“I Will Build My Church”—Jesus
Jesus made a bold proclamation. “I WILL build MY CHURCH, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
Jesus is the builder of his true church. But what is his church? Buildings made with stones, denominations, institutions, or the thousands attending churches every Sunday? NO! The church of Christ is the members of his body, of which he is the HEAD. Not every professing Christian is a member of his body. The body of Christ comprises his disciples, his elect, his saints, and his bride; it is those who obey him and do his will. It is the living stones that have been hewn out of him, the true living and chief cornerstone. These are being built up into a spiritual house, which is the true temple/church of Christ.
The members of Christ’s body are scattered all over; they may be found in different denominations and church systems. In some physical churches there will be no member of his true church, in some there will be one member of his body, and in others many. But he knows his own, and he will gather them from every tribe and tongue and religious system. He knows them.
When Jesus gave his messages to the churches in the book of Revelation, he made it clear that not all members of physical churches are members of his true church. In the Laodicean church (Revelation 3:14-22), there were no members of his body; Jesus was outside that church knocking; they did not yet belong to him, but he was inviting them to join his true church. In the church of Sadis (Revelation 4), he had a FEW members of his true church. The church of Philadelphia pleased him and had members of his true church (Revelation 3:7-13).
Never console yourself only in being a member of physical churches because that is not a guarantee of being a member of Christ’s true church, which is spiritual. It is people who he is building into his true church, and he says the gates of hell shall not prevail against his true body (his elect). Allow Christ to build you into a member of his TRUE church.
“I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Matthew 16:18
“Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Therefore, it is also contained in the Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.” 1 Peter 2:4-6
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