"God has a church. It is not the great cathedral, neither is it the national establishment, neither is it the various denominations; it is the people who love God and keep His commandments."

Simple Church Meeting House

1 Corinthians 12:28; Ephesians 5:23-32; 1 Timothy 3:15

“God has a church. It is not the great cathedral, neither is it the national establishment, neither is it the various denominations; it is the people who love God and keep His commandments. “Where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them.” (Matthew 18:20.) Where Christ is even among the humble few, this is Christ’s church, for the presence of the high and holy One who inhabiteth eternity can alone constitute a church. Where two or three are present who love and obey the commandments of God, Jesus there presides; let it be in the desolate place of the earth, in the wilderness, in the city enclosed in prison walls.”

Ellen G. White

4LtMs, Lt 108, 1886, par. 17

“God has a church, and these churches are organized on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone.”

Ellen G. White

5LtMs, Lt 14, 1887, par. 4

“God has a church on the earth who are uplifting the downtrodden law, and presenting to the world the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world. The church is the depository of the wealth of the riches of the grace of Christ, and through the church eventually will be made manifest the final and full display of the love of God to the world that is to be lightened with its glory.”

Ellen G. White

Experiences in Australia, 1893, p. 98.2

Greetings friends. Blessings to you and yours in Christ's wonderful name. Welcome to God's Holy Church.

A church building, a home, or a designated meeting location in the mountains, a remote cave, an open meadow, etc. is an appropriate place for God's Holy Church, meaning His called out people, to meet. The Church is composed of those called out from the world, from Babylon, from a life of sin and foolishness to live a life pleasing unto God and His beloved Son. A church gathering is supposed to be a place of love, joy, peace, rest and a safe place for learning solid bible truths and having honest conversations on important matters of the heart and life. Honest souls are looking for a place where God's Holy Church—His deeply committed and loving people, can freely partake of God's Holy Word and learn about God's Holy Law and the real meaning of God's Holy Day of rest and sanctification.

In Revelation 14:12, it is written that God's true people are "they who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus." See also Romans 3:31; Revelation 12:17, 22:14. Jesus came in human form to our lost and miserable world with the goal to set us free from our slavery to self, sin and Satan (John 3:16-17). Sin is clearly defined in Scripture (1 John 3:4) as the "transgression of the law." Therefore, Jesus came to our sick and dying world to bring us genuine forgiveness and to make available to us His infinite divine power so that we can be brought back into harmony with His Father's immutable moral law. The moral law is the law of love—the Ten Commandments, which are summarized by the two great principles: Supreme love to God and brotherly love towards others (Luke 10:25-28; Matthew 22:26-40). Jesus came to give to each one of us His own spotless robe of righteousness (Job 29:14; Isaiah 61:10; Matthew 6:33; Romans 8:10; Philippians 3:9; Galatians 3:21) and thereby empower us to walk in His Father's holy, just and good commandments (Exodus 20:1-17; Deuteronomy 5:6-22; Matthew 5:19, 19:17; Mark 10:19; Luke 18:20; John 14:15; 1 John 2:3-4, 3:22-24, 5:2-3; 2 John 1:6).

"When it is in the heart to obey God, when efforts are put forth to this end, Jesus accepts this disposition and effort as man’s best service, and He makes up for the deficiency with His own divine merit. But He will not accept those who claim to have faith in Him and yet are disloyal to His Father’s commandment. We hear a great deal about faith, but we need to hear a great deal more about works. Many are deceiving their own souls by living an easy-going, accommodating, crossless religion. ¶ But Jesus says, “If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me” (Matthew 16:24)." — Faith and Works, p. 50.1-2 • EGW

EGW Writings: https://egwwritings.org/read?panels=p31.216&index=0

While there are many millions of "professed" Christians on planet earth, there are, in reality, few of them who are willing to truly follow Jesus fully, as both Lord and Saviour, and few who love God the Father with all their heart, mind, soul and strength (Mark 12:30; 1 Peter 3:20; Luke 13:23-24) and their neighbor as themselves. True, genuine, honest CHRISTianity is rare in our day and age. Few that are baptized in the churches are actually dead to self and alive unto God. The sad truth is that most people who are baptized were baptized alive. They did not truly die to self and thereafter choose to live fully for Jesus and His Father. Jesus came to save us from ourselves and yet few are willing to comply with the conditions of salvation. We are called to take up our cross and follow Jesus, to walk as He walked, to live as He lived in truth and holiness.

Genuine biblical Christians will be radically different from the worldly majority. They will daily strive, by God's amazing and abundant grace, to keep all ten of God's holy commandments. This new life of holiness and truth can only be accomplished through the indwelling power of Jesus' own divine Holy Spirit—the omnipresent Spirit of Christ. Christ in you is the hope of glory (John 14:18, 21; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 15:45; Galatians 4:6; Colossians 1:27; 1 Peter 1:11).

A mere profession of Christ, no matter how sincere, is worthless unless one truly abides daily in Jesus Christ and trusts fully in His perfect righteousness and brings their life into harmony with God's moral standard of righteousness. True faith works by love and purifies the soul. True faith keeps God's ten commandments from the heart, willingly and joyfully (1 Corinthians 7:19; James 2:14-24).

1 John 4:3 tells us plainly that those who do not believe that Jesus is come in the flesh (in our own flesh, is come is present tense) is not of God and they have the spirit of antichrist. See also Galatians 2:20; Revelation 3:20. As one famous Christian writer stated: "We want the Holy Spirit, which is Jesus Christ." Without the indwelling spirit of Jesus Christ no one can honor God or keep His holy law.

Thank you for visiting with us today. May God bless and guide you into all truth, the truth "as it is in Jesus." See Matthew 15:9; Mark 7:7; Titus 1:14. Below are other websites that can help you on your journey to find truth and to live a Christ-filled life of love, joy and true peace.

The Scriptures a Safeguard

by Ellen G. White • 1827-1915 | The Great Controversy

Another valuable resource to ponder!
The Scriptures a Safeguard by Mrs. Ellen G. White from her book The Great Controversy.

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