Zac Poonen - Marks of a Truly Christian Church

Zac PoonenJuly 16, 202430mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: Zac Poonen Title: Marks of a Truly Christian Church Date: 07/14/2024 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

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Zac Poonen explains how truly Christian churches maintain the presence of Jesus by adhering to the whole counsel of God and not compromising biblical standards. He illustrates through church history how churches gradually backslide when they lower doctrinal standards (particularly on issues like divorce), causing spiritually discerning believers to separate and form faithful remnant communities, resulting in cycles of new churches that eventually face the same temptation to compromise.

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Why are there so many denominations?Studying church history reveals how churches like Ephesus backslid by losing their first love, leading God to remove their lampstand when they failed to repent.

Declaring the whole purpose of GodPaul told the Ephesian elders that he did not shrink from declaring the whole counsel of God, much like a pure white light needing every color.Acts 20:27

The pattern of renewal through historyThroughout Christian history, whenever movements like the Lutheran, Methodist, and Pentecostal churches backslid, God raised up uncompromising individuals to start anew with a few faithful people.

How Christian Fellowship Centre beganCFC started in Bangalore not by human design, but when leaders were expelled from a Baptist church for preaching the baptism in the Holy Spirit and refusing to compromise.

Uncompromising standards with grace for sinnersWhile the church must maintain zero compromise on God's moral standards, sinners like drunkards and thieves can be forgiven and welcomed, though leadership requires proven change.

Rejecting human segregation in churchesChurches that split based on race, language, or social standing may be good fellowships, but they should not be called the Church of Jesus Christ.

The new man in Christ where all distinctions vanishIn the new man created by Christ, there is no distinction between Jew, Greek, uncultured barbarians, slaves, or free men; Christ is everything.Colossians 3:9

Preaching the gospel to the poorFollowing Jesus' example in Nazareth and His message to John the Baptist, believers must care for and preach the gospel to the poor rather than seeking only prestige and the rich.

The diverse members of the bodyJust as the bread and wine are shared equally, the church needs every diverse and even less presentable member just as the human body needs its weaker parts.

Learning gentleness and humility from JesusThe greatest need in every church is the humility and gentleness of Jesus, along with submission to church authority rather than conceited independence.Matthew 11:29

Judging ourselves before the Lord's tableBelievers must approach the Lord's table by scrubbing the dirt from their own hearts in self-judgment rather than finding fault in others, ensuring love abounds.

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The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.

Why are there so many denominations?Studying church history reveals how churches like Ephesus backslid by losing their first love, leading God to remove their lampstand when they failed to repent.

Declaring the whole purpose of GodPaul told the Ephesian elders that he did not shrink from declaring the whole counsel of God, much like a pure white light needing every color.Acts 20:27

Rejecting human segregation in churchesChurches that split based on race, language, or social standing may be good fellowships, but they should not be called the Church of Jesus Christ.

The diverse members of the bodyJust as the bread and wine are shared equally, the church needs every diverse and even less presentable member just as the human body needs its weaker parts.

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