So,
we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one member(s) one of another
(Romans 12:5). And they, continuing daily with one accord
in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with
gladness and singleness of heart, Praising God, and having favour with all the
people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved (Acts
2:42-47).
If the question
was asked, why am I writing about the church? My answer is to provide a true
definition of the church as a body of believers who come together or assemble themselves
(Matthew 18:17; 1 Corinthian 4:17) in one place to worship God in spirit and
truth (John 4:24).
According to
scripture, the church is not just a building; instead it the Christians/all
believers who inhabit the building (Romans 16:5). That means then the true
church resides in the hearts of every believer. Therefore, it doesn’t matter
where and or how we come together to worship God, just as long as we assemble
ourselves to worship God. This pandemic has caused true followers of Jesus Christ
to find new methods to come together and worship God. The church building may
be closed, but the church in our hearts remain open and receptive to the Word
of God.
This question
comes to mind, are you a fan or a follower of Jesus Christ? A follower of Christ
will follow Him as He is present in our hearts and the situation doesn’t get
too dire for us to come together to sing praises unto His holy name. Whereas, a
fan not so much.
What does it mean
to be part of the body of Christ? It means that believers throughout the ages
are members of God’s holy nation of people (1 Peter 2:9-10). We as believers
are the bride of Christ as He gave Himself for the church (Ephesians 5:25-27).
Being that Christ
gave Himself for us the church we are encouraged to give our all to Him.
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