THE CHURCH - Israel Called and Gathered

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THE CHURCH 3-part series

Part 1 -The Church https://www.thinkoutsidethebeast.com/the-church/

Part 2 - The Congregation https://www.thinkoutsidethebeast.com/the-congregation/

Part 3 - The Denominational System https://www.thinkoutsidethebeast.com/the-denominational-system/

THE CHURCH – Israel Called and Gathered by Bro H

“This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us.” Before the steeple or creed, the Church stood at Sinai. [Verse 1] Out of Egypt came our fathers; tribe by tribe they took their stand. At the mount they heard the covenant and received the King’s command: “Ye shall be a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation” there— Not a new religious system, but His people and His heirs. Stephen called them “our fathers”—not a break in continuity. The Church at Sinai and in Christ retains her covenant identity. [Chorus] The Church is Israel called and gathered, disciplined, redeemed; Governed under Jesus Christ, the Head and King whom she must heed. Same fathers, law and covenants—the people He foreknew; Not replacement, not machinery—Israel awakened and renewed. Teaching law, defending brethren, holding gates against the lie: Covenant Israel serving Jesus Christ, her King and Head Most High. [Verse 2] “Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth adoption and the glory, And the covenants and the law”—the same unfolding story. God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew from the start; Calling does not change their fathers; calling wakes the sleeping heart. Jesus came unto the lost sheep of Israel’s scattered fold; He redeemed the covenant people, as the prophets had foretold. [Verse 3] “Upon this rock I’ll build My Church”; He gave the Kingdom keys. Christ is Head above the body—not a priestly tyranny. House to house the brethren gathered, broke the bread and shared the cup; Taught the law and all the prophets, trained the weak and raised them up. Widows aided, sickness tended, righteous judgment understood— Not an audience watching preachers, but a working brotherhood. [Verse 4] Then the grievous wolves rose inward, speaking lies among the flock; Hirelings guarded pay and position while they undermined the Rock. Rome enthroned another headship, claiming power to change God’s laws; Babylon joined gold and commerce, throne and altar in one cause. Harlot daughters preached hell-fire, secret rapture, worlds beyond; Law and Israel were discarded; they had broken covenant bond. [Verse 5] Seminaries manufactured men to guard the approved confession; Notes beside the Word became the tools of preconditioned lessons. Modern Jews were named as Israel; Christian Israel forgot her name; Zionism transferred her promises and loyalty to those rejecting Jesus’ reign. Jacob’s heirs were trained to fund and guard their own dispossession; Universalist churches made all races Israel by profession. “Diversity” and “inclusion” pressed our people to surrender kind; Debt and tax exemption bridled pulpits, made their witness deaf and blind. [Verse 6] Governors called worship “nonessential”; pastors locked the door; Walmart, liquor stores, and corporations carried on as before. Communion, fellowship, visitation, funerals ceased at State command; Masks and mandates became rituals; Caesar ruled where we could stand. “We ought to obey God rather than men”—their failure made it plain: Babylon had her church branches; each was bridled with a chain. Christ was openly confessed, but medical priestcraft was obeyed; Fear was dressed as Christian love; the State’s functional headship stood displayed. [Bridge] Owe no man but love and duty; let no creditor command. Teach the covenant, law and Kingdom; warn the rulers of the land. Call our Anglo-Saxon, Celtic, Scandinavian kindred near and far; Israel’s scattered Christian nations must remember who they are. Hold the gates, defend the household, judge with mercy, speak the truth; Raise responsible fathers, faithful mothers, trained and watchful youth. [Final Chorus] The Church is Israel called and gathered, disciplined, redeemed; Governed under Jesus Christ, the Head and King whom she must heed. Same fathers, law and covenants—the people He foreknew; Not replacement, not machinery—Israel awakened and renewed. Teaching law, defending brethren, holding gates against the lie: Covenant Israel serving Jesus Christ, her King and Head Most High. [Ending] The question is not whether we attend a church. The question is whether Jesus knows us as His Church.