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01/07/2025

What Is God's Will for My Life?

— A Rightly Divided Answer from Scripture

“Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.”
— Ephesians 5:17 KJV

Many Christians spend years asking this question:

❓ “Should I be a doctor or a missionary?”
❓ “Is it God’s will for me to marry this person?”
❓ “What if I miss God's plan for my life?”

🤯 So much confusion, anxiety, and frustration exists over something that God has already made known in His Word — when rightly divided (2 Timothy 2:15).

Let’s unpack what God’s will truly is today — according to Paul, the apostle of the Gentiles (Romans 11:13).

📌 1. God’s Will Is That All Men Be Saved

“Who will have all men to be saved…”
— 1 Timothy 2:4 KJV

✅ This is the first and foundational will of God — that you believe the gospel of grace.

📖 The gospel for today is found in 1 Corinthians 15:1–4:

“That Christ died for our sins… was buried… and rose again the third day…”

Salvation today is not by works, water baptism, or covenant obedience. It is by grace through faith (Eph. 2:8–9), based on the finished work of Christ.

✝️ God’s will starts when you trust Christ as your Savior — not when you find your "career calling."

📚 2. God’s Will Is That You Come to the Knowledge of the Truth

“…and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.”
— 1 Timothy 2:4 KJV

Salvation is the beginning — but not the end.

🎯 God's will is that you grow in sound doctrine, especially the revelation of the mystery given to Paul (Rom. 16:25, Eph. 3:1–9).

How?

🔍 By:

• Studying Paul’s epistles, Romans–Philemon

• Rightly dividing the Word (2 Tim. 2:15)

• Understanding the distinctive doctrines of grace (Col. 1:25)

⚠️ If you're trying to follow God’s will from Matthew, Acts 2, or Revelation, you're reading someone else’s mail. That’s Israel’s program — not the Body of Christ’s.

🙌 3. God’s Will Is That You Live Thankfully and Righteously

“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God…”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:18 KJV

God’s will for the believer is not a secret career path or mystical roadmap. It’s a spiritual mindset:

🧠 Think grace
💬 Speak truth in love
🙏 Be thankful in all things
🚶 Walk worthy of your calling (Eph. 4:1)

Also:

“This is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication.”
— 1 Thessalonians 4:3

Holiness is not legalism — it’s simply living consistent with who you are in Christ (Romans 6:11–13).

🗣️ 4. God’s Will Is That You Make the Mystery Known

“And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery…”
— Ephesians 3:9 KJV
“That I may open my mouth boldly… to make known the mystery of the gospel”
— Ephesians 6:19 KJV

Once you’re saved and grounded in truth, God’s will becomes your mission:

🌍 To share the gospel of grace
📢 To preach Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the mystery (Rom. 16:25)
⛪ To edify the Body of Christ with sound doctrine

Your “ministry” isn’t found in a vision — it’s found in Paul’s epistles.

⚖️ 5. God’s Will Is Not Mysterious or Hidden

🛑 You don’t need to:

• Wait for a sign

• Hear an audible voice

• Open a random Bible verse for direction

God has already revealed His will in His Word.

📖 The confusion comes from mixing Israel’s program (prophecy, signs, law) with the Body of Christ’s program (mystery, grace, liberty).

“Having made known unto us the mystery of his will…”
— Ephesians 1:9 KJV

No guessing. No “finding God’s will.”
You already have it — in Christ, and in the Scriptures rightly divided.

✅ Summary: God’s Will Today (Rightly Divided)

God's Will:

• 🛡️ Be Saved (1 Tim. 2:4, 1 Cor. 15:1–4)

• 📘 Know the Truth (2 Tim. 2:15, Eph. 3:9)

• 🙌 Live Godly (1 Thess. 4:3, 5:18)

• 📣 Preach the Mystery (Eph. 6:19, Rom. 16:25)

• 🧠 Renew Your Mind (Rom. 12:2, Col. 3:10)

🎯 God's will is not about circumstances, but about doctrine.
It’s not about where you go, but about what you know and believe — and how you walk by grace as a new creature in Christ (2 Cor. 5:17).

You don’t need to search the clouds for your purpose.
📖 Open your Bible, rightly divide it — and you’ll find His perfect will for your life.

