FOR REAL CHURCH

By Rick Mathes

Ephesians 5:23 (NASB77) ²³  For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body.

I’ve written a article on the carnal church entitled “Kentucky Fried Christianity” so I don’t want to rehash it here or raise by blood pressure. Instead I want to touch on some of the bench marks of the read deal: the Body of Christ.

Christ is the head and don’t ever forget that. As soon as you replace Him on your throne you ae hell bound or a dead end in flames. That’s why we rely on Him to be our Savior. Satan sure isn’t going to save u from anything harmful so without Jesus, what god do you have? What is your “Plan B?” Only the Holy Spirit can sanctify us before Father God through the blood of Christ spent on that cross to buy you and I.

You read it right, He bought us and He owns us lock, stock and barrel. We are not our own anymore and what a blessing that is. We are pure in the sight of God, in fact, when we get to glory we won’t ever have a memory of our sins. In heaven we will bask in purity forever. I can’t get my mind around that but I sure am anxious to get there and begin the vacation of eternity.

He equips us to build the church to be the vanguard of His return. All of us former unbelievers have been beat up by the devil and his sins. We are battle-ready to turn againt and hold off the onslaught of the hounds of hell.

The Lord feeds and nourishes and equips His own to stand their ground. We have a license to kill demons without reservation. The sin you have is the sin you want because if you didn’t want it more than you do want it, you wouldn’t have it. In Him we are more than conquerors.

So cherish the Pastor that follows the Master and preaches the Gospel according to the life and times of Jesus Christ. He’s the unifier, in His will, His way and in His timing. He pulls the pieces together so that the church will be wholly his and thus holy as He has called it to be.

You can rely on our Commander in Chief. He doesn’t give us an order of amnesty, He gives us an ultimatum, turn or burn! This is serious stuff so make and hone Him the head of your church.