true enemy,” we as practicing Christians are constantly battling “each other.” And while involved in this deeply embedded traditional practice, we continue to ignore Jesus’ dire warning, “Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall” (Luke 11:17).

 

This  can  not be resolved by playing the institutionalized tone,  but can only be resolved by serious pursuit of truth, and spirit Led by each individual. .., A relationship with God alone as sets the priority of order in a pursuit for  more in depth  meaning fullness.  I agree whole heartily a lot of it 's become dysfunctional , as the spiritual representation  of truth and being spirit led   been largely ineffective in the west due the mergence of  various forms of  philosophy ,   in dealing with the various crisis of our time. nw

Discerning well , tips on the power of words.

1. Anyone who answers without listening is foolish and confused. (Prov. 18:13)
2. Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble. (Prov. 21:23)
3. A brother who has been insulted is harder to win back than a walled city, and arguments separate people like the barred gates of a palace. (Prov. 18:19)
4. People will be rewarded for what they say; they will be rewarded for how they speak. (Prov. 18:20)
5. There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. (Prov. 12:18)
6. What you say can mean life or death. Those who speak with care will be rewarded. (Prov. 18:21)
7. A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. (Prov. 15:1)
8. Without wood, a fire will go out, and without gossip, quarreling will stop. (Prov 26:20)
9. The words of a good person are like pure silver, but an evil person’s thoughts are worth very little. (Prov. 10:20)
10. The poor beg for mercy, but the rich give rude answers. (Prov. 18:23)((very true , ))

LIFE

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A CHRISTIAN?
   There is much confusion among the general public, as well as the religious community, concerning what it means to be a "Christian."

Does it mean assenting to a particular belief-system?
Does it mean consenting to a prescribed morality pattern?
Does it mean changing and improving one's behavior?
Does it mean joining a church organization?
Does it mean practicing regular rituals of worship?

   Even those who call themselves "Christians" seem to have much difficulty articulating and verbalizing what it means to be a Christian. Their ambiguous explanations often convey an amalgamated "mish-mash" of affirming the above-mentioned activities.
    What is needed is a clear Biblical restatement of the basic spiritual reality of being a Christian. That will be our objective in this study.

    In order to do so, we will divide the study by differentiating what is involved in becoming a Christian initially, and what is subsequently involved in being the Christian one has become. Thus we can consider both the commencement and the continuance of what it means to be a Christian.
Becoming a Christian
   We are not referring to "getting religious," or "joining a church," or "believing and reciting correct creedal doctrines." The issue we address is "becoming a Christian."
    What must one do to become a Christian?
    In one sense, there is nothing anyone can DO to become a Christian. Everything necessary to become and be a Christian has been done by Jesus Christ, which is why He exclaimed "It is finished!" (John 19:30). It is only by the grace-activity of God in Jesus Christ that the opportunity of becoming and being a Christian is afforded to mankind. "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast" (Eph. 2:8,9). There is no human performance or effort that can effect the spiritual reality of becoming a Christian.

    Becoming a Christian is not a matter of external physical attachment to a social organization called a "church." Nor is becoming a Christian effected by mental assent to historical or theological tenets of belief. Behavior modification and ritualistic repetition are not the essence of becoming a Christian.
    Becoming a Christian is a spiritual reality that transpires in the spiritual core of our being. Our "spirit and soul and body is to be preserved complete" (I Thess. 5:23) in Jesus Christ.

 The most basic need of man is not physical rejuvenation, or psychological adjustment, or social improvement, but spiritual exchange and regeneration. Because all of mankind begin their physical lives spiritually "dead in their trespasses and sins" (Eph. 2:1,5), the primary need of man is to be made alive spiritually.


    The figurative expression that the Bible uses to illustrate spiritual enlivening is the concept of being "born again" (I Peter 1:3,23) or being "born from above" (John 3:3,7). When Jesus told Nicodemus, the religious ruler of the Jews, that he needed to be "born again, from above" (John 3:1-7), he reverted to the literalism of physical obstetrics. As a "natural man," though extremely religious, he failed to understand spiritual things (I Cor. 2:14).
    Man's primary need is not more knowledge and education, nor is it self-realization and self-improvement. The need of man is to be re-lifed with the very life of God in the person of His Son, Jesus Christ. The Spirit of God gives life (II Cor. 3:6) to our spirit, causing our spirit to be alive (Rom. 8:10) with "newness of life" (Rom. 6:4). One who thus becomes a Christian "passes out of spiritual death into spiritual life" (I John 3:14).


