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1 | do churches need to be founded by an apo | 2 Timothy | bro bob | 2372 | ||
Is a church not founded upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets as stated in Eph. 2:20 really a church? Does 2 Tim 3:5 mean we who believe the Holy Spirit is still active today should not fellowship with those who teach the casting out of demons and healing the sick stopped when the original apostles died? |
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2 | do churches need to be founded by an apo | 2 Timothy | JonnyRay49423 | 2373 | ||
Christian churches are to be founded on the teachings of the Apostles. The Lord Jesus commanded the apostles to teach and preach what He taught them. In the case of the Apostle Paul he was given grace to know the mystery of a new humanity made up of Jew and Gentiles (Eph.3) In 2 Tim.3:5 the apostle Paul is describing what it will be like in the last days. Should Christian fellowship with those who believe ministers should cast out demons and lay hands on the sick? The Cross of Christ should be our focus of our preaching and teaching and not the casting out of demons and physical health. Once again look over the Bible and one will see that Christ Jesus is the focus and not the casting out of demons or physical healing. We should attend churches where the whole counsel of God (the Bible) is preached and taught. |
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3 | do churches need to be founded by an apo | 2 Timothy | bro bob | 3017 | ||
My question was should people who believe in casting out devils and healing the sick have fellowship with those who do not? I believe if we are true to the gospel these signs will follow our preaching of the gospel of Jesus christ. If these signs are not present we are not even accomplishing salvation for the people attending because we are obviously preaching "another gospel" without power or truth. That is a gospel of antichrist and what fellowship does light have with darkness? | ||||||
4 | do churches need to be founded by an apo | 2 Timothy | reformedreader | 3023 | ||
bro bob, In reference to "what fellowhsip does light have with darkness", I would ask if you believe light refers to those who are the redeemed of the Lord and dark refers to those who are not. If you believe this (and I certainly hope you do), then the comparison is intimate fellowship believers have with unbelievers to the point believers are influenced by unbelievers into thinking and acting like unbelievers. Scripture nowhere forbids Christians from having fellowship with other Christians except in the case Paul mentions in the Corinthian church. If one thinks they should be exhibiting the actions of the Apostles, then I would also demand them to raise the dead since the Apostle did that also. Have you done this? JohnnyRay49423 is correct in placing our emphases on Jesus instead of ourselves. Signs and Wonders we do (or fake doing) are not the gospel and nowhere did the Apostles teach such. Sam Hughey |
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5 | do churches need to be founded by an apo | 2 Timothy | bro bob | 3043 | ||
Sam, If I can get to someone before they are hauled off to the morgue, I will raise them up. If someone dies during my services I will raise them from the dead by the resurrection power of Jesus' name. Have you cast out demons or healed the sick in your ministry of church? I do these things in Jesus' name each time/week as we come together to worship. Any church that does not is not a true church it is jusdt a place to go spend time on Sundays as the power of the Gospel is denied. bro. bob | ||||||