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Identifying The True Religion, and/or Church

This may be a shock to some of us? Christ is the true religion, and/or church of God. It is that simple!

John.17:23 I in them, and you in me, that they may be perfected into one; that the world may know that you sent me, and loved them, even as you loved me.

Yes! No sense in digging any deeper into a complicated discussion about doctrine, or which religion is teaching the truth, or the most truth, as if that is God's standard of truth.

1 John 2:27 As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don't need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you will remain in him.

Christ is truth, he has been made alive in spirit, and we must worship in him, to be “in” the true religion, and/or the church of God. There is no other place of worship on earth or in heaven that God has placed his righteous Holy Spirit in but the Christ God's temple.

1 Corinthians 3:16 Don't you know that you are a temple of God, and that God's Spirit lives in you?

In other words, if we are not in Christ, who is Spirit and truth, we are not in the true church of God, it that simple. Now we have removed what? All boundaries, all holding tanks, all religions that hold claim to being the only way to God.

Colossians 2:15 having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

Acts 7:48 However, the Most High doesn't dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says.

Ephesians 4:8 Therefore he says, "When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men."{Psalm 68:18}

Hebrews 4:14 Having then a great high priest, who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold tightly to our confession.

Simple put, we have come under the one faithful and discreet servant of God who is our Shepard, our teacher by the Holy Spirit of God. Yes, we have God word written upon hearts just as told by God thousand's years before the Christ. All in Christ become one in Christ, not a religion, not a government, not a nationality there is no other identity in Christ but the Christ that we are known by. Moreover, that is where the word Christian's came from, those identified by being in Christ as one are Christian's not their name, or a religion name but Christ name as their owner.

Acts 11:26 When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. It happened, that for a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

1 Peter 4:11 If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Romans 1:6 among whom you are also called to belong to Jesus Christ;

Christ prayer for oneness in Chapter Seventeen in John was absolutely fulfilled when Christ was raised into heaven two thousand's years ago there was no self-identification in Jew or Gentile or some religion, or its doctrine. It did not matter if you were blue, green, yellow, black, or white woman, man, child all were under one identify. It is false religion under the works of the flesh that can't be on, nor will it ever be at one, let alone in Christ. There will never come a time when God bring all people into a religion on this earth, why?

John 18:36 Jesus answered, "My Kingdom is not of this world. If my Kingdom were of this world, then my servants would fight, that I wouldn't be delivered to the Jews. But now my Kingdom is not from here."

1 Corinthians 15:50 Now I say this, brothers,{The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."} that flesh and blood can't inherit the Kingdom of God; neither does corruption inherit incorruption.

2 Timothy 4:18 And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom; to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Simply put, true religion the true Church is Christ Jesus and he is not on earth in a false religion or in the flesh that is dead in Christ in a religion, it that simple. Christ is raised seated in heaven far above all the nations and if we want to worship him in Spirit and truth, we must be raised with him, being put to death in our flesh, by his life, and receive the power of his life in us to teach us, sanctify us, and lead us the rest of our lives, proving faith as he is faithful.

Luke 22:69 From now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."

Colossians 3:1 If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.

Hebrews 12:28 Therefore, receiving a Kingdom that can't be shaken, let us have grace, through which we serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe.

Colossians 1:13 who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;

1 Corinthians 4:20 For the Kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

The Good News is not about a religion and what it teaches as truth. The Good News is about the true temple of God, Christ Jesus, as the only salvation, the only door, the only Shepard God has set over mankind. The Good News is not about this world, it about God's world, in a new heavens and earth that Christ our King is the temple of the pure worship the only place to worship God, to know God, and become acceptable to God. That is where He teach us by Spirit and truth. Teaching us how to beat a weapons of war (flesh), that is, the wars all fallen flesh live in, to be taught the ways of peace. Beating those things of the flesh into implements of peace (Spirit). Yes God is Spirit and that is where true peace is found, the overseers of our souls is peace, which is God's Holy Spirit in Christ our temple. If we are searching the earth over in old books, old writing, in some special prophet of God we have missed entirely the truth that has been restored completely in Christ since he was resurrected two thousand years ago! A truth that has never been lost that is preserved in heaven and all we have to do is ask God and it will be freely given to us.

1 Peter 1:25 but the Lord's word endures forever."{Isaiah 40:6-8} This is the word of Good News which was preached to you.

