THE Church

My mom and I were talking the other day about church. It was kind of mutually agreed upon that there was no perfect church. There’s even a saying that goes: “Even if there was a perfect church, it wouldn’t be perfect as soon as you stepped in through the door.” And for our fleshly minds to comprehend, the perfect church is subjective to the viewer. What might make a church perfect in my eyes you might think is wrong and so on. After the conversation was over and mom went home it hit me. There is a perfect church. From our point of view here on earth; when we look around laterally we see no perfect churches. Each one is tainted with something. Notice my wording…churches. Now look at it from God’s point of view. He doesn’t see us congregation by congregation. We might have a completely lousy church next door with one on fire genuine Christian family. This family is part of THE Church. The church across town has two families who are seeking….really seeking. They are part of THE Church. One might be Baptist, the other Methodist.

Christ is preparing a perfect Bride for Himself. We will either be a part of the perfect Bride (THE Church) or we can enjoy our churches full of entertainment and complacency. There will be ONE perfect Church called up to heaven. It will not all be from one congregation, or one denomination or from one country. Seekers from all around the world from every walk of life make up that Church. The word church means ‘the called out’. Not ‘called out of our homes on Sundays and Wednesdays’. There’s more to it than sitting through church service. We are called out. Called out of this world. Called out of our fleshly thinking. Called out of our un-righteous living. Called out of our sinful lifestyles. We all know the story that not everyone that calls “Lord, Lord” will enter. Our churches are full of those calling “Lord, Lord”. Christ is coming back for a perfect Church. Made up of holy and righteous people (made so by the cleansing of His blood). Cleaning up your life is not a one time thing. Just because you accepted Christ and were even baptized…this is not a free ticket. Christ is looking for people willing to keep being cleansed. The process continues. And Christ is doing the work…if we allow Him to.

Ephesians 5

25 …even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

I hope you’re in THE Church and not just a church.

God Bless!

“…holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:” Heb. 12:14