I will earnestly encourage and
love other church members as brothers and sisters in Christ.
Not exact matches
In fact, someone can be a fully - devoted follower of Jesus Christ,
loving and serving
others on a daily basis, but not ever «attend
church» yet still be a
member of the Body of Christ.
It also means helping family
members and
other people within
church communities to understand the right way to confront and help their
loved ones dealing with addiction — even if it feels uncomfortable.
There is our
love for God's
Church, including its heavenly
members: Our Lady andMother, and
other saints.
Just as the
Church fills up in the bodies of her
members the sufferings of Christ, so also the consolations of the Lord overflow to
others through her as she fills out the full measure of the healing
love of Christ by her sacramental ministry (cf. Col 1,24).
Many of them are at least as committed Christians, serving the seminary out of
love of the
church, as are any
other members of the community.
Perhaps I may not even have understood some of these things, perhaps they are simply demanded by
love for the
others, for the
Church, which means a certain
member of the
Church at a certain point of time.
A perusal of the
Church of the Brethren Web pages provides clear evidence that a commitment to pacifism is not limited to denominational headquarters: the 48
churches of the Northern Indiana District Conference have joined to urge «the use of nonviolent approaches and interventions» in response to the terror; the Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania,
Church of the Brethren has adopted a statement in which they «remain committed to walk in the Jesus way of nonviolent
love, in which evil can only be overcome with redemptive acts of
love»; a group of Brethren Volunteer Service Workers have issued a statement in which they «advocate the use of nonviolent means to settle disputes» and «stand opposed to the increased drive toward militarization»; on October 7
members of local Brethren
churches (along with Mennonites and
others) organized a peace rally at the state capitol in Harrisburg, «Sowing Seeds of Peace: Prayers and Petitions for Nonviolent Action,» which attracted over 300 people.
so we can all stop judging eachother and start encouraging
others starting with our own family, the word does say that you and your household will be saved, but thats to much like work its easier to play christian around your
church you belong to and play follow the leader and go around telling people that God
loves them tell them all about how they are sinners you know the bit, an thats it go home and freak out on your famliy
members because their not save like you maybe they are and you cant even tell because they do nt measure up to your
churches standards even though God says we have all fallen short and that our rightousness is filthy rags, we need to stop useing the word of God as though we think we know what were doing, do you really think that when God said I will give you all authority He ment you?
Yes, some people are judging them and don't genuine
love them... I think a lot of
other church members genuine
love them and want their good but are uncomfortable and having a hard time interacting.
The grace of God has impelled
members of many
Churches and ecclesial Communities, especially in the course of the present century, to strive to overcome the divisions inherited from the past and to build anew a communion of
love by prayer, by repentance and by asking pardon of each
other for sins of disunity past and present, by meeting in practical forms of cooperation and in theological dialogue.
In anticipation of the Ordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family (October 2015), we the undersigned Catholic women — scholars, professors, attorneys, physicians, writers, businesswomen, philanthropists, leaders of apostolate,
members of religious orders, and
others — wish to express our
love for Pope Francis, our fidelity to and gratitude for the doctrines of the Catholic
Church, and our confidence in the Synod of Bishops as it strives to strengthen the
Church's evangelizing mission.
If they
love and care for each
other, that's better than a
church that runs over its
members to get a job done, no matter how glorious the job is.
In eternity past, God did not choose who He would unconditionally and irresistibly bring into His
church, but rather, decided that all those who believed in Jesus and in so doing became
members of His
church, to them He would give the task of being a blessing to the world by sharing serving one another, declaring God's grace, and
loving others just as He has
loved us.
well i am very honest and is all ways thanking my
church members and i
love to encourage
others of a good job.
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Church's mission is: The winning of
others to Christ for life and service; The sending of the gospel to all nations; The promotion of an earnest Christian life and service on the part of its
members; The instruction of its children to
love, honor and serve our Lord; And the establishment of God's Kingdom on the earth.