Read The Bible wrote:
> > -
> > I keep hearing in church that Christians are "The
> > body of Christ".
> > -
>
> The church, which is his body... Ephesians 1:22-23
>
> We are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his
> bones. For this cause shall a man leave his father
> and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and
> they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery,
> but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
> Ephesians 5:30-32
>
> We, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one
> members one of another. Having then gifts differing
> according to the grace that is given to us...
> Romans 12:4-6
>
> As the body is one, and hath many members, and all
> the members of that one body, being many, are one
> body, so also is Christ. For by one Spirit are we all
> baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or
> Gentiles, whether we be bond or free, and have been
> all made to drink into one Spirit. For the body is
> not one member, but many. If the foot shall say,
> Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is
> it therefore not of the body? And if the ear shall
> say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body;
> is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body
> were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole
> were hearing, where were the smelling? But now hath
> God set the members every one of them in the body, as
> it hath pleased him.
> |
> And if they were all one member, where were the body?
> But now are they many members, yet but one body. And
> the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of
> thee, nor again the head to the feet, I have no need
> of you. Nay, much more those members of the body which
> seem to be more feeble are necessary, and those
> members of the body which we think to be less
> honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant
> honour, and our uncomely parts have more abundant
> comeliness. For our comely parts have no need, but
> God hath tempered the body together, having given
> more abundant honour to that part which lacked, that
> there should be no schism in the body, but that the
> members should have the same care one for another.
> And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer
> with it, or one member be honoured, all the members
> rejoice with it.
> |
> Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in
> particular. And God hath set some in the church,
> first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly
> teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of
> healings, helps, governments, diversities of
> tongues. 1 Corinthians 12:12-28
>
> > -
> > Would that mean that lay Christians are body cells
> > of Christ, that priests are...
> > -
>
> (All Christians are priests
>
> Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual
> house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual
> sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
> 1 Peter 2:5
>
> Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an
> holy nation... 1 Peter 2:9
>
> Hast made us unto our God kings and priests...
> Revelation 5:10
>
> Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins
> in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests
> unto God and his Father, to him be glory and dominion
> for ever and ever. Amen. Revelation 1:5-6
>
> > -
> > ...priests are the brain cells of Christ...
> > -
>
> (No, Christ alone is the head of the body
>
> The head of every man is Christ...
> 1 Corinthians 11:3
>
> He is the head of the body, the church...
> Colossians 1:18
>
> Christ is the head of the church... Ephesians 5:23
>
> The Head, from which all the body by joints and bands
> having nourishment ministered, and knit together,
> increaseth with the increase of God. Colossians 2:19
>
> *******
>
> > -
> > a Christian is a person inhabited by the spirit of
> > Christ.
> > -
>
> (Yes)
>
> If any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none
> of his. Romans 8:9
>
> > -
> > Such a person has the potential to become the
> > incarnation of Christ to fulfill the second coming
> > of Christ.
> > -
>
> (No)
>
> This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into
> heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen
> him go into heaven. Acts 1:11
>
> Whom the heaven must receive until the times of
> restitution of all things... Acts 3:21
>
> The Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a
> shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the
> trump of God, and the dead in Christ shall rise
> first. Then we which are alive and remain shall be
> caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet
> the Lord in the air... 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
>
> Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall
> the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her
> light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the
> powers of the heavens shall be shaken. And then shall
> appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven, and then
> shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they
> shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of
> heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send
> his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they
> shall gather together his elect... Matthew 24:29-31
>
> The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his
> mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on
> them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel
> of our Lord Jesus Christ; who shall be punished with
> everlasting destruction from the presence of the
> Lord, and from the glory of his power, when he shall
> come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired
> in all them that believe... 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10
>
> I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse, and he
> that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and
> in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes
> were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many
> crowns, and he had a name written, that no man knew,
> but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture
> dipped in blood, and his name is called The Word of
> God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him
> upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and
> clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that
> with it he should smite the nations, and he shall
> rule them with a rod of iron. And he treadeth the
> winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty
> God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a
> name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
> |
> And I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried
> with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly
> in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves
> together unto the supper of the great God, that ye
> may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of
> captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh
> of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the
> flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and
> great. And I saw the beast, and the kings of the
> earth, and their armies, gathered together to make
> war against him that sat on the horse, and against
> his army. And the beast was taken, and with him the
> false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with
> which he deceived them that had received the mark of
> the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These
> both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with
> brimstone. And the remnant were slain with the sword
> of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded
> out of his mouth, and all the fowls were filled with
> their flesh. Revelation 19:11-21
>
> *******
>
> > -
> > ...the host taken at communion as the body of
> > Christ.