🔍 Further Study:

• Romans 12:1–2 – Living sacrifices, renewed mind

• 1 Corinthians 4:1–2 – Stewards of the mystery

• Colossians 1:9–10 – Knowledge of His will = fruitful walk

• Galatians 1:4 – Delivered from this present evil world

• Philippians 1:9–11 – Abounding in love and discernment

👉 Follow for more truth rightly divided.

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Why Staying in a Church with Wrong Doctrine Is Dangerous?

From a Biblical perspective—where right division of the Word (2 Tim. 2:15 KJV) is foundational—remaining in a church that teaches wrong doctrine is spiritually dangerous for several reasons:

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1. Corrupts Your Understanding of Truth

> “A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.” (Galatians 5:9 KJV)

The King James Bible emphasizes the need to rightly divide truth according to God's program for Israel and the Church.

A church that mixes law and grace, Israel and the Body of Christ, or kingdom and church doctrine, leads believers into confusion and error.

You risk absorbing misapplied scriptures, leading to legalism, emotionalism, or false hope.

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2. Hinders Spiritual Growth

> “That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine...” (Ephesians 4:14 KJV)

Sound doctrine (especially Pauline doctrine for this age of grace) is essential for spiritual maturity.

Staying in a church that teaches wrongly can stunt your growth or make you spiritually unstable.

Many churches today neglect the distinct role of Paul as the apostle to the Gentiles (Rom. 11:13), leading to misapplied commands meant for Israel, not the Body of Christ.

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3. Makes You a Partaker of Their Errors

> “Be not ye therefore partakers with them.” (Ephesians 5:7 KJV)

Endorsing or supporting a church with false teaching makes you a participant in their error, even if you don't personally believe it.

2 John 10–11 warns that even bidding false teachers Godspeed makes you a partaker of their evil deeds.

Dispensationalism calls for separation from doctrinal compromise, not ecumenical unity at the expense of truth.

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4. Weakens Your Witness

If you're in a church that teaches falsely, your testimony is blended with confusion.

You may unintentionally lead others into error by your association with doctrinal compromise.

Paul was always careful to separate from those who perverted the gospel (Gal. 1:6–9).

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5. God Honors Right Division

> “Study to shew thyself approved unto God… rightly dividing the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15 KJV)

Dispensationalism holds that God deals with mankind in different ways across dispensations.

Failure to rightly divide leads to misapplying:

Israel’s laws to the Church

Kingdom promises to the Body of Christ

The Sermon on the Mount to church-age living

Remaining under such error dishonors God’s method of interpretation and opens the door to spiritual deception.

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In Summary:

Staying in a church with wrong doctrine is dangerous because:

It blinds you from God’s truth for today (Pauline truth).

It delays or distorts your spiritual growth.

It entangles you in doctrinal error.

It weakens your witness.

It disrespects God’s revealed pattern of rightly dividing the Word.

01/07/2025

Stewards of The Mysteries ....

📖 1 Corinthians 4:1 “Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.”

🔍 What Does It Mean to Be a Steward of the Mysteries?

This is not about money or church budgets.
It is about truth, divine mysteries revealed to the Apostle Paul by the risen Lord Jesus Christ.

📘 Paul’s Unique Dispensation

Paul declares:
📖 1 Corinthians 9:17 – “...a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.”

📖 Ephesians 3:9 – “...to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery…”

These mysteries center on:
• 🩸 The gospel of Christ (1 Cor 15:1–4)
• 🧭 A fellowship based on Christ’s finished work, not national covenants
• The blindness of Israel, they are enemies of the cross of Christ
• 🌿 Christ in you, the hope of glory (Col 1:27)
• ✝️ The new creature — the Body of Christ (2 Cor 5:17) Baptized by the Spirit into One Body – not by water but the operation of God (1 Corinthians 12:13, Colossians 2:12)
📖 Ephesians 2:15 “...to make in himself of twain one new man…”
📖 Colossians 1:27 “...Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
🕊️ We are not waiting to be made whole - we are already complete in Him the moment we believe.

🧱 Paul: Steward of the Mystery of Christ
📖 Ephesians 3:4 – “Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ…”

Paul wrote of Christ more than any other writer.

He revealed the mystery more than anyone in Scripture.
Why?
Because it was given to him by the risen Lord Jesus Christ to make known.

🚫 Don’t Misplace Your Commission
Many today:
• Misapply the red letters (Jesus’ earthly ministry to Israel),
• Follow the twelve apostles’ letters (Hebrews–Revelation),
• Try to build a kingdom or live under the law.