    The spiritual life that the Christian receives is the divine life of Jesus Christ. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life" (John 14:6). "He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life" (I John 5:12). This "eternal life that is in Christ Jesus" (Rom. 6:23) is the spiritual life that Jesus came to bring (John 10:10) to restore man to God's intent for humanity. Eternal life is not a commodity or state of existence that we receive after we die physically, but is the life of Jesus Christ in the Christian presently with an eternal continuum of perpetuity.
    Spiritual re-lifing, or regeneration, occurs in the spirit of man. "That which is born of the Spirit is spirit" (John 3:6). "The Spirit bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God" (Rom. 8:16). A spiritual union is effected whereby "one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him" (I Cor. 6:17).
    The singular reality that constitutes becoming a Christian is the presence of the Spirit of Christ in the spirit of an individual who receives Him by faith. "If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him" (Rom. 8:9), i.e. he is not a Christian!
    This indwelling of the Spirit of Christ in the spirit of an individual is the life and presence of the Person and Being of the risen Lord Jesus. Paul encouraged the Corinthians to evaluate whether they were really Christians, by asking, "Do you recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?" (II Cor. 13:5). The spiritual mystery of the gospel is "Christ in you, the hope of glory" (Col. 1:27); the basis on which Paul declares, "It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me..." (Gal. 2:20).


    When a person is "in Christ" and Christ is "in them," they become a "new creature" (II Cor. 5:17), a "new man" (Eph. 4:24; Col. 3:10), raised to "newness of life" (Rom. 6:4) by the presence of Christ's life in their spirit. They have a new spiritual identity as a "child of God" (Jn. 1:12; I Jn. 3:1,2,10), "sons of God" (Gal. 3:26), Christ-ones or Christians.


    How does this spiritual reality transpire? How is it enacted or facilitated? There is no physical or psychological procedure or formula that one must follow precisely in order to become a Christian. It is not effected by the physical procedures of walking down an aisle in response to an invitation, or holding up one's hand, or repeating a pre-worded "confession of faith," or being baptized with water, though those may be engaged in to indicate or accompany one's response to Jesus Christ. Neither do the psychological responses of mental assent to historical and theological tenets, or the subjective experiences of human emotions constitute the means and manner of responding to Christ.


    Becoming a Christian is personally appropriated by coming unto God in faith. Faith is not believing the accuracy of certain data about Jesus Christ, nor is it having an existential experience of ecstasy. Rather, faith is a volitional choice of receptivity to the activity of Jesus Christ, willing to receive the redemptive efficacy of Christ's death on our behalf, and willing to receive Christ's life into our spirit. "As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born...of God" (John 1:12,13). "Having believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise" (Eph. 1:13).
    Every person who receives Jesus Christ and becomes a Christian is assured of Christ's spiritual presence and empowering. "Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age" (Matt. 28:20), Jesus declared. "Christ, the power of God" (I Cor. 1:24) "works within us" (Eph. 3:20).
Being a Christian
    Everything necessary for being and behaving as the Christian one has become is inherent within and derived from the One with whom we have spiritually identified and united, Jesus Christ. Being and living as a Christian is not a religious exercise of conformity to the example of the historic life of Jesus Christ, striving to be Christ-like. Attempts to pattern one's behavior after that of Jesus amount to nothing more than self-serving attempts to "parrot" or "ape" the behavior-pattern of another. The Christian life is not an imitation of Jesus, but the manifestation of His life and character in our behavior, "that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal body" (II Cor. 4:10,11).


    Living the Christian life is not comprised of going through the motions of repetitive religious rituals. Nor is it the legalistic keeping of behavioral rules and regulations in conformity to an ethical morality. Ecclesiastical involvement is not the essence of Christian living either; not church attendance, participating in religious programs, or tithing ten-percent of one's income.
    Being and behaving as a Christian is enabled and empowered by the grace of God in the dynamic of the life of Jesus Christ in the Christian. In His departing promise Jesus explained, "You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you" (Acts 1:8). "God's grace is given according to the working of His power" (Eph. 3:7), providing "all sufficiency in everything" (II Cor. 9:8). Therefore, consistent with our becoming a Christian, it is not what we do to behave and live as a Christian, but the recognition of the sufficiency of the life of Jesus Christ within us. "He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus" (Phil. 1:6).


