11,153
edits
What should we believe?: Difference between revisions
→What church should we go to?
| Line 85: | Line 85: | ||
Jesus will never leave you. If you are a child of God, the Holy Spirit has been promised to lead you. The job of the Holy Spirit is to make Jesus real, and when he is doing that in a church, the result is revival. | Jesus will never leave you. If you are a child of God, the Holy Spirit has been promised to lead you. The job of the Holy Spirit is to make Jesus real, and when he is doing that in a church, the result is revival. | ||
According to Tim Keller, a well-known pastor from New | According to Tim Keller, a well-known pastor from New York City, when the Holy Spirit is actively leading a church, there are five things the church is characterized by, and it comes directly from Jesus being real: | ||
:1. The first is transcendent '''worship'''. People sense the presence of God. People are there to meet God. The purpose of worship is not primarily teaching or evangelism or fellowship; it’s to worship. | :1. The first is transcendent '''worship'''. People sense the presence of God. People are there to meet God. The purpose of worship is not primarily teaching or evangelism or fellowship; it’s to worship. | ||