Sunday, December 23, 2018

Permission to preach the gospel: Jesus vs. The institution of church

And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.  Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,  teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Matthew 28: 18 ‭-‬20

And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.  He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned." Mark 16: 15 ‭-‬16

What more permission, authorization, thumbs up do we need than that? You don't need permission from your church or your Pastor to go and share the Gospel. Stop relying on the church institution and go out be the church.  We have been COMMISSIONED by the Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 28 and Mark 16 to go out and proclaim the Gospel.

I advise that before you hit the streets, make sure you have studied and understand the Gospel so that you deliver the uncorrupted Gospel. Why do we need permission from man when God Himself has already given the green light? I'll tell you why. The institution of church is more concerned with you ruining their reputation and scaring away the money away. Sorry, I mean scaring the people away.

Here is a short version of the gospel. We are sinful, there is no one who is righteous. God punishes sin. We can't do anything to make ourselves clean from sin. God became man through Jesus Christ. Jesus lived a sinless life and took our place on the cross. Three days later, Jesus Christ rose from the dead. Our faith is validated because the tomb is empty. Whosoever believes in Jesus and repents from their sin, will be saved.

Do you need a Pastor to give me his "okay" for that? No. I have the blessing from the Lord. I don't condemn anyone who wants to get permission. I'm just saying you don't have to. It's not commanded to do that. It is a man made rule. It's another way to control you.

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15. Let's examine the word diligence. It means to have and show care of one's work and suites. So have and show care so you can present yourself to God as a workman who doesn't need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. In other words, study your Bible and once you're studied up, go and handle the word of truth.

The Gospel is Christianity 101. Its the very basic teaching that all believers are taught even before conversion. You're a Christian, you should understand the Gospel because in order to be saved, you had to have accepted the Gospel as truth. I am not saying you to be some theologian, you're testimony by itself is powerful. Romans 1:16 says that for the believer, the Gospel is the power of God for salvation. Revelation 12:11 says that we conquer the enemy by the blood of Lamb, the word of our testimony and by not loving our life even unto death.

Brethren, don't put so much trust in the so called church. Church is not a building. The church, is the people of God. Jesus has already so GO. What more permission do you want? Or is it that what Jesus said isn't good enough and you need validation by a man? Jesus, the God man, has given you permission. Now, go and so what He says. Satan has infiltrated the institution of church. The institution.of church is so far removed from what the real church looks like. Church as we know it, is nothing but a big business full of false converts. Good news, you can put all your trust in God, in Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.


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