1st Corinthians 12:20-25, “But now are they many members, yet but one body. And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked: That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.”
What did the Apostle Paul mean when he said there should be no “schisms”? Paul wasn't talking about controversies in the church. I had visited the Lighthouse Baptist Church on Guam for awhile in 2017 and 2018. I thought perhaps I had found a new church to attend, but after a few months of visiting, their pastor (Sean Quinlan) rebuked me for warning his church members about the modern Bible revisions. Pastor Quinlan wrongly accused me in front of a group of church members of causing “schisms” in his church, for bringing in “controversies,” so I justly rebuked him in front of his own members. I exclaimed: “SHAME ON YOU!,” and I'd do it again in a heartbeat!!! If he had any class, he would have called me into his office like a gentleman, but he is no gentleman! Since he rebuked me in front of people, and THE TRUTH was at stake, I had to stand my ground and tell him he was wrong to support Harvest Baptist Church (who preach Lordship Salvation, Calvinism and Devil's Bibles, and bid Godspeed to evildoers like John MacArthur).
Pastor Quinlan's lame excuse was: “What Harvest does is none of our business!” He's got a hole the size of Texas in his head! What do you mean it's not your business, you're bidding Godspeed to them, and they're promoting Devils' Bibles? You see folks, this is why our nation is going to Hell today, because of shameful incompetent pastors who won't take a stand! That is why I love and support Pastor Steven L. Anderson at the Faithful Word Baptist Church in Arizona, even though I disagree with him on some issues, and the way he mistreats some people. I think he is learning from his mistakes and getting better, in my humble opinion. Brother Anderson has the guts to fight and say it like it needs to be said. Our country could be saved if we had enough preachers that cared and told the truth!
That dingleberry for a former pastor at Lighthouse Baptist Church accused me of being “obsessed” with the Bible debate. You better believe I'm “obsessed” over the inspiration of God's Word, and I plan to stay obsessed! The truth is that he couldn't care less, and has no business standing behind any church pulpit. He even admitted to me that he didn't know one thing wrong with the modern Bible revisions. That's sadly because he's never taken the time to investigate the matter!
Pastor Quinlan was wrong to try to control what I say in personal conversations. Pastors act like they own people, but they don't! I was simply speaking on a personal level, in personal conversations, without knowing that he was eavesdropping. Jesus said “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh” (Matthew 12:34). I love Jesus, who is the incorruptible Word of God; and therefore I hate corruptible seed. I cannot refrain from speaking THE TRUTH. Am I obsessed about the Bible because I see thousands of preachers who don't care at all? Am I really doing something bad to warn people about the English Standard Version (ESV), that perverts Philippians 2:6 to say that Jesus is not God?
As a result of his childish behavior, I didn't return to the church, and he was glad to see a truth-teller leave. It is sad, but true, that pastors today treat the ministry like a profession, rather than a divine calling. If there is one place in the world where someone should be able to share the truth, it is in a local church. This is not communist North Korea (but we're quickly headed there in America). Every Christian believer ought to expose the Devil's fake Bibles. Every Christian believer ought to expose the Devil's lie of Lordship Salvation. And we ought to call corrupt institutions like Bob Jones University by name to expose them! Shame on indifferent pastors today, who only care about building a church, even if it means banning THE TRUTH, which is always controversial.
Pastor Sean Quinlan is a Pensacola Christian College (PCC) intern, which explains a lot. You see, PCC wants to remain neutral in the work of God. They don't want to join the battle over the Word of God. PCC claims to use only the King James Bible (which is good), but they have an indifferent attitude toward the Devil's Bible revisions. Bob Jones University sells and uses the Devil's Bibles. PCC doesn't use them, but won't criticize them either. I won't use the Devil's Bibles, and I believe I have a duty as a Christian to speak out against them (Ephesians 5:11). I don't see how anyone who professes to love Jesus, could remain silent about these corrupt Bibles that pervert the Gospel, attack Jesus' deity, and secularize the Bible. The problem is that PCC doesn't tell their students what is wrong with the modern Bible revisions, because they don't care, and so their students are unprepared for battle.
But what did the Apostle Paul means by “schisms,” if not referring to controversies in the church? Paul simply meant that everyone is important in the Body of Christ...
1st Corinthians 12:20-25, “But now are they many members, yet but one body. And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked: That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.”That is so beautiful. God is simply saying that EVERYONE MATTERS IN THE FAMILY OF GOD!!! PCC has done much good for the Lord, but they are also doing great harm to the cause of Christ, by teaching their students that the battle over the inspiration of the Bible is a “controversy” that should be avoided. Pastor Jack Hyles rightly called it: “THE BATTLE OF THE AGES,” based on Genesis 3:15. I made this 4:19 hour YouTube video to promote this important truth. PCC washes their hands of the whole matter, refusing to join the battle. Consequently, there are PCC interns all over the world who are dingleberries on the battlefield. When they enemy comes to kill with its modern Bible revisions, PCC graduates run and cower in their foxholes, not knowing what to do! The way to handle any problem is certainly not to pretend that it doesn't exist.
Paul is teaching us that EVERYBODY MATTERS IN THE BODY OF CHRIST. Paul even goes as far as to say, that those body parts which we tend to consider insignificant and meaningless, are the MOST IMPORTANT parts in Christ's body. Why is that? It is because the Body of Christ needs those smaller parts to function properly. Your eye is small, but you need it. Your appendix is small. For decades scientists ignorantly said the human appendix served no purpose, but scientists have learned in recent times that you need it!
Likewise, your toe is a small member of your body. Your toe is far away from your eyes, so you probably don't see Mr. Toe and his brother very often. Your toes are hidden in socks and shoes all the time. I wear socks around the house, which keep my feet clean and warm, so I don't see my toes too often. But what happens when you get an ingrown toenail? OUCH! All of a sudden Mr. Toe is the most popular member of your body! That is what Paul is saying. When one of the weaker members of the Body of Christ is hurting, then we who are stronger and healthy need to sustain that weaker member, and run to his aid.
Galatians 6:1-3, “Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.”That is how God intended for Christianity to be. There is only a schism in the local church when we start becoming a respecter of persons. James 2:1, “My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.” It is a horrible sin against the Lord to treat people differently. I was mistreated in a local church, because someone with money got upset at me, and the pastor sided with the rich man. That is a bad pastor! Money ought never be an issue in how we treat others. The pastor should have minded his own business, but he listened to gossip, and meddled in a matter that didn't involve him. A godly man minds his own business (1st Peter 4:15).
Everyone Matters In The Family Of God
The Bible teaches that the church custodian is just as important as the man behind the pulpit, in the Body of Christ. In the church, the pastor is the big Kahuna, but in the Body of Christ, there are no big Kahunas! Even Jesus Himself, our Lord and Savior, who is the Head of the Church, knelt down and washed His disciple's dirty feet, to teach us to do likewise for our brethren (John 13:5). John 13:14-15, “If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.” I cannot even convince Harvest Baptist Church on Guam to let me attend church services, let alone wash my smelly feet. Where dwelleth the love of God? There is something very wrong with professed Christians and churches today–they've lost the power of God, the love of God, and the truth of God!!!Everyone is welcome in God's family! The way to become a member of God's family is by faith alone in Jesus Christ. Galatians 3:26, “For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.” That is very simple!
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