This ignorance of the mystery keeps the Church confused, carnal, and powerless.

But Paul teaches:
👉We are not Israel - who are blind and fallen
👉We are not under law but under grace..
👉We are complete in Christ (Col 2:10)
👉We are a heavenly body with a heavenly calling

🔑 Are You a Steward of the Mystery?
📖 Ephesians 6:19 – “[Pray] for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel…”

Paul knew:
• The gospel of the mystery must be spoken boldly
• Stewards must be faithful, not popular - prepare to be despised
📖 1 Corinthians 4:2 – “Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.”

🙋♂️ Will You Be Counted Faithful?
Faithful when:
• The crowd is small? Very very small
• The pressure is high? to the point of tears
• The temptation is to avoid controversy? but you cant...
• Legalism seems like a safer message? but you know it is a lie...
If so…

✊ Stand. Speak. Steward- expect to be hated...
👉Be counted among the faithful who make all men see the fellowship of the mystery. Christ is glorified when the mystery is magnified - Count it all joy and pray without ceasing ...

01/07/2025

I was shocked when attended a Sunday school class and asked a question, but the answer I got from the teacher and the rest of the class shocked me to my bone!

"Was Noah a Christian?" I asked.

"Yes, Noah was a Christian" replied the teacher confidently - others in the class supported.

This sent me wondering about the level of people I was mingling with. As a matter of fact, the whole church would be so backward in the knowledge of the Bible, I thought.

So many of us here reading this piece don't know whether Noah wasn't a Christian or not. They don't even know what is Christianity, neither do they have any idea of its history. They think any man of God in the Bible was a Christian.

This is how bad the foundational knowledge of Christ is in our churches. Yet we all go to church meetings weekly -- learning what?

2 Timothy 3:7
Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.


🤔

01/07/2025

❌ "Rightly Dividers Are Not Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth"?

🧐 Is it true that those who claim to rightly divide the word are actually doing it wrong?

This accusation is often aimed at Pauline dispensationalists — those who follow Paul’s instructions to rightly divide the word of truth (2 Timothy 2:15).

But let’s break it down. Are we rightly dividing — or wrongly dividing?

Let’s answer this with Scripture, not emotion, and with clarity, not confusion.

📖 What Does “Rightly Divide” Even Mean?

“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
— 2 Timothy 2:15 KJV

🔍 “Rightly dividing” means cutting straight — separating truth from truth based on context, audience, and dispensation.

It does not mean:

• Mixing Old and New Testaments

• Picking and choosing favorite verses

• Interpreting everything as spiritually symbolic

It means distinguishing:

• Law vs. Grace

• Israel vs. the Body of Christ

• Prophecy vs. Mystery

• Earthly kingdom vs. Heavenly position

• Peter’s gospel vs. Paul’s gospel

🧭 Why Dispensationalists Are Rightly Dividing

✅ 1. They distinguish between Israel and the Church

Romans 11:25: “...blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.”

🔑 Israel and the Church are NOT the same. Israel has covenants, a land, a kingdom.
The Church is a heavenly people, a new creature in Christ.

✅ 2. They recognize Paul’s unique apostleship

Romans 11:13: “I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office.”

Ephesians 3:1–9 – Paul was given the mystery — not revealed before.

🧩 The Body of Christ and the dispensation of grace were not revealed to the 12 apostles. Paul received it directly from Christ (Gal. 1:11–12).

✅ 3. They separate prophecy from mystery

Acts 3:21: Prophecy spoken “since the world began”
Romans 16:25: Mystery “kept secret since the world began”

🔍 You can't mix these. They are mutually exclusive. Right division keeps them in their proper place.

✅ 4. They preach salvation by grace through faith — not works

Ephesians 2:8–9: “For by grace are ye saved through faith... not of works.”

📜 Israel’s program required faith + works (see James 2:24; Matthew 19:17).
Under grace, salvation is by faith alone, through Christ’s finished work.

🙅 Common Accusations Against Rightly Dividers

Some say:

🗯️ “You’re cutting out Jesus’ words!”
🗯️ “You ignore the Gospels!”
🗯️ “You’ve invented a new doctrine!”

Let’s answer them with truth.

