When Jesus was on this earth he promised to build his Church. (Matt 16:15) He did just that on the day of Pentecost. The scriptures proclaim that Christ only built one church. (Col 1:18) "He is the head of the body, the church..." (Eph 4:4) "There is one body..." Jesus only built one church. How can we know which church is his? (Matt 7:20-21) "Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven." We can be a member of his church today if we follow the blueprint that he left for us - The Word of God. |
The mission of the Church is saving souls. We are not the preserver or interpreter of the apostle's teaching. We are the result of those teachings when we believe and obey their teachings. (1 Cor 15:1-4) (Acts 2:41,47) Jesus gave us our mission in (Matt 28:18) and in (Mark 16:15-16). Our mission is to preach the Gospel, (2 Tim 4:2) and to strive to do all things in the name of the Lord or by his authority. |
