Most of us know you can't build a house without a good foundation. The church is the same way, it cannot be built on any other foundation than Jesus Christ. That way, it will stand the test of time. Matthew 16:13-19. Jesus said to Peter, the revelation of who Jesus is was not given by man but by the Father which is in Heaven.
The church consists of alot of people. We must have order in church and things done in the proper place and in the right order. There is order in the Cosmos-God spoke order into His creation.
As WCFC approaches the time that we are to become a true church and have members and leadership, we should take time to look at the history of COGOP. Our church covenant began in North Carolina, out of the Church of God denomination. A. J. Tomlinson, a Quaker, went up to Burger Mountain to the "Fields of the Wood" area to seek God's direction. Many in the early church were not particularily educated men, but God touched them and gave them His wisdom, as they were depending upon the Holy Spirit. The Bible is the ONLY true and holy Word of God. They began living by the New Testament, rightly dividing the Word of God, and closely following it.
Peter was a fisherman, not well-educated. However, the Lord saw out-spoken Peter and he recognized who Jesus is, through the Father directly. What is a great church? It is one that belongs to Jesus.
As we go out into the world carrying the message of the Gospel, we must remember that Jesus won't live in a dirty house. We aren't the Savior, but we do bear the message of Christ.
"Let us be silent that we may hear the whisper of God."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