    Jesus said, "I came that you might have life, and have it more abundantly" (John 10:10). "I am the life" (John 14:6), Jesus declared. The Christian can affirm with Paul that "Christ is our life" (Col. 3:4); therefore, "for me to live is Christ" (Phil. 1:21). The Christian life is the "saving life of Christ" (cf. Rom. 5:10), whereby we are "made safe" from dysfunctional humanity in order to function as God intended by the divine impetus of Christ within the Christian.

    By His Holy Spirit, the living Lord Jesus wants to fill us (cf. Eph. 5:18) and control our behavior in order to manifest His character. This is not ethical conformity to a Christian value-system, but is the manifestation of the "fruit of the Spirit, which is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control" (Gal. 5:22,23). Thereby we allow for His holy character to be expressed in the process of sanctification (cf. I Cor. 1:30; I Thess. 5:23).

    Because we have such a performance-oriented, work-ethic mentality of accomplishing the objectives of any task, there is a constant tendency among Christians to question their responsibilities, what they must do, to live the Christian life. It is not what we do, but what He does that constitutes the living of the Christian life. Jesus told His disciples, "Apart from Me, you can do nothing" (John 15:5). Paul, a religious activist if there ever was one, admitted that "we are not adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God" (II Cor. 3:5).
    Being the Christian we have become is not effected by increased dedication and commitment to God or the church. Nor is Christian growth and behavior enacted by "studying to show oneself approved to God" by the gnostic acquisition of additional biblical and doctrinal knowledge. Emotional experiences do not make one a better Christian. Participation in activistic causes, or serving the Lord in ministry or missions opportunities are not creditable means of enhancing the Christian life. God is "not served with human hands, as though He needed anything" (Acts 17:25). Paul credited Christ for everything in his life and ministry, when he wrote, "I do not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me" (Rom. 15:18).

    "As you received Christ Jesus, so walk in Him" (Col. 2:6), wrote Paul. How did we receive Christ Jesus in order to become a Christian? By faith! In like manner, then, the Christian is responsible to continue to make the volitional choices moment-by-moment to allow for the receptivity of Christ's activity in our Christian lives. Such receptive faith allows for the vital outworking (cf. James 2:26) of the life and character of Jesus Christ in our behavior. "Christ lives in me," Paul explained, "and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and delivered Himself up for me" (Gal. 2:20).

    What does it mean, then, to be a Christian? Christianity is Christ! A Christian is one in whom Jesus Christ lives by His Spirit, and one who allows the life and character of Jesus Christ to be lived out through his behavior, in order to function as intended to the glory of God (cf. Isa. 43:7).

thanks  getting things   a bit cleaner for you ...

the love of the world.

Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." 1 Samuel 16:7
and he will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears Isaiah 11:3

But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit (Mind) and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. Jn.4:23

 

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. Jn.4:24

 

The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. John 4:25

 

Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. John 4:26 

 

    Those depending upon body emotion will try to silence you by condemning you for doing exactly what Jesus demanded as the greatest Spiritual gift: make your decisions based upon the rational (spiritual) knowledge given to you by the One God of the universe. Don't go soft-headed when the enemy is gaining on you!
With this power to apply our God-given intellect we are able to get "into" the Spirit of God which is the Mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2) where worship in spirit and in truth takes place.    camplell    

 

  
And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord; Isaiah 11:2

And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: Isaiah 11:3   

 

 For the first time in the history of the church, salaries were paid to Christians workers. Tradition has it that Constantine's mother was the first to give the money for the erection of a church building... All this (meetings in homes) was over now. The rags of persecution gave way to softer garments, and the church began to enjoy the feel of silk upon its flesh. Thus the Pergamos stage of church history came into being, the church was married to the world." (Barnhouse, D.G., Revelation, Zondervan, p. 52).

BACK TO THE BASICS,  (in Christ alone)

nw

 

Coming back home to faith.

"This people honors me with their lips. but their heart is far away from me. But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men. Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men. He was also saying to them, You nicely set aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition" (Mark 7:6-9).


1. All believers possess the Spirit of Christ (v.13).

2. This common Spirit works in all believers (vv.4-7).

3. The goal of spiritual gifts is mutual edification (vv.7,11).

4. The church is a body, whose members all have a vital function (vv.12, l5-18, 21-22).

5. Ministry in the assembly  does not focus in one member, but many (vv.14, 19; cf. Appendix A).

6. The many members, because of their personal union with Christ, have a living relationship with one another (vv.12, 25-26).

