by Jackquelyn Ramsey

Created on: June 20, 2008

If the church is a congregation of believers operating in accordance with their relationship to each other, then they get to choose whether they show up on Sundays, sing songs and pick up collection. Their social exercise does not seek an outside opinion in that this choice of so few is inconsequential. They rent their building and do not take up much neighborhood parking. Their voices are not very loud as to disturb the neighbors and what they do has no real power to influence the world operating outside of their walls.

They should disband, however, because eventually, an empty house which is devoid of relationship to God, will fall into mischief. There is that Bible scripture which speaks of the evil spirit seeking such "dry" places to dwell in. And since there is really no legitimate purpose for them to utilize the resources of a consistent weekly meeting, all they can potentially do is get themselves into trouble. I think they should disband, i.e., as Webster says, "cease to exist or function as an organization."

More importantly, why should they be allowed to use up even the tiniest of resources on such futility when they stand on the threshold of mischief and danger to the rest of us in society. We shouldn't have to tolerate them. I say we create a movement to shut them down immediately.

On the other hand, if they exist "two or three" who believe in The Almighty God and they come together because His Word commands them to "assemble together." They sing their praises to Him, they learn more about Him, they commune with Him and they receive their instructions from Him. Sometimes they sing so loud, the neighbors do hear. And their prayers are literally heard in heaven. When they pray, The Almighty God actually hears them and He changes things for them. He even looks after them when they leave the building on Sundays and Saturdays. They even go out and spread their ideas to other people. They talk all week about their experiences with God. They live everyday in accordance with what The Almighty God instructs them to do in the Bible. They are always talking about "what the Bible says." You can't shut them up. They say they are under the orders of a "Great Spirit" that Makes them Witness of Him.

They don't seek outside opinions either. They get their orders from The Almighty God. He's the One who created this world and everybody in it. Sometimes they pray for God to Save somebody but when that person is saved they don't always come in and increase their numbers. Sometimes they pray for years before it happens. Sometimes the person chooses to go another way. God told them, "the road to destruction is wide and crowded, but the road to salvation is narrow." He said only now and then a traveler is seen on that road.

This group cannot choose to disband because their church is not an organization. It is a living organism that gets its life force from The Almighty God. He chooses life for them and he gives them truth. My opinion doesn't matter.

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