🛑 “Cutting out Jesus’ words”

No — we honor all Scripture (2 Timothy 3:16).
But we recognize Jesus’ earthly ministry was to Israel under the law (Romans 15:8; Matthew 15:24).

We don’t ignore Christ — we follow the risen, glorified Christ who revealed His will to Paul (Gal. 1:12).

🛑 “You ignore the Gospels”

No — we study all Scripture, but we apply it correctly.
For example:

• Matthew 5: “cut off your hand”? → Spoken to Israel under law.

• Matthew 24: “endure to the end”? → Spoken about tribulation Israel.

We’re not in that program. We live in the age of grace.

🛑 “You’re creating division”

Actually, we’re obeying God’s command to divide properly!

Right division brings clarity, not confusion.
Mixing Israel and the Church creates confusion, legalism, and contradiction.

🔥 Real Division Is in the Bible Itself

Don’t forget — God is the one who divided:

• Law from grace

• Heaven from earth

• Jew from Gentile

• Mystery from prophecy

We’re not dividing truth from error — we’re dividing truth from truth, as God told us to.

🧱 Key Truths Dispensationalists Uphold

1. Paul is the apostle of the Gentiles (Romans 11:13)

2. The Body of Christ is a mystery (Eph. 3:1–9; Col. 1:25–27)

3. Salvation is by grace through faith (Eph. 2:8–9)

4. Israel and the Church are different (Romans 9–11; 1 Cor. 10:32)

5. The Bible must be rightly divided (2 Tim. 2:15)

🙌 Conclusion: Don't Be Ashamed of Right Division

Paul tells us:

“Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner...”
— 2 Timothy 1:8

Right division isn’t a gimmick. It’s the key to understanding the Bible without contradiction, confusion, or compromise.

📚 Study Passages:

• 2 Timothy 2:15
• Romans 11:13
• Ephesians 3:1–9
• Galatians 1:11–12
• Colossians 1:25–27
• 1 Corinthians 10:32
• Romans 16:25

💡 So next time someone says “Rightly dividers aren’t rightly dividing,” ask:

Then how do you explain the contradictions between law and grace, prophecy and mystery, Israel and the Church?

🎯 Truth is not popular — but it's powerful.

👉 Follow for more truth rightly divided.

01/07/2025

🔥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗘 𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗛: 𝗔 𝗣𝗔𝗨𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘

🔴 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

In today’s world, there are many misconceptions about the purpose of going to church. Some think it is:

𝟭. 𝗔𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿– where music, performances, and emotional experiences take center stage.

𝟮. 𝗔 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯– mainly about humanitarian works, social gatherings, and networking.

𝟯. 𝗔𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 – where the main goal is to bring unbelievers in every Sunday to get saved.

𝟰. 𝗔 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 “𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝗱” 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – where attending makes them feel accepted by God or earns them a spot in heaven.

However, when we look at Paul’s teachings, we find that the local church has a much higher, spiritual purpose.

🌎 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝘃𝘀 𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦

𝟭. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵

This is the Body of Christ – all believers everywhere who are saved by grace through faith in Christ (Eph 1:22-23).

It is not tied to a denomination, building, or location.

It is spiritual and invisible, united by the Holy Spirit into one Body (1 Cor 12:13).

Even if believers are scattered worldwide, they are all members of the universal church.

✅ 2. 𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦

These are physical assemblies of believers meeting in a specific place (house, hall, or under a tree) to pray, teach, and edify each other.

Paul wrote letters to such local assemblies: Corinth, Ephesus, Philippi, Thessalonica, etc.

They are visible expressions of the universal Body in specific locations.

✔️ Example: A local assembly in your area is a small group of believers gathering regularly for mutual edification, ministry, and worship.

It also important to understand that the church is the believers themselves ( 1 Timothy 3:15) not a building

God doesn't dwell in buildings made by human hands. He dwells in believers (1 Corinthians 3:16)

There's nothing sacred about the building or the pulpit. It is just a physical location where the church gathers

💡 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦

🔹 You become aware that being part of the universal Body of Christ happens by salvation alone, not by becoming part of a local assembly

🔹 You also realize that local gatherings are meant to foster spiritual growth, service, and accountability, even though they don’t determine your salvation.

📖 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗛. )

𝗔 𝗣𝗔𝗨𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞

Here are the key functions of a local assembly according to Paul:

𝟭. 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀

➔ “Let all things be done unto edifying.” (1 Cor 14:26)

The gathering is for building up believers spiritually, through teaching, exhortation, and mutual encouragement.

