Mass indoctrination Day 1 on the 8th August 2022
Calvary greetings to everyone. Trust we are all doing greatly. Am Brother Ajah Kelvin and i would like to share my lessons from the mass Indoctrination Day 1 on the 8/8/22. This post is done on the 28/8/22.
Highlights of major lessons from the teaching
(1) I learnt that we are in the era of Christianity and not the mosaic era and hence we are to live according to the doctrine of Christ and not other.
(2) we learnt that Christ is the only teacher that was appointed unto us by God to teach and we are to listen and to consult only Him. Listening to another is dangerous because there are somany out there that are teaching wrong doctrines-Jude1:4,Mk 7:7-8
(3) We also learnt that if we must practice religion, then we must do thorough scrutiny so we don't fall into deception or being mislead. we must compare one thing to another with what is in the scripture to be able to know the truth-Ec7:27.
(4) We also saw in course of the teaching that baptism is the first doctrine of Christ to church and it's one of the criteria for becoming a member of the church- Mt 28:19-20. we saw too that after Paul was saved, he was asked by God to get baptized and be cleansed from his sins and be added to the church
(5). We also learnt that the church is very important to Christ and he purchased it with his precious blood and it's made for us to attend so it's wrong teaching to say that it's not necessary joining the church. In Acts2:41,those that believed after Peter preached were baptized and added to the church. we are to be part of the church. Baptism is the formal requirement for joining the church- Gal 1:13
(6). We also learnt that for anything to be accepted as a commandment of God, it musy be written in the bible otherwise it's false teaching. For example, it's not written in the bible that God would bring kingdom from heaven to Earth, hence such teaching should be regarded as false.
(7). According to Ephesians 5:25,we learnt that the church has no end and can't be destroyed by any man ie the church is eternal, meaning the claim that the church has ended is not true and it should be regarded as anti Christ. The church is established to teach the wisdom of God. it's the pillar and ground of all truth.
(8) We also learnt that anything that is of God is supposed to be called by His name ie the church belongs to God and should be called after Him ie "church of God"
(9) We also learnt from the teaching that Christ didn't come to build his own church but that of God, for He was sent by God to do the will God-Deu 18:18.
(10) We learnt that God has a household in heaven and on earth and that the household of God on earth is the church and Joining the church is the primary doctrine of Christ.
(11) We also learnt that joining the church is not just by raising up of hands but the word of God must first be understood ,accepted after which baptism should be follow before we can be added to the church.
(12) We also learnt that being members of the church,we are to depart from any form of iniquity.
MY FORMER BELIEF
(1) Before now, I didn't know that baptism is one of the primary doctrine of Christ.
(2) I didn't know too that baptism is a "must" to be part of the church.
(3) I used to believe that we are the church instead of being part of the church.
(4) I used to think that it's correct calling the church , church of Christ instead of church of God.
MY RESOLUTIONS AFTER THE TEACHING
(1) I have come to know that baptism is the primary doctrine of Christ and that it's the formal criteria for joining the church.
(2) I know now that we aren't the church but we are called to be part of the church purchased by the blood of Jesus.
(3) I have now known that the church should be called the" church of God" because the church belongs to God and it should be called after His name.
(4) We are not to continue in iniquity but to live in the newness of life putting away the works of the flesh.
Hope we are blessed reading the piece. want to invite us to join in subsequent studies. God bless us all