The Church of God In Christ - A beautiful Name for a Church

II Corinthians 5:19

To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself. There is a church that I know of called “The Church of God in Christ.” This name, I feel, was given to the Church founders by God because this name is the revelation of the Deity of God and that Christ is the fleshly body of God. This name is a wonderful revelation of the power and glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

The revelation of the name of Jesus (God in Christ) is the foundation of this whole book. God was in Christ; for God has said, this is my beloved Son in whom, I am well pleased (Matthew 3:17, 17:5, Mark 1:11, II Peter 1:17). Jesus said, if you had known me, you should have known the Father because the Father is in him and if we see him, we have seen the Father (John 14:6-11). Look at Colossians 1:14-19 and 2:9. Again, we see that God is in the body of Christ.

All scriptures will verify that God was in the body of Christ and will line up and agree in both the Old and New Testaments. Jesus is God (Lord). There is no other God; for God doesn’t know of any other God, save himself (Isaiah 43:11-13, 44:8). If I were to name a Church that would tell the story of this book and who Jesus is, it would be “The Church of God in Christ.” This is a fantastic name for a church. And if there is unbelief in this gospel message of “God in Christ” then we as Christians, should not be unequally yoked with unbelievers.

II Corinthians 6:14-16

Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers. The Lord admonishes us to stay away from unbelievers. If there are people who profess the Lord and yet don’t believe that Jesus is God (the Christ) they are none of us. Look at verse 16. God shows us that he dwells in us and he would be our God. Guess what? God’s name is Jesus Christ because Jesus is the one who dwells in us
and we are his people and he is our God and the Rock of our Salvation.

There is only one God and his name is Jesus Christ (Isaiah 9:6, John 1:10, I Corinthians 10:4, Acts 9:5, Revelation 1:8). These are scriptures that is a proclamation of fact that Jesus Christ is the one Lord God Almighty.

Search the scriptures for in them, you think you have eternal life. You will think that you believe in One God and you won’t know him as the Lord Jesus Christ.

Thus you won’t get washed in his blood which is one of the main tenants of salvation; the baptism in Jesus name (I Peter 3:21, Acts 2:38, Acts 19:1-5, Romans 6:3-4, Galatians 3:27, Colossians 2:12, 3:17).

Be on guard because Satan will present false teachers, with glowing speeches, who will call themselves followers of Christ and they are not.

II Corinthians 11:12-15

False teachers who call themselves followers of Christ. It is not always easy to recognize false teachers. These teachers call themselves followers of Christ and they are not.

The following are some guidelines to recognize false teachers; (II Peter 2:1).

1. False teachers don’t believe Jesus is God the Father (Isaiah 9:6, John 14:9).

2. False teachers don’t believe Jesus is the only true God (The Christ and the One Lord – Ephesians 4:5, I John 5:20, Titus 1:16).

3. False teachers don’t believe that Jesus is the Jehovah who spoke to the prophets in the Old Testament (Jehovah Saviour) (Acts 10:36, I Corinthians 10:4, Ephesians 4:5).

4. False teachers don’t believe it is necessary to be baptized in Jesus name as directed by the apostles. Some believe that you don’t have to be baptized at all (Acts 2:38).

5. False teachers baptize in the titles mentioned in Matthew 28:19 because they don't know Christ (John 14:7, Titus 1:16).

6. False teachers don’t teach repentance and baptism in Jesus Name (They say, you only have to confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and you are saved). This phrase is not according to Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38, water and Spirit.

7. False teachers will speak/teach against the baptism in Jesus name, the rock upon which the church is built and the gates of hell shall not prevail against this baptism in Jesus name (Matthew 16:18, Book of Acts).

8. False teachers boast of their accomplishments and their desire for the riches of this world, using the gospel of Christ to satisfy their lusts (Titus 1:10-16).

9. False teachers will try to control the mind and hearts of God’s people so that the people will glorify them (the false teacher) rather than Christ (II Timothy 4:3)

10. False teachers will preach against Jesus being the only God. They don’t believe Jesus is God - "the Christ" (Revelation 1:8)(that preacher is an antichrist, I John 2:22-23).

11. False teachers don’t believe in the reception of the Holy Spirit and speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance (Acts 2:1-6).

12. False teachers cannot understand the mystery of the gospel because it is hid from them (II Corinthians 4:3-6, I John 5:20).

Today these false teachers and preachers will persecute the real child of God just as they persecuted Paul and the apostles. Paul suffered in the flesh for Christ, and in their persecution of Paul, they thought they were doing God a favor.

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