Friday, May 18, 2007

2. Church Ministration

Theocratic-Democratic Monarchy

 
Theocratic-Democratic Monarchy, a monarchy in which GOD rules, is the form of government of the Most Holy Church of God in Christ Jesus.  It is democratic in that its people has choices (Eccl. 11:9), subject to the church policies, teachings and doctrines.  We were set free from sin (Satan) and have become slaves to righteousness (God) (Rom 6:18).

Spiritual Government

 
The Kingdom of God is not of this lowly world (John 18:36) but of heaven. This is in contrast with all nations in the lowly land, which is this entire world. Her government, headed by the Lord Christ Jesus (Col. 1:18) is spiritual and addresses the souls of mankind in all nations.
 

Legislative, Executive and Judicial Functions

The three (3) functions of governance—legislative, executive and judicial functions—are all carried out by the Lord GOD MOST HIGH Himself: 'For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our King; it is He who will save us" (Isa. 33:22).
 

Head and King

 
MOST HOLY CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS is the Kingdom of God, and the Holy Nation. GOD MOST HIGH (El Elyon) who manifested Himself in the flesh in the name of CHRIST JESUS is the HEAD and everlasting KING of this nation which He solely owns (Isa. 9:6; John 1:1,14; Col. 1:18; 1Tim. 1:17; 1Peter 2:9-10).
 

God Most High Rules Full of Agape

 
GOD MOST HIGH (El Elyon) is the only RULER, the KING of kings and LORD of lords (1 Tim. 6:15). Love (agape) comes from GOD (John 4:7) because God is love (agape) (John 4:8, 16). And since He rules through His instruments (like Paul in 1 Cor. 14:37), they (instrumental servants) must demonstrate the AGAPE of the LORD in governing the faithful. The Lord has demonstrated this when He appeared to His disciples for the third time after He was raised from the dead, where for three times He repeatedly asked Peter if the latter truly loved Him.  Peter answered positively (John 21:15-17). The AGAPE of the Lord is not limited to His sheep (or people of God in Ezek. 34:31) when He instructed His disciples to care and feed them, but to the whole world (John 3:16) as well.

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