Poetry

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The word church is corrupted in the 21st century
It has a different meaning today—
We need to get back to the meaning
It had in the time of Jesus

Today the church means a building with its
Infrastructure of reverends, pulpit, pews, tithes, traditions, rituals,
Programs, professional music and sermons—
All of these are idols and therefore sinful
The New Testament Ecclesia (church) is completely different—
We have translated the word to mean called out ones i.e.
We mean it to be special ones and as a
Result we cut ourselves off from the world—
This is an elitist policy and is not
A Governmental policy of Heaven

There is no holiness found in the brick structure
But the holiness is found within the saint which the Lord inhabits
We are holy because He is Holy and He has cleanse our sins
Furthermore, it has been the church institutions which have
Distorted many original Bible words in order to advance
Their own various denominational creeds and brick structures

Today many Christians are in love with the wrong thing
Today many Christians are in love with the church building
This is just like all other religions that are in love with their buildings
However, the followers of Jesus suppose to be different…
We are in love with Jesus and not the building
We appreciate the building but it is not our master

The best years of the Church came when they had no buildings
God therefore had no restrictions—
Many work better without walls so
We need to realize that the Church is not a ‘mall’
No wonder the Lord God always puts watchman on the walls

Our English word ‘church’ is derived from the Greek word ‘kuriakon’
This word means "belonging to a lord" but of itself, ‘kuriakon’ has absolutely
No religious connotation—It simply meant the lord or master of a property
It is never used in the Bible in reference to the body of Jesus Christ (the church)

At times too many ‘other’ things can replace the Spirit
Men and women have a deadly habit called religion
But he or she that will live by the Word will
See why the Lord can be a dangerous person
When it comes to buildings because
”There will be left Not one stone upon another”
My brother and sister lets destroy religion in our lives!

Today many Christians are in love with the church building
Today many Christians are in love with the wrong thing
This is just like all other religions that are in love with their buildings
However, the followers of Jesus suppose to be different

There is no holiness found in the brick structure
But the holiness is found within the saint which the Lord inhabits
We are holy because He is Holy and He has cleanse our sins
Furthermore, it has been the church institutions which have
Distorted many original Bible words in order to advance
Their own various denominational creeds and brick structures

The word church is corrupted in the 21st century
It has a different meaning today—
We need to get back to the meaning
It had in the time of Jesus

Mark Frank

Copyright 2010

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