is your church a sect?

Watch out for people who cause divisions and upset people’s faith by teaching things contrary to what you have been taught. Stay away from them. Such people are not serving Christ; they are serving their own personal interests. (Romans 16:17-18)  features of a sectarian church group Members point to the importance of their group and/or leader instead of Christ alone. They claim to support the universal church, the body of Christ,...

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ephesians

When Paul wrote to God’s people of Ephesus, he praised God.  Why? God blesses us with every spiritual blessing because we are united with Christ.  God loved us and adopted us into his own family, by making us holy and without fault in his eyes through Christ... Who is part of God's family? [LINK] Paul then explains God’s plan regarding Christ: Everything would be brought together under Christ’s authority We receive an inheritance...

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God's heart: an overview

introduction We are confronted with a choice: feed our own personal desires or align ourselves with God’s purposes. Are you fighting for your own rights, preferences, opinions, and visions or those of God's? Are you, are we ready and able to do as God requires? (Preparing the Army of God). Currently, the church is fragmented. It recognises itself as a single unified people in theory only. Christians identify themselves more with where...

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