yes! i.the lord only has one church! matt 16:18 and i say also unto thee, that thou art peter, and...

YES!I.I. The Lord The Lord OnlyOnly Has One Church! Has One Church!

Matt 16:18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.


YES!I.I. The Lord Only Has One Church!The Lord Only Has One Church!



Eph 4:4There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

Col 1:18And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead...

1 Cor 12:13For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free…

Eph 1:22-23And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body…

YES!I.I. The Lord Only Has One Church!The Lord Only Has One Church!



Ps 127:1Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it...


1 Tim 3:15But if I tarry long, that thou may know how thou ought to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.


The Lord Only Has One HouseThe Lord Only Has One House

Heb 3:6But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

Heb 3:6But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.






Heb 10:21And having an high priest over the house of God;

Heb 10:21And having an high priest over the house of God;





1 Peter 2:5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.





1 Peter 4:17For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God…

1 Peter 4:17For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God…





The Lord Only Has One HouseThe Lord Only Has One Housebut the House Is the Churchbut the House Is the Church



II.II. Identifying the Lord’s House!Identifying the Lord’s House!

A. If your church was built after the first century, it’s not the Lord’s house (Isa. 2:2; Acts 2:1-5, 16-17, 36-41, 47).


• Catholic Church – 606 AD. Catholic Church – 606 AD. • Lutheran Church – 1520 AD.Lutheran Church – 1520 AD.• Episcopalian Church – 1534 AD.Episcopalian Church – 1534 AD.• Presbyterian Church – 1536 AD.Presbyterian Church – 1536 AD.• Baptist Church – 1607 AD. Baptist Church – 1607 AD.





B. If your church wears a man-made name, it’s not the Lord’s house (Rom. 16:16; 1Cor. 1:2; 1 Tim. 3:15).


• MARTIN LUTHERI ask that men make no reference to my name, and call

themselves not Lutherans, but Christians. What is Luther? My doctrine is not mine, nor have I been crucified for any one. Paul in 1 Corinthians would not allow Christians to call themselves Pauline or Petrine, but Christians. Let us abolish all party names and call ourselves Christians.

• JOHN WESLEYI would to God that all party names and unscriptural phrases

and forms which have divided the Christian world, were forgotten and that the very name (Methodist) might never be mentioned more, but be burned in eternal oblivion.

• CHARLES SPURGEONI look forward with pleasure to the day when there will not be a

Baptist living. I hope that the Baptist name will soon perish, but let Christ’s name last forever.







C. If your church votes on moral & doctrinal issues, it’s not the Lord’s house (Eph. 5:23).


Lutheran Denomination to Allow Gay Clergy

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America yesterday became the largest religious denomination in the nation to allow actively gay and lesbian clergy to serve as pastors.

Gathered in Minneapolis this week for the biennial Church-wide Assembly, representatives voted, 559-451, to permit congregations to hire homosexual men and women who are in committed relationships. The 4.8-million-member church already permitted the ordination of gays and lesbians but required them to remain celibate (BNET, August 2009, by David O”Reilly).

Hard Questions Demand Qualified Answers

Like many other mainline denominations, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has been faced with the need to decide whether to ordain active gays and lesbians to their ministry. This issue came to a head at last week's Minneapolis convention of the body. By a narrow margin, the ELCA decided it would ordain active gays homosexuals if they were "in a lifelong, committed, monogamous, same-gender relationship." (Examiner.com)









D. If your church has a Reverend, it’s not the Lord’s house (Psa. 111:9; Matt. 23:1-12; Job 32:21-22).

D. If your church has a Reverend, it’s not the Lord’s house (Psa. 111:9; Matt. 23:1-12; Job 32:21-22).

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