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This chapter is called "Church: God Sends" and it's picture is a white dove flying in the air with rays shining off of it. The Bible verse that is quoted at the beginning of this chapter is from Ephesians 5:25 and it says, "Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her." I find this interesting that he refers to the church as a her. I found out a while ago that even though God is repetedly refered to as a him, he has no gender; therefore, he is neither a male nor a female. This clears some arguments that men are superior to women.
The very famous verse from Matthew 28:19-20 says that Jesus commanded us to "make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Song and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you." Many Christians kind of overlook this Bible verse and think that as long as they have a relationship with Jesus and that they're going to heaven, they don't have to worry about telling other people about it. The Bible clearly states that we have to live out our faith and bring others to know him so that his kindgom would be filled with people.
This chapter provided a long list of sins that Christians repetitively commit. This list included when a Christian refuses to obey civil laws, when a Christian sins against another Christian and it cannot be overlooked in love. This list also included when a Christian leaves the church to pursue sin or heresy, or when a Christian has repeatedly rejected counsel by a church leader. The list goes on and on of sins that many Christians tend to commit to.
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