Devotional: We are His Community.....
We look at Scriptures a they point toward the Word of God Who is Jesus the Son of God....our Messiah, the Anointed One. We are His community and the Bible is our community story. And, like all community stories, there are parts that we might wish that weren't there....but, they are there. They are our story....profitable, useful, valuable, holy....leading to righteousness.
The "church" was active, vibrant, and growing all over the Roman Empire long before Paul wrote his books. He wrote his books to encourage what they were already doing. We often act as if the New Testament gave us the church, but as brother Leroy Garrett said, "the church gave us the New Testament and not the other way around."
The "Good News" of Jesus was in existence and powerful long before the New Testament books were gathered or even written. God wants us to walk together in unity....and our unity comes through our love of Jesus....not through an agreement of rules and restraints.
Love God and Love one another.
Serve others.
Live in peace and rejoice in our eternal hope.
Amen!
The "church" was active, vibrant, and growing all over the Roman Empire long before Paul wrote his books. He wrote his books to encourage what they were already doing. We often act as if the New Testament gave us the church, but as brother Leroy Garrett said, "the church gave us the New Testament and not the other way around."
The "Good News" of Jesus was in existence and powerful long before the New Testament books were gathered or even written. God wants us to walk together in unity....and our unity comes through our love of Jesus....not through an agreement of rules and restraints.
Love God and Love one another.
Serve others.
Live in peace and rejoice in our eternal hope.
Amen!
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