Preface

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Preface

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“Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment” (James 3:1).

The misinterpretation of the Bible has been the cause of innumerable problems, not the least of which is a worldly simulation of the New Testament church. The simulated church is often described as organized, institutional, traditional, cultural, religious, or temporal.

The simulated church is not like the church revealed in the New Testament. It is a mere “shadow” of the real church. The real New Testament church is the true “substance” (cf. Colossians 2:17). It is the body of Jesus Christ created before the foundation of the world to accommodate divine life on earth.

Uninvited by God, the simulated church is capable of producing only religious activity for God. In distinct contrast, the New Testament church is a “dwelling of God in the Spirit” (Ephesians 2:22). During this present age, it is the means God has chosen to share His life with fallen mankind.

“The Real New Testament Church” serves to expose the worldly, simulated church for what it is, the product of Scriptural misinterpretation. Further, it lights the path for the reformation of the organized, simulated church to organic New Testament standard, a transformation from religion to life. “The Real New Testament Church” provides the direction necessary for the church to embrace both New Testament doctrine and practice and, as a consequence, bear fruit in New Testament quality and quantity.

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Learning to understand the church solely from a New Testament perspective has been a life-long process. Writing about it in the form of a book required faithful, prayerful dependence on God and thousands of hours over more than 20 years.

Please read "The Real New Testament Church" in the manner that it was written; prayerfully and dependently. As a consequence, I believe that you will be as blessed as I have been.