What is the Church?

"But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire." ~Matthew 5:22

"Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?" ~Matthew 7:3

"Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven." ~Matthew 18:21-22

So you want to know what the church is? It's not a building. The church is a body of disciples of Christ. The church should be marked with something in our lives. It's called:  Being filled with the Holy Spirit. 

That should motivate, and shape us, and move us and inspire us to have loving and forgiving lives. Lives that display grace, compassion, humility, dieing to yourself, getting over your ego and your pride and investing your time, your heart, your body, and your mind in the perseverance of the saints. 

When is the last time you forgave someone? When is the last time you told some one you were thankful for them? When is the last time you payed for someone else's lunch? When is the last time you shown someone real love, with a heart that was filled with real compassion? When is the last time you had a real serious problem with someone, and you died to yourself and shown your brother or sister love and forgave them?


Life is hard. Church life takes hard work that is focused on the servant-life of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It won't always be easy, we won't always get along, but we should and ought to be joined together in like-mindedness because of the blood of Jesus.


Jesus said, "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." ~John 13:34-35


Do you love me? Do you love other Christians? For this type of love is only possible through Jesus Christ. You want to be the church? Repent and believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior of your life.