Thread by @dilipkjena

I was looking for the perfect church, so I decided to call the Apostle Paul and ask a few questions. There’s no one better than him to help me find a perfect church, after all, he is the founder of several churches and knows them very well. 😊 1n

👱🏻‍♂ - Hello! Is this, Paul, the apostle?

🧔🏻 - Yes, it's him!

👱🏻‍♂ - May the peace of Christ be with you! 😅

🧔🏻 - Amen, brother!

👱🏻‍♂- Sorry for the inconvenience, Apostle, but I need your help. It's just that I've been so disappointed in the church I’m in,...2n

...that now I am looking for the perfect church. I was thinking about the church in Corinth. Is this the perfect church? 😳
🧔🏻- Look, the Church in Corinth has little groups (1 Cor. 1:12,13), envy, strife (1 Cor. 3:3)...3n

and issues that end up in the court of common justice (1 Cor. 6:1-2, 4-5), and there are even some people there who commit sexual immorality there (1 Cor. 5:1).🤷🏻‍♂

👱🏻‍♂ - How about the Church in Ephesus? 😁...4n

🧔🏻 - It's a Church based on the Word of God indeed (Acts 20:27), but lately there is a lot of unloving people attending services there (Rev. 2:4).😕

👱🏻‍♂ - I will probably go to the church in Thessalonica then. 😊....5n

🧔🏻 - There are some people who don't like to work there (2 Thess. 3:11).😒

👱🏻‍♂ - Wow, it’s hard, huh, apostle?! What if I go to the church of the Philippi?
🧔🏻- It is a good church, but there are two sisters there called Euodia and Syntyche who have a disagreement...6n

and are not talking to each other (Phil. 4:2).

👱🏻‍♂- So I think I'll move to the church in Colosse?
🧔🏻- Well, there are some heretics who are causing confusion there. There is also a group there that is worshiping angels (Col. 2:18).🤷🏻‍♂
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👱🏻‍♂- What! 😱 What if I go to the church of the Galatia?
🧔🏻- Well, there are some believers biting and devouring each other over there (Gal. 5:15).😞

👱🏻‍♂ - I didn't know it was so hard to find the perfect church....8n

🧔🏻- I was even talking to Apostle John and asked how the church in Thyatira was doing, he told me that the members are allowing a woman who calls herself a prophetess to teach about prostitution and idolatry in the church (Rev. 2:20)....9n

He told me that in Laodicea, the church members are far from perfect, for they are proud, materialistic and lukewarm (Rev. 3:14-18). In Pergamum, there are some who follow the doctrines of the Nicolaitans and Balaam (Rev. 2:14-15)....10n

👱🏻‍♂ - You know, Apostle Paul, I've thought of going to the headquarters in Jerusalem, but I heard that there is a lot of prejudice going on there (Gal. 2:11-13),as well as murmurers (Acts 6:1) and some who lie to the apostles (Acts 5:1-11).And now, where do I go, apostle? 😟11n

🧔🏻 - You need to understand that there is no perfect church as it is made up of human beings! 😌

My advice is, stop constantly criticizing the church leaders and other brothers and sisters of faith always wanting to be right about everything;...12n

stop spreading unnecessary negative comments about others' conduct and begin to cooperate with the church to achieve perfection in Christ (Eph. 4:11-13) just as I have been doing (1 Cor. 11:1). Stop seeing people with bad eyes and see them through God's eyes....13n

Don’t stop going to church just because people are imperfect (Heb. 10:24,25). 😌 Rather help your brethren by counseling and exhorting them in brotherly love (Heb. 3:12,13).

Make yourself available to God (2 Cor. 8:5)....14n

When you go to church, don’t worry whether or not the message will please you, but do so to offer your life as A PLEASING SACRIFICE TO THE LORD! (Rom. 12:1)

“You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. ...15n

No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier. And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.” (2 Tim. 2:3-5)...16n

....God bless you all readers to be Christ centered for others!!We need Christ centered Christian not self centerd followers. 🙌🏽
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