Brethren it is so important that we understand what is the church and the organisation or structure of the church. The church is not the church of man but the church of God and as such He ought to be the sole authority. No president or pope is suppose to be the head but God. The members cannot function without the head. Ephesians 5:23 tells us that Christ is the head of the church " For as the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body." Ephesians 5:30 tells us that we (those who are sinfree) are the members of the church. "For we are the members of his body, of his flesh, and of his mind." For the body to function all the members of the body must be connected to the head which has the mind, the giant super computer, processing unit for it to function with purpose. All the members must move as one with the head, taking instructions from the head, like the heart beating and pumping the blood all throughout the circulatory system.
WHAT OUR INQUIRY ABOUT OURSELVES SHOULD BE? We are in the very last days, we are told that the last controversy will be very short. “We are standing on the threshold of great and solemn events. Prophecies are fulfilling. The last great conflict will be short, but terrible. Old controversies will be revived. New controversies will arise. We have a great work to do. Our ministerial work must not cease. The last warning must be given to the world. There is a special power in the presentation of the truth at the present time. How long will it last? Only a little while.” Ellen G. White, Selected Messages bk. 3, pg. 419. And in view of the lateness of time, what should be the inquiry of everyone? We are told: “The inquiry of everyone should be ‘whose am I? To whom do I owe allegiance? Is my heart renewed? Is my soul reformed? Are my sins forgiven? Will they be blotted out when the time of refreshing shall come?” Ibid, pg. 419. We must needs examine ourselves to see if we are
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