Posted by Chris on 2/2/2007, 4:28 am, in reply to "Re: Membership of the One Body" There are those who are saved, but never progress beyond that point. Who remain content to be part of a church fellowship, listen to the preacher each week, attend the Bible study and prayer meeting mid-week, have their daily reading, but never go beyond that. They have been saved, and baptised and settled down to being a faithful member of their local church. Go along to the Sunday morning communion service, where the bread and wine is partaken of, and remembrance made of the sacrifice of Christ. They love the Lord and work tirelessly often in the 'Lord's Work', but know nothing of the Church which is His Body, or of the truth of the mystery, of the setting aside of Israel and the effect that had on the administration of God for this present day. They know nothing of Paul as the Apostle to the Gentiles. They are blind to all of that. Does membership of The Body of Christ, require a knowledge of it? Paul was prepared to die defending the truth He had been given. In this present day there are those who would be prepared to defend the necessity for the communion service and baptism as a requisite of faith in Christ, they too would name chapter and verse for the position they hold. Is it a question of 'according to your faith be it unto you'? We know that those who were chosen from before the foundation of the world to this calling cannot fail to receive it, but what of those who never come to a knowledge of it? In Christ
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Dear Lynn,
Chris
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