What is the primary purpose and function of the church?
Why does the church exist?
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True. Jesus tells us that every time the Church gathers, he is present with us. He says all we have to do is gather in his name and that is enough -- he will be here with us. Each week we gather to hear God's word, to proclaim our common faith, to pray for ourselves and others, to fellowship with each other, and to give thanks and praise to our Lord. Jesus is always present with us when we come together as sisters and brothers as the Church.
LT, Excellent subject-matter to consider and discuss...........
Primary purpose, function, and reason for existence:
A group of baptized believers meeting regularly for purposes of studying the Word..........fellowship (leaning on one another).......braking of bread( both shared meals and Holy Communion).......and prayer, prayer.......and more prayer.
That was the early church as paraphrased from Acts 2:41-42. How close to that are churches of today?
Starting a little later in the Book of Acts, disputes in the church (Chapter 6), major conflicts about circumcision,
(Chapter 15). So then, included in the rest of the New Testament, up to the Book of Revelation - cases of heresy, arguments, weird interpretations, splits, etc..........but the true remnant remains, and always will, until Jesus comes back to claim His Bride.
As we wait, the Church of Jesus Christ continues to change costumes and sets........as actors and actresses on a stage........trying to please the audience.
Jesus says in Luke 18:8, " I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?"
And that sums up what the church should be all about these days........helping folks show their faith through love,
based on Galatians 5:6B.
Grace and Peace, Brothers and Sisters.
Richard,
Good input. Thanks for posting.
Lord Bless,
LT
here is what the church should be doing
simple to preach to this dying world with the gospel.. that is our main purpose
A. I believe the primary function of the Church is to "Shepard" with the Holy Spirit all of God's children back to him.
B. We teach others, we reach out to all, we care for others, we guide as the Holy Spirit leads, to help others return to our Lord's love and tender care. The Church is the "body and blood of Christ". His hands and feet here as he leads. The Church exists so that we will know how much God loves his creations. He wants us to experience that in this broken world. He desires for us that our eyes be open to his love for us. Like a Father who desires the best for his children. So that we may learn the truth of his splendor and the intentions of his love.
One of my driving points in ministry aligns with what you have posted. Reach them, heal them, equip them and send them.
Lord Bless,
LT
David,
You put my thoughts about what's going on in many churches today completely in your post.
Great job, Bro.
Grace and Peace in Jesus's Name.
I just gave my ideas to a friend last night on what the church is for. Sadly, she has decided to leave the church. She has again asked for financial help. The church has helped her often in the past. Her husband works but won't attend. She does not work and says she's too poor to tithe. She drops a dollar or so in the offering. Several times she's asked me for a dollar so she'd have something to put in the offering. Her attendance is also sporadic. I believe they took ALL of this under consideration. And they denied her application to pay her mortgage again for which she is now 2 months behind on. She was blasting the pastor, church, and the good woman who took the application and called her to let her know it was denied. This woman didn't make the call to deny her, just the call to inform her. But since the church helped that woman and her husband, my friend took it out on them as well. I tried to talk to her about letting her feelings make her decisions. Kept telling her she can't let bitterness keep her out and she would snap she wasn't bitter, she was hurt.
She's highly upset that the church isn't in the business of giving handouts consistently. I told her the church's primary purpose is to preach the gospel, win lost souls, reach souls in the community. It's SECONDARY purpose is to help where it can. That was my simplified version of it. But the longer version is that the church is there to help edify one another so that it edifies the body as a whole and keeps the body strong. It is there to teach so we can all grow together, and it is there to win those who are lost by showing the love of Christ in the community and around the world through missions where possible. There are the secondary functions that arise from all that, and that is helping the body financially where possible, and reaching out to the community with help programs which show the love of Christ in both of these manners.
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