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The World Stole the Church Chapter 2 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? Jeremiah 17:9 The Nature of the World From the Bible perspective the world consists of all those without God; They are lost persons because of the fall of man, as recorded in Genesis 1-3, but loved and… Continue reading Chapter 2

The World Stole the Church Chapter 3 The World in the Church “7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.” Romans 8: The carnal mind is the fleshly mind with which we are born into this world; it is dead in trespasses and… Continue reading Chapter 3

The World Stole the Church Chapter 4 Hostility Toward Believers in the Church There is hostility by the World toward true Christians within church assemblies. This is not surprising because human nature hates the Light of Born-Again Believers. “18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 19 If ye were of… Continue reading Chapter 4

                    The World Stole the Church Chapter 5 The Fear of the Lord and the Early Church The Letters to the early churches, and the Book of Acts by the Apostles, describe the early church as being under the fear of the Lord! These churches consisted of small groups of believers which met in homes.… Continue reading Chapter 5

The World Stole the Church Chapter 6 The Imperfect Early Church The early church, in spite of their carnality, in spite of their childish ways, were still gifted by the Holy Spirit and able to exercise those spiritual gifts.  The Apostle Paul instructed them how to exercise their spiritual gifts in their church meetings; and… Continue reading Chapter 6

The World Stole the Church Chapter 7 The Great Deception! We have been self deceived! The god of this world blinds! Ignoring the plain teaching of Scripture is a form of deception! “4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel… Continue reading Chapter 7

                      The World Stole the Church Chapter 8 Letter to Pastors and Believers The following was taken from the Pilgrim Safe site, PilgrimSafe.com Dear Pastor, Christ Under Shepherd, and believing members of Christ’s Church; Clearly, Dear believing Pastor, We are to provide encouragement in our church program for meeting together and exhorting one another with… Continue reading Chapter 8

                      The World Stole the Church Chapter 9 The Exchanged Life The Exchanged Life is the LIFE where Christ is living in us in our place; and the Holy Spirit is crucifying the Flesh, the Old Nature from Adam, with which we were born into this world. We are commanded to live the exchanged life!… Continue reading Chapter 9

                      The World Stole the Church Chapter 10 Believers Have Two Natures In 2 Corinthians we are told that the believer is “A New Creation in Christ Jesus.” The Amplified Bible Classic Edition puts it this way: “Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new Creature… Continue reading Chapter 10

The World Stole the Church Chapter 11 “7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.”      – 1 John 1: “14 And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to… Continue reading Chapter 11