There is a general feeling that the church consist of a building and its rituals and trappings. Jesus made a statement that "He would build His Church and the gates of hell would not prevail against it." So the question remains: "What does God's Church Look Like?"
My answer to this is as following:
1) God's church looks an awful lot just like you.
2) God's church is seen through the eyes of those who have asked Jesus to forgive their sins
therefore it looks a lot like a person who has been forgiven now forgiving others.
3) God's church is a commanded church as Jesus said "go into all the world and preach the
gospel."
4) God's church looks a lot like those who are obedient to the commands of Christ therefore
fulfilling the requirements of righteousness.
5) God's church is obedient because it is a loving church.
6) God's church is a caring church because of the love given to us through Christ.
7) God's church is a commissioned church given authority and power to do the task as assigned
by the Lord of the Harvest.
So what does God's Church look like?
It looks just like you living in a forgiven state having accepted the command to go into all the world and preaching the gospel where the righteousness of obedience is credited to your account.
It looks a lot like you going with a heart filled with carring love for the lost because Christ has forgiven you and placed His love in your heart. It looks a lot like you going forth with authority and power being obedient to the assigned task. So what does God's Church look like? It looks a lot like you. Are you satisfied with what God's church looks like?
God bless you
Walter Rose
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