the church of god came from rio de janeiro.
where did the church of god come from?
rio de janeiro
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a community of love is one which focuses its attention on jesus and then expects everything else to fall into place. when the people of god come together to share their lives openly and freely, accepting each other with a kind of unconditional positive regard, there is a sort of social-spiritual "chemistry" that emerges, and those who come together experience a delightful cohesion and sense of belonging. bonhoeffer's convictions fit with the biblical teachings that every human is related in a family relationship. one man is another man's brother and one woman is another woman's sister. we are to endure one another's burdens and help direct others to a more religious life. bonhoeffer writes that when a person strays from christianity it is the problem of the entire group - and their responsibility - to get him on the right track again. in the offset of his work he expresses his conviction that the church is not a desire, nor the product of desire, nor a wish, a dream, or visionary hope. if the church were a result of man's efforts, its failure would cause the founder to accuse the other members, god, and finally himself. however, the church has been created by god in jesus christ, and thankfulness is the only attitude: thankfulness for forgiveness, daily provisions, and fellowship. thankfulness is the key to greater spiritual resources. without thankfulness for the daily gifts god has given, the greater gifts of god will not come our way. especially in the case of pastors, thankfulness is important. a pastor has no right to accuse his congregation before god. rather, let him make intercession and give thanks for his congregation. if the church is not an ideal, it is also not a human reality. as a divine reality it is also a spiritual entity which has its basis in jesus christ, whereas the basis of human realities is desire. in the church there is the community of those called by christ. the fellowship of the human community is composed of devout souls and works along the lines of the magnetic persuasion of a leader. the fellowship of christ is ruled by god's word. in the one community the spirit rules, in the other, psychological techniques.
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