7. The body cannot function without its parts, and the functioning (priesthood) of the parts is necessary for the unity of the body (vv.17, 25, 27).

This construction is further borne out in the context. Verse 16 reveals Christ as joining the whole body together. The emphasis here, as in 1 Cor 12, falls on the total body ministry, not the exclusive ministry of pastors.
The elders' function is a crucial part of the edification process. But the broader body ministry unto edification is specifically mentioned two times in v.16: (1) "every joint supplies"; (2) "in the measure of every part." Thus, edification is not conceived of as being achieved by the ministry of one part (the "pastor"), but by a mutual ministry of every part. In summing up this general N.T. perspective, we can say that:

All believers are 'ministers' (believer-priests) who have been gifted by God so that they may lovingly build up their spiritual brothers and sisters.... each Christian has received a spiritual gift... A gift is a special ability given graciously by God to each person in Christ's Body to help others toward spiritual maturity (Sixteen Tests of An Authentic New Testament assembly , Fellowship Bible assembly [l980], p.25).
In light of this, the service of elders and deacons must be viewed against the backdrop of the general priesthood of believers. They serve as an important part in the edification of the body; they do not constitute the only sources of edification in the body. More will be said on this in the historical section.

The priest hood of all believers.,  was once again denied by the legal and  monarchal forms  political structures instead of spirit led.


In contrast to the N.T. focus on mutual ministry, the Puritans focused on the "pastor." Owen confidently asserted that "on this office ["pastor"] and the discharge of it He hath laid the whole weight of the order, rule, and edification of His church" (True Nature. p.55). Remember, he is not saying on the plurality of eldership rests the rule of the church.

It is upon the one man who occupies the separate office of "pastor." Since our practice generally corresponds with this notion, we must reflect upon this question: where in the N.T. can we demonstrate that the edification of the church has been committed to the ministry of one part of the body, especially it, light of 1Cor.12:14,19,31 and Heb.10:24-25?

The alternative form to the  legal structure  to be truthful not using the monarchal distortion of the text  into the fellow ship of the body  as merely an assembly by not using the to form , which  restricts the spirit often converts the faith in the Greek lecture hall  loaded with  philosophy , the true assembly was not so molded after the  world's forms due to our deepened lack of historical knowledge and discernment  the faith operative as a business  removed from the love of our master,  and origins of these twists and spins matured into a function of man's creation over the once spirit led body. 

JZ: Of course, there will always be a few that are “way-out,” but for the most part the confession of Christ by non-institutional ekklesias would be in line with the general statements of faith found in most evangelical para-church organizations. The   power of words take hold should without question? even if the word never existed in the actual scriptures is amazing  fact  and function  of mere assumption.


FS The body is selection of Christ ministry and life  through his blood , it is not an industrial  corporation tailored after the anglo-saxon  monarchal hierarchal world structures , but product of the love of our servant God. 
Which our lives should mimic by way of a conscious relationship with him john 17  of his presence in all the members not  the corporation which is sell out  for profit and business and  lot of compromise in the end which produced much of the powerless estate we are now seeing .  

 JZ: Absolutely not. The major church councils were carried out in settings where church and state were joined together. Emperor Constantine called for the council of Nicea. There was a lot of politics, threats, bribes and duplicity occurring in these councils. A good read in this regard is Philip Jenkins, Jesus Wars: How Four Patriarchs, Three Queens, and Two Emperors Decided What Christians Would Believe for the Next 1,500 Years (Harper One, 2010, 328pp.). Which sadly merged  with many of the renamed mystery forms, in the Rosicrucian  forms  organizations,  utilizing the hypnotic effect of philosophy    despite the reluctance to admit it,  anyone with a historical education can see through it all  fairly well..as to all the external influences for power and wealth  sadly left their first love.

 A fellow compromised of faith and hope and love and acted on in so doing , to live by faith instead of whatever blows in  or over  ones head , but a state of true love and desire for truth and real connection  for all those in the body as one unit .Romans one , 1 Corinthians 1-4  kj3 Young's literal  ...  worship in truth and spirit.

freedom inthe object of our faith in christ alone.

