Fellowship
The Lord stands on our doors and knocks-to enter, not to be a doorman.
Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
When the door is opened, He enters. But watch out for those that shall come through other means. It is interesting that He knocks on the same door which He again says, "I am the door."
John 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
This brings to remembrance the scripture "I chose you." That no one comes to the father but the father Himself calls them. So when He calls, accept the call and open up your heart to Him.
He and the father come in and make a House within the lucky one. This becomes his temple - His place of worship(that is the purpose of temples, any where.) Moses Tabernacle (representing spiritual garments) was for God to dwell in. So is ours. The temple was also The Lords dwelling amongst-and the same way he dwells amongst His people as a whole too, aside from the personal relationship. This is why fellowship is important. This means that whoever brings God without Christ is not good for the sheep, he is a thief so do not hearken to their tales. Only the true shepherd gives pasture.
John 10:2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. John 10:7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. John 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
The shepherd who is not true on the other hand fattens the shhep for slaughter:
Christ is the head of the church. Furthermore, we are being built into a temple that is being hewn together into a heavenly house. The Christ is the cornerstone(which the builders, out of folly rejected,) of one whole body.
I always question the spirit behind the founders of these mostly separatists movements. but scripture seem to think it is sometimes a good idea- 1 John 2:19 ).
1 Corinthians 12:12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
1 Corinthians 12:14 For the body is not one member, but many.
Divide and rule always worked in the colonial strategy of conquest and the Kingdom of this Age knows the power of the church being of one mind. Strife should not have a place in the body of Christ:
Hebrews 6:16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
All scriptural references from the King James version of the bilble(http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/)
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