“The church” is not THE CHURCH. “The church” today is almost without exception a group of professed believers.

THE CHURCH is a local collection of believers coming together to worship and entreat the Lord, led by (at least) two Sons of God: MEN who have been born again of the Spirit by the putting to death of the flesh, releasing them from bondage to sin. Mere water baptism in the name of Jesus for remission of sin, or more problematically “Christian baptism,” is not sufficient to make Sons of God.

THE CHURCH will be evidenced by supernaturally changed lives – and driving away the pretenders and spiritually resistant. It will be evidenced by the common occurrence of the supernatural – healings, tongues (not only glossolalia), and discipline – leading to sickness or even death of pretenders.

THE CHURCH will be in instant fellowship with others all over the world.

“The church” today is overcome by the spirit of antichrist, and does not keep the TRUE Sabbath because it does not know or teach the Gospel, nor does it baptize in the name – i.e. immerse in proper knowledge – of the Father, Son, OR Holy Ghost.

Because “orthodox” Christian belief denies the ability of the believer to have a new nature – the sinless nature and life of Jesus – they truly deny that Jesus came in the flesh – flesh like ours. More can be said about being born of the Spirit later.

Because “the church” doesn’t teach the Spirit imparting this new nature and giving MEN imparted, actual freedom from bondage to sin, they truly do not observe (experience) or teach the observance of the TRUE Sabbath (as opposed to the symbol).

Because “the church” quenches the Spirit by arrogating to itself (by rites of men) baptism of the Spirit, and they do not teach men the freedom from bondage which Christ gives through the Spirit, they CANNOT teach MEN the true Gospel (one can’t give what one does not possess) nor can the Spirit flow THROUGH the MEN – TO the congregation – to sanctify them.

The “church” is hypocritical on transgender AND homosexuality since they spiritually practice both.

Though the modern “church” is rightly opposed to the transgender craze, the same “church” does not make a distinction between the spiritual lives and roles of women and men. In the spiritual life, Gentile men are naturally born into or fall into bondage to sin and only able to be freed through death and resurrection with Christ. Women, on the other hand, more easily receive grace. This can be seen in the different ways Jesus treated his disciples and the women in His life.. Roles differ also, as women minister to servants, children, and other women; men minister to other men – and hence to all, since men minister to their entire household. Men certainly are uniquely called and responsible to minister to the gathering of all believers. The confusion of roles of men and women is perhaps most clearly seen in abortion, with the “church” teaching that women are responsible for it, even though EVERY abortion begins with an irresponsible man.

The modern “church” also rightly condemns the homosexual lifestyle and homosexuality, but when the relationship between Jesus and His bride is understood as the relationship between the Jesus (through the Church) and the World, many in the Church show a preference for evangelizing other denominations instead of loving more difficult and spiritually estranged populations. This is akin to a man refusing to pursue the weaker and different in favor of the stronger and more familiar. Jesus emphasized the sick needed a physician, and the unreached World (the Bride) needs to know its Savior.

Addressing the confusion in society about homosexuality and transgenderism is hindered by a lack of understanding and teaching roles clearly. Hence the “church,” failing to recognize and confront these spiritual errors in its midst misses the opportunity to teach and model God-ordained sex roles to its youth and society, and thus bears guilt for at least some of the many suicides and broken lives of those deceived by their worldly manifestations.