Matthew 24:30 and 36 to 39
“And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark. And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”

Something so simple yet  they made it so hard,  like faith and the object of our faith, man loves to complicate, systematize, what can only come about in a relation ship , we make it so hard and complex and  with so much to loose in so doing, it's amazing phenomena, called the desire to control.

From the very beginning it was  by faith in God  is his request, man created all the mis represented complexities of organized religion into human systems philosophy, or  magical mystics, because we seek to manage  or measure or become our own  God,  by our own inventions, the process of doing so is where were we get our word which describes (foolishness) from.

ENOCH TRANSLATED

Hebrews 11:5 and 6
“By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.”
Genesis 5:21 to 23

so what on earth are waiting for , more of the same that goes no where ? Had enough I have  no waiting here anymore , jump in it's free, what matters

“And Enoch lived sixty and five years and begat Methuselah: And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years; and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years. 

Hebrews 11:5
“By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.”

 Which will it be ?
the coming of the Son of man in Luke 18:8:

“Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, shall He find faith on the earth?”

The Son of man will not find faith on the earth. There was very little faith on the earth in the days of Noah. The days of the Son of man shall be like those days, only worse, according to:

Matthew 24:21 and 22
“For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.”

Just for you ben, blessings

Hi Ben glad to have met you, spirit warfare amen. A journey that will separate you from being bound to doubt,  and a powerless estate.  Narrow way a serious out reach, adjoined to God who is spirit not  substance, nor is he as divided as man made their religions to be, for their own glory and wealth. Your the temple he lives in you , the same God that lived in the gold box people  chanced after  have field to know the power they been given through doubt lack of knowledge of that relationship  is now in his real people if they would hear him  they would know him sir..1 Corinthians -1-4chapters.

 I can express my self dissolved in his ways more and more, though I hold doctor's degree in theology , philosophy. I am  free of the hypnotic addiction to either as system but more interested in the living relationship within.  

And do not seek to micromanage another,. We are called to spiritual discernment and walk in faith let no one cast doubt in your mind. 

God is pleased by faith ben,  the tiny little seed of it will do immense things.  not by doubt or anyone who turns from it he with draws himself from them brother like Luke warm , does not go in in the end sir

"And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. In response Jesus said to it, 'Let no one eat fruit from you ever again.' Then Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves." (Mark 11:12-17)

Jesus cursed a fig tree just before He cleansed the temple and drove out all those who bought and sold there. The contrast in these parallel acts is striking. The cursing of the fig tree represented the destruction of a fruitless religious system. It served as a visual object lesson of what Jesus had come to do in the Jewish temple before He established the new covenant. Little has changed , ages of the same sin continue. Go the same problem today as they and than ben  time for real change to spirit led wisdom.

When Jesus cursed the fig tree He was cursing forms of religion that rob the heart of power. There are some concepts found in Christianity today that are robbing many of the true power of God. Like doubt,  legalisms  copious amount of compromise,  leading the west into their final days  As the cultural collapse as promoted as you are witnessing  in a torrent self centered  ambition.

When Constantine, emperor of Rome, made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire in the fourth century, it marked the beginning of the institutionalization of the church. Constantine made the Church a state institution. Thus  the power of the spirit is reduced in the philosophy. From that point in time until the period of the dark ages (A.D. 1500) much of the True body  died, the real assembly or ecclesia was reduced to  political power and drawn into it's  hypnotic addiction  to  Greek philosophy which  replaced the revelatory power of Christ into man's manageable lifeless systems of political ambitions and perversion which removed them  life by from faith in a real knowable Christ fs

What we've seen in the last 500 years has been the renewal, revival and restoration of many truths that had been lost in the former  assembles age first few centuries . Yet there remains a recovery needed to be changed by a return to the  original organic spirit led body laden in love, hope, and faith .  Its impossible for me to peddle back wards  once you experience him what's left?  faith sees only it's master final out come ben ..

Back to Christ  and the internal presence of God.

nw

History in action, coming home.

"And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. In response Jesus said to it, 'Let no one eat fruit from you ever again.' Then Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves." (Mark 11:12-17)

Jesus cursed a fig tree just before He cleansed the temple and drove out all those who bought and sold there. The contrast in these parallel acts is striking. The cursing of the fig tree represented the destruction of a fruitless religious system. It served as a visual object lesson of what Jesus had come to do in the Jewish temple before He established the new covenant.

When Jesus cursed the fig tree He was cursing forms of religion that rob the heart of power. There are some concepts found in Christianity today that are robbing many of the true power of God.

