Ecclesiastical Matters
February 7, 2023, michaelbray Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Ecclesiastical Matters, Poetry,
I say unity was brought by abortion Givin’ up our Bible contortions Focusing on the truth that counts, Not the trivia that doesn’t amount To anything that feeds the soul Or advances justice by His law. Gotta get your doctrine straight To get through that holy gate! Or be a Baptomethpresluthocostian Gettin’ on with anybody […]
February 6, 2023, michaelbray Character - or not, Citizenship, Ecclesiastical Matters, Poetry,
We ought to be vigorously serious About what the Church can be: Christ to the state and to the nation; Him the world is enabled to see! We are that means of his visibility; We are here taking His place. Whether we have a building Or meet in a field somewhere, We make Him known […]
February 3, 2023, michaelbray Ecclesiastical Matters, Poetry, Position Papers, Wilmington Ohio,
The church was to be ruled by elders Not a pastor, don’t you see? ‘Twas always a better way To avoid, you know, a monarchy. You can see it throughout the scriptures, But it seems people pay them no mind. Rather make it all nice and easy To whine at one, the many, all the […]
February 2, 2023, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Ecclesiastical Matters, Family Matters, Position Papers,
A cheap shrink for all those church members who can’t afford to pay for psychiatric care? To such, so it seems, that the office has been transmuted over time as churches have lost their identity and evolved into psycho-socio-therapy organizations. Quite a far cry from a militant army of God taking ground for the Kingdom […]
February 1, 2023, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Apologetics, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Character - or not, Citizenship, Ecclesiastical Matters, Political Ministry of the Churches of God, Polytheistic Statism v. Christocracy, Position Papers,
Christian doctrine affirms both. We declare the reign of Christ (and His law) and we affirm separation from evil, from the world. We proclaim and labor for the reign of Christ now and until His very return. But we do not tarnish ourselves with the world in which we live as we proclaim the truth […]
February 1, 2023, michaelbray Ecclesiastical Matters, Lamentations, Poetry,
Music is the way to go; Preachers say nothin’ He don’t already know! Said he knows the Word inside and out, So give him the music to praise Him. Can’t do enough of that! His Spirit falls on this poor vat And His praise he pours out With or without the vocal clout. Down a […]
January 26, 2023, michaelbray Apologetics, Citizenship, Ecclesiastical Matters, Family Matters, Position Papers, Salvation,
“This is my body”! said Jesus. Not, “This is my covenant sign”! Come, Presbys, all the way to Luther! The incarnation of God into the world through the Son was a miracle which stayed with us, by the power of the Holy Spirit. He rose, indeed from the dead, and then the Spirit was sent […]
January 24, 2023, michaelbray Ecclesiastical Matters, Poetry,
1135 on 28 Jan and 0805 on 1 Feb 2023 He’s a Double-D Edd, don’t ya know; Gonna help the church to grow. Yeah, he’s a man that’s in the know; Gonna teach us how to sow -o-o- Those seeds of life for the Kingdom. Ya just got to come out and see ‘im! Ain’t […]
January 24, 2023, michaelbray Apologetics, Ecclesiastical Matters, Family Matters, Position Papers, Salvation,
“This is my body!” said Jesus. Not, “This is my Covenant Sign”! Come a little further, Presbies! Think incarnation of God. Miracle! Holy Spirit indwelling the Church. He is present, still, since Pentecost! With us! Come to Luther! Think: God with us. Think: God the Holy Spirit with us and in us. “This is my […]
January 16, 2023, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Ecclesiastical Matters, Poetry,
How Does a Shepherd Shepherd his Sheep? He moves them in a particular direction, For a particular purpose. It may be to escape bad weather; It may be to find better ground to graze. He looks out for predators and defeats them, Or he leads the sheep away from them. He does more than give […]