Straight &
Simple
Understanding
Church
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Why
Do We Have to Go to a Church for the Truth When Jesus Is the Truth?
Because the Church is Jesus’ Body and Jesus Himself
isn’t on earth right now to personally lead us. So how do we make sure we
find His Truth and understand it
correctly when He isn’t around to tell us face-to-face what it is
and what it means?
People often look at where Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man
comes to the Father, but [except] by me.” (John 14:6b-c PDRC, brackets or
highlighting added in scriptural quotes)
But they forget how the Bible also says about Jesus,
“…and fill up those things that are wanting of [lacking in] the
sufferings of Christ, in my flesh, for his body, which is the church…”
(Colossians 1:24b-c PDRC)
And they forget, too, how the Bible says about this Church of His,
“…that you may know how you ought to behave yourself in the house
of God, which is the church of the
living God, the pillar and ground of
the truth.” (1 Timothy 3:15b-e PDRC)
The conclusion is simple. If Jesus is “the truth” (John
14:6b) but isn’t around right now on earth to personally teach us
His Truth, then the job must,
out of necessity, fall to “his
body, which is the church” (Colossians
1:24c), and “which is… the
pillar and ground of the truth” (1 Timothy 3:15d-e), to
teach us this Saving Truth of
His!
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