1 Peter 1:12 To them it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you, they ministered these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Good News to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.

2 Timothy 2:8 Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my Good News.

2 Timothy 1:10 but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the Good News.

2 Thessalonians 2:14 to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Thessalonians 2:4 But even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.

1 Thessalonians 1:5 and that our Good News came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.

We must stop saying in our hearts out of our mouths who will go up into heaven and get the truth, or who will go down into the earth to bring the truth up. If we say that, and think that we are deceiving ourselves when God state emphatically that the truth is in our own heart where God has written it by his one Shepard.

Isaiah 16:5 A throne will be established in loving kindness. One will sit on it in truth, in the tent of David, judging, seeking justice, and swift to do righteousness.

Isaiah 22:22 I will lay the key of the house of David on his shoulder. He will open, and no one will shut. He will shut, and no one will open.

Isaiah 26:2 Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter: the one which keeps faith.

Isaiah 45:6 that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none besides me. I am Yahweh, and there is no one else.

Isaiah 40:11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.

Ezekiel 34:12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered abroad, so will I seek out my sheep; and I will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.

Ezekiel 37:24 My servant David shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my ordinances, and observe my statutes, and do them.

John 10:14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I'm known by my own;

Hebrews 13:20 Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus.

Do we believe Christ is the truth, do we believe that he has been resurrected placed as God king to all the heavens and earth. Our we cut off from that communication then we are looking for truth in all the wrong places, instead where God stated, whom cannot lie, where his truth and Spirit is found.

Rom.10:12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him.
10:13 For, "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved."{Joel 2:32}

Rom.10:16 But they didn't all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?"{Isaiah 53:1}
10:17 So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
10:18 But I say, didn't they hear? Yes, most certainly, "Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world."{Psalm 19:4}

Rom.9:21 Or hasn't the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel for honor, and another for dishonor?

Rom.10:6 But the righteousness which is of faith says this, "Don't say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'{Deuteronomy 30:12} (that is, to bring Christ down);
10:7 or, 'Who will descend into the abyss?'{Deuteronomy 30:13} (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)"
10:8 But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart;"{Deuteronomy 30:14} that is, the word of faith, which we preach:
10:9 that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

There is only one language in Christ, truth and Spirit, there is only one name in Christ, Christ, our head of our body, we in him, and him in us, as his body, not our body, not our will, not our choice in religion, we belong to him and him to us. We are either faithful to Christ and our head or something less which is not truth. The pure worship is found in heaven, the pure language is in heaven in the body of Christ from the mind of Christ who is God truth and Spirit for all those wanting to be united in oneness with God and Christ.

Hebrews 10:16 "This is the covenant that I will make with them: 'After those days,' says the Lord, 'I will put my laws on their heart, I will also write them on their mind;'"{Jeremiah 31:33} then he says.

John 4:24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."

John 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

John 1:33 I didn't recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water, he said to me, 'On whomever you will see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.'

John 3:5 Jesus answered, "Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can't enter into the Kingdom of God!

John 14:17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world can't receive; for it doesn't see him, neither knows him. You know him, for he lives with you, and will be in you.

John 14:26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

Acts 1:2 until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.

Jude 1:20 But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.

Jude 1:19 These are they who cause divisions, and are sensual, not having the Spirit.

1 John 4:13 By this we know that we remain in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.

1 John 5:7 For there are three who testify{Only a few recent manuscripts add "in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. And there are three that testify on earth"}:

1 John 5:6 This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

Romans 8:9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is so that the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man doesn't have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.

What spirit do we have? There is a spirit emanating from the flesh it is not in Christ no matter how much bible its reads it is a corrupt spirit that is not from and incorruptible God, (tree). The spirit of our flesh, no matter how sincere, zealous, is of our will, not the will of God that cause us a new birth into Christ. One cannot know the truth, or understand the bible written by Holy Spirit without the teacher which is the Holy Spirit.

The language of truth and Spirit is not for this world or our flesh, it is for God's glory which glory is Spirit and truth.

1Cor.3:16 Don't you know that you are a temple of God, and that God's Spirit lives in you?

1Cor.2:10 But to us, God revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.

1Cor. 7:17 Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.
7:18 A good tree can't produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.

1 Thessalonians 5:23 May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.

Colossians 1:20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself, by him, whether things on the earth, or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.

Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:3 For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;