> > -
>
> The Lord Jesus the same night in which he was
> betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks,
> he brake it, and said, Take, eat; this is my body,
> which is broken for you. This do in remembrance of
> me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when
> he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament
> in my blood; this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in
> remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread,
> and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till
> he come. Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread
> and drink this cup of the Lord unworthily shall be
> guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a
> man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread
> and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and
> drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to
> himself, not discerning the Lord's body. For this
> cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many
> sleep. 1 Corinthians 11:23-30
Amen and amen !
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newsgroups in Jesus' most precious and holy name.
Amen ! ! ! ! ! ! !
"Prepare the way for the LORD, make straight paths for HIM." (Matthew
3:3 and Isaiah 40:3)
"Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the
rough ground shall become level, and the rugged places a plain."
(Isaiah 40:4)
Dear Friend,
Through many days of continued prayer seeking the LORD's guidance on
how to effectively call out as one of HIS lowly watchmen regarding the
catastrophic event (Revelation 6:14) that may possibly happen very
soon, the above verses which are from both the OT and the NT came to
mind.
This electronic message will be a feeble solitary voice calling out
into the desert that is the Internet ever hopeful that it will be heard
by all so that "the glory of the LORD will be revealed." (Isaiah 40:5)
Please help by conveying this message to everyone you know. It will be
my fervent prayer, in Jesus' most precious and holy name, that all who
understand the essence of this message will be protected from all harm
in this time that may possibly be leading to "the great tribulation"
referenced in the 14th verse of Revelation 7. Please join me in our
collectively praying for GOD's protection, HIS continued mercy and HIS
infinite grace for all those who are blessed by an understanding of
this message.
At 10:33 PM (Tokyo time) on 03/28/06, there was a strong and deep
magnitude 6 earthquake that impacted Tokyo:
http://tinyurl.com/oqrlz
Then on 03/29/06, an unusual total solar eclipse happened in Turkey at
2:00 PM (LT) that darkened the skies of the ancient cities where the 7
Churches of Christ reside in the same order as given **twice** in
Revelation (1:11 and then chapters 2 through 3). A parallel solar
eclipse apparently happened on this same day (March 29th) in 70AD,
which is the year that Jerusalem was destroyed. This total solar
eclipse could very well be the same eclipse that was seen by John in
the prophetic vision given to him by LORD Jesus Christ as described in
the 12th verse of Revelation 6. A "great earthquake" did precede the
solar eclipse visualized by John as described in Revelation 6:12. And
now we face a possible nuclear showdown with Iran that may result in
the fulfillment of the rest of the elements seen by John for the
opening of the 6th seal (Revelation 6:12-17):
http://tinyurl.com/eb6xl
http://tinyurl.com/o4m2x
http://tinyurl.com/ldm6m
http://tinyurl.com/ohyke
For more details including a link that has descriptions of recent
observed events that may possibly represent the elements in Revelation
6 that precede the catastrophic event heralded by the 14th verse,
please visit the following online article:
http://MabletonGA.OurLittle.net/SolarEclipse
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HeartMDPhD.com chat to ask questions and confirm the authenticity of
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In the continued interest of making this message "on-topic" for the
USENET newsgroups ACC, SMC, AA, and RFC that are its initial
recipients, would be glad to also chat about LORD Jesus Christ,
cardiology, atheism, and/or cooking food.
Prayerfully in Christ's amazing love,
Andrew
--
Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Cardiologist and Foundation Advisor
http://www.TheWellnessFoundation.com/