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Where In The Bible Will I Find...
The Platform For The Church of Christ? Gary Colley |
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Our country has witnessed many Presidential campaigns. The major political parties have always adopted party platforms on which they stand, and which express what they believe. The candidates run on these platforms to obtain and maintain party unity. Jesus Christ made and gave, for all time, the Christian's platform (Matt. 26:28; Jude 3). He commanded that this platform be preached by all faithful servants to all nations (2 Tim. 2:2; Matt. 28:18-20). All who stand with Christ must stand upon this platform, or covenant (agreement), or Gospel (Matt. 7:21). God laid, and Christ is, the foundation upon which all right religion must be based (Matt. 16:18-19); 1 Cor. 3:11). No man can rightfully separate Christ from the Christian platform (2 Thess. 1:7-9). Paul gives the planks in the platform of the church of Christ in Ephesians 4:3-6 and urges that we strongly endeavor "to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace" (Eph. 4:3). Sadly, the present religious world is in confusion, division, and conflict on every one of the seven planks of this platform. We plead with all to reconsider these planks upon which the unity of God's people and the hope of heaven is placed:
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