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There have always been many voices saying “This is the way to know God.” Today’s media explosion has created more voices and more confusion. Why then another? Our purpose is to share truth to help strengthen your relationship with God and with other believers in your locality.

Personal connection with other believers cannot be replaced by the mass media. It is much more satisfying to have a deep spiritual relationship with ten believers than to be in a crowd of ten thousand. Every individual is important to God, and His plan involves each one in a very real way. There are things that are important to God that can only take place in close personal relationships.

The goal of God is to build a family of His children together in love, walking in truth. Personal submission and obedience to Christ will bring conformity of each member to Christ, and a growing expression of the nature of God in a local gathering. The testimony going out to the world around will be as a “light set on a hill that cannot be hidden” and “the pillar and ground of the truth.”

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99 Christianity or Christ?

Nov 9, 2017

Episode 99 Christianity or Christ?

In our world today, there is a great religious system called Christianity. It varies in many details, but the one common feature is Christ. However the big question is what is the place of Christ? Is He only a historical figure, or is He given His place as Lord of Lords? Religion is one of the enemy’s greatest tools today, and Christian religion is probably the most dangerous because it is so close to the truth. It is based on the Bible and embraces so many things that are very good. Yet at the core of so much that goes in the name of Christianity, there is serious error and mixture that leads men astray. It leaves them with a form of godliness, but not in union with God. Today we want to try to show the difference, not just to be critical, but to avoid the snare of the enemy and be found in union with Christ both now and for eternity. (Philippians chapter 3)

  • Religion
    • A system of doctrines, practices, and rules of personal conduct
    • Christian religion, the above based on the Bible
  • Christ
    • A historical figure, a great teacher
    • The incarnation of God (Son of God)
    • The glorified Lord, reigning at the right hand of God
  • The Bible is a record of the expanding revelation of Christ
  • God’s purpose is now that Christ would be revealed in each person (Gal. 1:15-16)
  • True Christianity is Christ revealed in a collective gathering of believers
  • The Cross is the basis of everything God is doing today
  • God’s ultimate goal is that God may “be all” “in all” (I Cor. 15:20-28)