𝟮. 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲

➔ “The church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.” (1 Tim 3:15)

The local church upholds, teaches, and defends sound doctrine, protecting believers from false teachings.

𝟯. 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆

➔ “For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.” (Eph 4:11-12)

Church gatherings equip believers to serve Christ effectively in their daily lives and ministries.

𝟰. 𝗠𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽

➔ “That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.” (1 Cor 12:25-27).

The assembly fosters deep practical fellowship, where believers care, pray, and support each other.

𝟱. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲

➔ “Do not ye judge them that are within? … Put away from among yourselves that wicked person.” (1 Cor 5:12-13)

The church maintains order and purity through loving discipline, protecting the testimony of Christ.

𝟲. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴

➔ “I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men.” (1 Tim 2:1).

Corporate prayer and thanksgiving are integral to gatherings, uniting believers in intercession.

𝟳. 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱’𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿

➔ “For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.” (1 Cor 11:23-26)

The local church remembers Christ’s sacrifice through the Lord’s Supper, proclaiming His death until He comes.

𝟴. 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽

➔ “Teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” (Col 3:16).

Singing truth-filled songs teaches and admonishes believers while glorifying God.

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡

✅ The local assembly is not an entertainment hub, social club, or place to earn salvation.

✅ It is a spiritual gathering where believers are taught, edified, equipped, and sent out as ambassadors for Christ in the world (2 Cor 5:20).

✅Understanding this transforms church attendance from mere ritualism to genuine practical fellowship.

When you see church as a place to grow, serve, and build up others, rather than just fulfill an obligation, your mindset changes:

🔹 You come ready to learn and encourage others.

🔹 You see yourself as part of the Body’s growth and health.

🔹 You no longer attend to earn points with God, but because you are already accepted in Christ, and you desire to build up His Body.

✅ We go to church not to “access God” in a building, but to practically fellowship with saints, learn sound doctrine, and be strengthened to reach others with the gospel.

🙏 May we uphold this Pauline understanding in our gatherings and teach others the true purpose of the Body of Christ assembled.

By 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗠𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶 😊

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁

30/06/2025

"Choosing a Church: By Flesh or by Faith?" can be understood by examining God's current dispensation of grace, where sound doctrine and rightly dividing the Word of truth (2 Timothy 2:15) are essential in the believer’s walk and church affiliation.

🧭 Choosing a Church

🔹 1. Faith Over Flesh = Rightly Dividing the Word

Flesh-based choice focuses on feelings, entertainment, or social programs (e.g., music, emotions, or activities).

Faith-based choice seeks sound, dispensational Bible teaching—especially emphasizing Pauline truth for the Church, the Body of Christ.

> “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” — 2 Corinthians 5:7

🔹 2. Church in the Dispensation of Grace

In this age (Dispensation of Grace), the local church's role is to edify believers through the right division of God’s Word.

The focus is not Israel, signs, wonders, or physical blessings—but spiritual growth in Christ based on Paul's epistles (Romans–Philemon).

> “If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward.”
— Ephesians 3:2

🔹 3. Marks of a Biblical, Dispensational Church

Emphasizes King James Bible

Teaches justification by grace through faith alone (Romans 3:28).

Understands the mystery of the Body of Christ (Ephesians 5:32).

Stands against emotionalism or legalistic programs that appeal to the flesh.

Does not confuse Israel with the Church (rejects Replacement Theology).

🔹 4. Warning Against “Fleshly” Church Choices

Many today choose churches for the wrong reasons: entertainment, motivational messages, or social status.

Dispensationalists warn that this feeds the carnal man, not the new man in Christ (Colossians 3:10).

> “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine…”
— 2 Timothy 4:3

✅ Choosing by Faith Means:

Choosing sound doctrine, not emotional hype.

Choosing Christ-centered, grace-based teaching.

Choosing truth rightly divided, not tradition or trends.

📌 Summary Table

Basis of Choice Flesh-Based (Wrong) Faith-Based (Right)

Focus Emotions, music, programs Sound doctrine, Bible rightly divided
Target Audience Pleasing man Pleasing God (Galatians 1:10)
Doctrine Emphasized Shallow or mixed Pauline doctrine (Romans–Philemon)
Result Confusion, carnality Growth in grace and truth

29/06/2025

𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗬 ?

