Ecclesiastical Matters
January 29, 2024, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Character - or not, Ecclesiastical Matters, Family Matters,
It is not strange. There have been monks and nuns down through the ages. There have always been single folks (Peter, Paul, and Mary?) who have done marvelously for the KOG! Talk it up! Promote it! Don’t be intimidated by the sodomites who abuse the grand station of bachelorhood! Think of those magnificent singles down […]
January 27, 2024, michaelbray Character - or not, Citizenship, Ecclesiastical Matters, Family Matters,
Yes, a nation, like a family, has borders. It associates with other families, loves other families, avoids some families, but remains a family. There are certain internal standards which it holds dear and by which it governs its associations with others. 27 Jan., 2024
January 27, 2024, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Citizenship, Ecclesiastical Matters, Elections, Liberty, Polytheistic Statism v. Christocracy, Position Papers,
(What is Justice?) The proper response to manstealers was not to run away from them: to “secede.” The proper response was to confront and STOP THE EVIL and free the slaves. Stop the evil! The proper response to child slaughter is not make it safe and legal, but to outlaw it and punish murderers of […]
January 11, 2024, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Character - or not, Ecclesiastical Matters, Poetry, Position Papers, Salvation,
I was laicized by no one. My status as a teacher never changed; The disbanding of a church And the shuffling of its people Dispersed into new assemblies Is a feature of the Spirit’s movements.He does what He wills apart from our thrillsOr objections to His choices and decrees.Sometimes we are in for a squeezeAs […]
January 9, 2024, michaelbray Apologetics, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Character - or not, Ecclesiastical Matters, Lamentations, Position Papers, Salvation,
(There Is Room For All Those Repentant) Maybe you suffered a twist: Became a Wierville Wayist; Or went as a polytheist Off into never-never land, Following gods of many choices, Listening to all kinds of voices. Yeah, Joe Smith was quite the dreamer And then became a religious schemer. Oh, but repent and come around!There […]
December 20, 2023, michaelbray Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Character - or not, Ecclesiastical Matters, Lamentations, Position Papers,
Forget about theological issues of papal supremacy or sanctification issues of liturgical order and Eucharistic cleansing which might be objected to be Protestants. There is the basic problem of church discipline – a principle affirmed by all Churches! Heretics must be corrected and, when found incorrigible, excommunicated. On this matter, the Roman Catholic Church has […]
December 18, 2023, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Ecclesiastical Matters, Salvation,
Who, more than anyone else, inspired your walk with Jesus? Thank God for that person. Thank the person. Be that person to someone else. 18 Dec., 2023
December 15, 2023, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Ecclesiastical Matters, Lamentations, Poetry, Salvation,
Brazilian singer Pedro HenriqueDied on this date in November;He was a brother singing for the Lord.Never know when your time will come;Be ready every day for that momentWhen He takes you off this planetTo be with Him forever and ever.Praise Him day and night and in the fightGot things to do and life is short. […]
December 15, 2023, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Character - or not, Ecclesiastical Matters, Poetry, Position Papers,
Be “Positive and Encouraging” Toward those doing time in jailFor saving babies from that travailTo their bodies that “providers” suppliedJoining those who have lied,Calling the child of God a “tissue,”Treating the murder of children as an “issue.”Yes, we must recognize, acknowledge,And ever praise those jailedWho ought to have been hailed!Buck up, Christian radio and Church!Don’t […]
December 15, 2023, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Character - or not, Ecclesiastical Matters, Position Papers,
The primary purpose of the Christian Is the glory of God. The primary means of His glorification,Ordained by God, is the Church!So the edification of the Church isTop priority for the Christian.Strengthen the Church and, as a member,Do right! Seek justice. Serve the weak.Don’t sit on your duff and praise HimFrom your chair or “commune” […]