08/22/22 THERE IS NO GOOD REASON

08/22/22 THERE IS NO GOOD REASON

Prior to 1954, Christian churches were automatically untaxable, then LBJ devised "tax exempt status" to control churches.

YEP.

There are two reasons that churches are attached to a 501c3: they are either ignorant of their devilish alliance or they love money more than they love God.

Ignorance can be solved by education.
Love of money can be solved by salvation.

Either way, repudiation of that unholy alliance must take place.
Renounce it and denounce it.

If the contributors stop giving, then you know who has not given their hearts to Jesus.
Let them cling to their filthy lucre.
Trust God, not mammon.
Live by faith not by fear.There is no reason to wait for greater oppression from the State; folks just need to open their eyes to the reality of the fact they have allowed the State to usurp the authority of their church.

If this sounds extreme, then it is time to find out what it means to have only one Lord over the church. Sadly there is so little understanding of Biblical ecclesiology that even pastors don't understand the conflict, and going to the popular teachers and theologues are usually useless, since they have also been formed by second hand Bible training, instead of actually studying the Bible for what it says, linguistically, culturally, historically, doctrinally.

Christ is God and He is the primary expression of God in the New Testament. Therefore, in whatever way Christ relates to His Church, it is true that the Godhead relates to the Church. God the Father. Son and Holy Spirit are One and they, as three Persons, are of one mind and purpose. Therefore, when we speak of Christ as the Head of the Church we are saying that God is the Head of the Church. While some truths are specific to Christ, and the whole work of salvation is shared by the whole Godhead.
The Church (the Bride) has only one Bride Groom, Christ of the Bible.
The Church (the Body) has only one Head, Christ of the Bible.
The Church (the Building) has only one Cornerstone, Christ of the Bible.

No one conquered death and hell for the Church except Jesus Christ.
No one founded the Church except Jesus Christ..
No one gives life to the Church except Jesus Christ.
No one builds the Church except Jesus Christ.
No one sanctifies the Church except Jesus Christ.
No one leads and guides the Church except Jesus Christ.
No one owns the Church except Jesus Christ.
No one intercedes for the Church except Jesus Christ.
No one is coming back for His Church except Jesus Christ.
No one will reign over the world, with the accompaniment of the Church, except Jesus Christ.
No one will sit in judgment of fallen angels and lost mankind, except Jesus Christ, attended by His Church.

No one is the Head of the Church, except Jesus Christ.