ESSENTIALS IS GODLY LOVE:

 

IN CHRIST, BY FAITH IN GOD'S GRACE, WE'RE SAVED:

Apostle James R, Winfree, Sr, I Am Mandated By The Lord To Cultivate, Enlighten, Empower, God's Nations Son's And Daughters In His Love.

Essentials As God's Biblical Loving Sons & His Daughters, ( Love ):

Cooperation in God’s worship, God’s work, and God’s will be done in our midst.

Think a moment about the people you know and the relationships you share. Each of us is constantly enriched by spiritual family and extended godly truth teaching leaders, biblical friends, and heaven-bound acquaintances. Beyond that, many of us have hundreds of other connections in the virtual world of social media. Simply put, relationships are the most important aspect of our lives. Our associations with those in the body of Christ are especially important. As Christ living Churches, God's sons and daughters, we have become brothers and sisters in the family of God through the blood of Adan and of Christ. The Bible gives these relationships a special distinction beyond mere friendship. That’s because bonds between believers are capable of developing a degree of spiritual closeness that far surpasses the limitations of natural human friendships. Christian relationships enjoy biblical Christian fellowship.  

The word fellowship is derived from the Greek word koinonia. Koinonia can be defined as “holding something in common” and is specifically used 20 times in the New Testament, ( Phil. 2:1-2,) ( Acts 2:42, ) ( 1 John 1:6-7 ). Koinonia describes the Unity of the Spirit that comes from Christ Churches’ shared beliefs, convictions, and behaviors. When those shared values are in place, genuine koinonia ( Biblical fellowship ) occurs. This fellowship produces our cooperation in God’s worship, God’s work, and God’s will be done in the Body of the Lord God Jesus Christ. Because of the importance of loving fellowship, it is essential to distinguish biblical guidelines to govern our interactions with other professing believers. This is especially true in a religious world such as ours, where there exists a tremendous diversity in the beliefs and behaviors among those who call themselves Christians and Believers. 

“Is Essentials, LOVE;  Is essentials, GRACE; in all things, Jesus Christ.” 

Though many Christ Believers and Followers seem uncomfortable with insisting that believers maintain unity over our various doctrinal distinctives, this is a necessary part of what it means to be loving God's sons and daughters. The Bible outlines several essential theological convictions that are non-negotiable in legitimately calling oneself a spiritual temple of God the Father and for fellowshipping as believers. These core beliefs comprise what has historically been called “orthodox” beliefs. Without holding these beliefs, the essence of biblical teaching is lost and a person’s primary beliefs are inconsistent with the main tenets of God’s Word. Some theological essentials on which all biblical Christian fellowship is based and on which we must insist from fellow professing believers are 1. The inspiration of Scripture ( 2 Tim. 3:15-16 ). 2. The Holy Oneness Father, Son, Spirit One in Manifestation ( John 1:1,14;) ( Col. 2:9;) ( Acts 5:3-5 ). 3. The Deity/Godhood of and in Christ ( Col. 2:9 ). 4. The virginal conception (virgin birth of Jesus ( Isa. 7:14;) ( Matt. 1:23 ). 5.The literal, physical resurrection of Christ (1 Cor. 15:14;) ( Luke 24:38-39 ). 6. Salvation by grace through faith alone ( Eph. 2:8-9 ). Beliefs that fall outside these clear biblical teachings are called heresy. Biblical fellowship in the worship of God in Christ Jesus, the work of God, and doing the will of God with others should be based on these fundamentals, apart from which genuine Christ-loving fellowship cannot exist ( Gal. 1:6-10 ). 

Things not included in the six cardinal doctrines that have been mentioned fall into the area of non-essentials. It is important to understand, however, that non-essential does not mean unimportant. Indeed, several so-called non-essentials are issues of life and death, but because they deal with areas not directly related to salvation or God’s identity, they are considered non-essential. Christ's Apostles challenged believers to give varying levels of The heavenly Father sons and daughters the freedom to one another in these areas. Depending on the clarity of scriptural teaching on any given subject, believers should show humility and understanding to those holding different perspectives. I suggest three categories of essentials to guide our understanding of biblical fellowship. They are matters of love, matters of biblical truth, and matters of God's grace in faith. Love covers our Mess Ups and sins. Amen.

Your Biblical Truth National & International Messenger & Apostle James Winfree Sr, I'm Here Working, Teaching & Ministering In Serving God's Diverse Kingdom Sons & Daughters In The Body Of Jesus Christ.