Mark17;
If all someone has is a worldly religion, they measure time and surround themselves with worldly titles and costumes and worldly rituals.
When someone comes to Christ in faith alone and receives salvation, he becomes part of the eternal church, conceived in the heart of God before time began. He realizes worldly rituals don’t save, titles are meaningless, costumes are just “the king’s new clothes.
This is a powerful reality that a guy in a worldly religion can’t comprehend. It is spiritually discerned.
Such were we, but for God’s amazing grace!
Amen bro. 1st Corinthians 1:18 “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” I understand why they don’t understand. Neither did we at one time. Thank God we got out of the OTC, while the gettin was good.
My wife and her sister are also ex OTC members. It’s a beautiful thing. All the rest of the family, are OTC members, even though it is in name only. Another brother jumped out of the frying pan, and into the fire, leaving the OTC, to become a Muslim, though also in name only. I can’t really discuss anything with them, as my wife and her sister, are the only ones who can speak English. Kind of reminds me of a Limerick. 😀😆
No members in the family can speak Greek
So in THAT language, we are all up a creek
Not knowing a word
From what I’ve heard
Into the meaning of salvation, I want to peek.
Amen, brother.