Thanks be to god who gave me the opportunity to be a partaker of the mass indoctrination day 2.
The day 2 mass indoctrination started as usual by the singing of various hymns. There after Bro Eli gave thanks to the Lord for another opportunity for another section of the mass indoctrination.
The indoctrination service is based on the righteousness of God.
Bro Eli reviewed the the doctrine of the Church which was taught yesterday, he further gave the background of his church.
In the bible, there is just one church but nowadays there are many churches, some even called themselves the witness of Jehovah. In Greek, the Bible refers to the Church as Ecclesia meaning a “people called out by God”. The member of the first church were called out. They were into Judaism. Gal 1 vs 14-15 Paul was also called out from Judaism.
There were other religion such as Judaism, scribe, Pharisees and Sadducees. But those that were called by God make one body which is the church (Eph 4vs 4) also col 1 vs 18. Now there are more than 3000 churches in the world. The word church is in 11 verse of the bible.
Comment: I think Brother Eli is mixing up two things, which is the clear difference between church and Religion. It is worthy of note that the Christian Church known as Christian as life and not a religion nor movement 1 tim 2 vs 5.
Bro Eli opined that it is wrong to called the church of God by the name of something or person and that everything which belongs to God is called by his Name (Isa 43 vs 7). 1 cor 3 vs 15 describes the Church as the church of the living which is the pillar and ground of the truth.
He says others religion worship the creatures instead of the creator. Imaging Hinduism worshipping cow, a cow which is under the power of man. (james 3 vs 7) we are more powerful than animal even the lion who is considered to the the king of animals.. We are higher in the order of the creation of God. Why worship what is created by God.
We belong to the animal kingdom by science but we can think, mane can tape other creature therefore let us think.
Act 20 vs 28 what do we do to the Church of God? The right answer is for us to join it Rom12vs9. Joining the church is the commandment of God. Eph 2 vs 6 described all other nation as Gentiles and we must join the church because the Church is is the institution of salvation. 1 cor 10 vs 32, in the bible, there is already the body so we must join same body, for instance the MCGI is registered in Philippine member, church of God international.
Furthermore no one is to accept you but God Act 10 vs 34 -35 through the gospel, we will be part of the Church. The first church were Jews as its member there we need the gospel to become the members. The born again pastors will say raising up of hand shows you have becomes a member of the church but Bro Eli said, the gospel is not accepted by just the raising of hands but by accepting the doctrine. (EPh 1 vs 13; 1 cor 15 vs 1-2 phil 1 vs 7). The doctrine has the approach that we must apply everything including our dressing, the way we talk, and our general lifestyle etc.
Bro Eli taught that another doctrine is the doctrine of singing, in the Bible singing is a commandment in the doctrine of the gospel. Many of us has song for our nation, mother, teacher, father, babies etc. he said there are songs older than the world. Bro Eli sang some songs and claimed to have songs from 1913, 1914, 1902 etc.
He concluded that singing is part of the Gospel and we must study so that we won’t be misled.
Finally, he said we will continued the series the next day and that would be the day 3 of the mass indoctrination.
It was a nice time and we hope that the world dwell in our heart richly.