📝 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲?

Many grace believers find themselves on the fence about leaving churches that mix law and grace or preach doctrines contrary to Paul’s gospel.

They wonder:

“𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺?”

“𝗪𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗜 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗳 𝗜 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲?”

“𝗜𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲?”

Let’s see what Scripture teaches about this.

𝟭. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲

Paul is clear about how believers should respond to false doctrine:

𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝟭𝟲:𝟭𝟳 – “𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗻, 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘆𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱; 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺.”

✔️ We are commanded to avoid those teaching contrary doctrine, not stay and absorb or tolerate it.

> 𝟭 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝟲:𝟯-𝟱 – “𝗜𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀…𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳.”

✅ Paul instructs Timothy to withdraw from those teaching doctrines not according to godliness.

𝟮 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝟲:𝟭𝟳 – “𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘆𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱…”

✅ God calls us to separate from error, not unite with it.

✅ 𝟮. “𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗜 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺?”

Many feel called to stay back to “convert people to right division” in these churches. But consider:

🔴 Where does Scripture teach this?

Paul never told believers to remain under false teachers to reform them. Instead, he warns:

𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝟭:𝟵 – “𝗜𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹…𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗱.”

✅ False doctrine is not just a difference of interpretation.

It corrupts minds from the simplicity in Christ (2 Cor 11:3-4).

🔴 Bad doctrine corrupts good manners (1 Cor 15:33).

Staying under it will hinder your growth and confuse those you are trying to help.

🔴 You can still reach people without staying in the system.

Paul evangelised synagogues but did not remain under their leadership or teaching (Acts 19:8-9).

✅ 𝟯. “𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗪𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆?”

Hebrews 10:25 is often quoted: “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together…”

But we have to ask

𝗔) 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼?

Hebrews is addressed to the Hebrews – Israel’s believing remnant, not the Body of Christ. (Hebrews 1:1-2)

𝗕) 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 “𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴”?

It’s not a weekly Sunday gathering.

It refers to the prophesied gathering of Israel at Christ’s return:

𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝟮𝟰:𝟯𝟭 – “𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁…”

The author was exhorting them not forsake this gathering by going back to perdition

𝗖) 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 “𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴”?

The day of the Lord’s return to establish the Kingdom.

Hebrews exhorts Israel to remain faithful under persecution and not draw back to perdition (Heb 10:38-39).

Hebrews 10:25 is not a command to the Body of Christ.

💡 It is about Israel holding fast to enter their Kingdom promises, especially under tribulation pressure.

🔎 𝟰. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆

✅ To obey God’s command to separate from error.

✅To protect your spiritual growth and avoid confusion.

✅ To stand for the truth without compromise.

✅ To help others clearly see the difference between grace and works.

🔎 𝗢𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: “𝗡𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁, 𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲?”

✅ It’s true – no local church is perfect. Every assembly has flaws because it is made up of people still growing in grace.

🔴 However, there is a difference between:

Human imperfections (personality differences, style, maturity levels)

Vs

Doctrinal corruption (mixing law and grace, preaching a wrong gospel, denying Pauline truth).

💡 We are not looking for a perfect church.

✔️ We are looking for a church that is faithful to what God has made clear – the gospel of grace, right division, and sound Pauline doctrine.

> “𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗳𝘂𝗹.” (𝟭 𝗖𝗼𝗿 𝟰:𝟮)

✅ Faithfulness is the standard, not perfection.

Staying in a church that teaches error and confuses God’s Word is not humility; it is disobedience to God’s command to separate from false doctrine.

💡 Seek faithfulness to God’s truth, not worldly unity or comfort.

✅5. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗜 𝗴𝗼 ?

💡 Some fear leaving because they have nowhere else to go. Remember:

✅Your identity is in Christ, not a building.

✅ You can fellowship online with like-minded believers.

✅ You can study with your family or a small group at home.

✅ Pray that God will raise a grace assembly in your area.

💡 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧

If you’re still on the fence:

✅ Ask yourself: Am I staying because of fear, comfort, or social ties, or because of clear Biblical conviction?

✅ Remember: God desires you to stand fast in Pauline truth without compromise.

Staying under false doctrine is not a ministry calling; it is disobedience to God’s clear commands to separate, avoid, and withdraw from error.

✅ Leaving is hard, but it is worth it – for your growth, clarity, and ministry effectiveness.

By 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗠𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶 😊

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵

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