I don't disagree with the Lord. I happen to see the true Bride in her splendor, and don't focus a critical eye on the local churches who are not doing it right. God calls us to encourage the brethren and not to tear them down. I make sure I am right with the Lord and my energies are to help support and lead the Body.
Casting one's eye around at others and speaking ill of the Bride doesn't serve the Kingdom. It serves the enemy.
Not really. The Church IS the salt of the earth and IS the light of the world.
No, the Church doesn't, but many churches do.
Yep.
Ignoring any scriptures to the contrary does not do any one any good.
Who says I speak ill of the bride?
I say the church is not ready and if scripture says she has got herself ready then clearly when was she not ready?
and if the lord said to the disciples "be ye also ready" ther eis the implication you can be not ready .
I with the Lord say the church needs to repent .
I also say with the Lord that "be hold I stand at the door and knock " There is only ONE church .
and whatever local church you or I belong to there is but oen church and therefore one door .
If you consider that after the resurection no door was any barrier to the Lord entering a room. You have to or should consider why he feels the need to knock!?
Then as the most of the church says he is inside .Given that he says he is outside .The knocking ojn the door is and must be a call to the whole church to repent!
To who then is the promise made?
To them that have ears to hear and open the door ;to THEM will I and the father sup with . or have close fellowship with in other words.
Before Gidion did anything he first cast down the idols in his fathers house .
The only thing Im casting down or rejecting is the vain imaginations of a church that says "I am rich increased with goods and in need of nothing " Yet the Lord says "Ye are wretched poor and blind and in need of eye salve"
In comparison what I have said was and is quite mild.
Ill ask again then if not to you but to al who read but dont write.,
Was the laodocian church ready?
and was the Spirit that was and IS speakign to the churches then at fault to say what He did?
Ive said enough on the matter .
in Christ
gerald