When Constantine, emperor of Rome, made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire in the fourth century, it marked the beginning of the institutionalization of the church. Constantine made the Church a state institution. Thus  the power of the spirit is reduced in the philosophy. From that point in time until the period of the dark ages (A.D. 1500) much of the True body  died, the real assembly or ecclesia was reduced to  political power and drawn into it's  hypnotic addiction  to  Greek philosophy  replaced the revelatory power of Christ into man's manageable lifeless systems of political and other ambitions. fs

What we've seen in the last 500 years has been the renewal, revival and restoration of many truths that had been lost in the former  assembles age first few centuries . Yet there remains a recovery needed to be changed by a return to the  original spirit led body laden in love hope and faith .

Back to Christ  and the internal presence of God.

nw

History in action

"And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. In response Jesus said to it, 'Let no one eat fruit from you ever again.' Then Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves." (Mark 11:12-17)

Jesus cursed a fig tree just before He cleansed the temple and drove out all those who bought and sold there. The contrast in these parallel acts is striking. The cursing of the fig tree represented the destruction of a fruitless religious system. It served as a visual object lesson of what Jesus had come to do in the Jewish temple before He established the new covenant.

When Jesus cursed the fig tree He was cursing forms of religion that rob the heart of power. There are some concepts found in Christianity today that are robbing many of the true power of God.

When Constantine, emperor of Rome, made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire in the fourth century, it marked the beginning of the institutionalization of the church. Constantine made the Church a state institution. Thus  the power of the spirit is reduced in the philosophy. From that point in time until the period of the dark ages (A.D. 1500) much of the True body  died, the real assembly or ecclesia was reduced to  political power and the hypnotic addiction  to  Greek philosophy  replaced the revelatory power of Christ into man's manageable lifeless systems. fs

What we've seen in the last 500 years has been the renewal, revival and restoration of many truths that had been lost in the assemblies age. Yet there remains a recovery and a resurrection of the effects of the institutionalization of the state church to be changed by a return to the  original spirit led body  without all the external  unholy unions.

Back to Christ  and the internal presence of God.

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FELLOW SHIP !

 What is fellowship?

The Greek words translated “fellowship” in the New Testament mean essentially a partnership to the mutual benefit of those involved. Christian fellowship, then, is the mutually beneficial relationship between Christians, who can’t have the identical relationship with those outside the faith.  Christ binds us, the Holy spirit leads us .


Fellowship does not require us to be institutionalized, we can meet almost any where,  and have a relationship , but more so how  about your fellow ship with God. When is the last time you heard  person relate to the likeness of Paul's description  1 Corinth 1-4kj3 or young's literal

Our hearts and minds are “other-worldly” because we follow Jesus Christ, who said that His kingdom is not of this world (John 18:36


The focus is note a ball game or the  amusement park stuff but he mind of Christ,  discernment  of spirits and so much more  out reach, being Spirit led, the priesthood of all believers,  and love God's way, by having the mind of Christ and  knows the differences.

 The walk involves ,intimacy  with Our lord. We assemble in few homes keep in things more personal and contact wise rich in spiritual fruit.

Narrowway recognizes the people as the temple of God the way that  Christ did, john 17  we not use an external artifice  to replace a relationship. Any of us as elders  operate as servants,  and the ones who loved most led, Fairbairne 1910. We are a nt faith   with functions modeled by  our lord through us . 

We believe the body is able and fully gifted and alive discerning the mind of Christ and  capable  of  moving quickly obtaining wisdom to know and operate in faith without the constraint of fear and doubt.


The Holy spirit is  a critical part of our lives more so than the platonic systems of human philosophy. We assemble due to the new life,   an alternative to the halls of Plato.

Fellowship involves a faith in action among us  it far extends beyond  organized doubt and fear but lives in faith  action..  We do not market our selves for the sake of gain but live by faith .We trust God more than the economic use of  God for profit.

 The objective  is as Jesus says it is and was  the condition of our culture has become reprehensible die the absence of real presence of active faith.  The loss of life, addiction,  and all the dark things have merged  leaving a path way of deep sorrow,and self destruction as a means of  appearing wise or content.

We hope the life giving power of Christ  will supersede the need of having  doubt  or human reason as fruit of our  self centered self destructive culture to look up to.

 Fellowship  is true friend ship, Love hope and faith.




 John  13-17

In christ